Karnal

This page provides an overview of Karnal: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

7,071,810
Population
1,366,930
Households
887
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.48%
Approx. literacy

Karnal has an aggregated population of 7,071,810. Approximately 42.57% live in rural areas (3,010,648) and 12.86% live in urban areas (909,620).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,010,648 3
Assandh 672,487 57
Gharaunda 526,478 58
Indri 470,292 111
Karnal 1,814,484 144
Nilokheri 577,421 79

Population summary

Karnal has a population of 7,071,810 (3,747,958 males and 3,323,852 females). The sex ratio is about 887 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,071,810
Male3,747,958
Female3,323,852
Rural population3,010,648 (42.57%)
Urban population909,620 (12.86%)
Households1,366,930

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.48%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,559,935
Total illiterates2,511,875

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,617,936 (22.88%). ST: 0 (0%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,617,93622.88%
ST00%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 929,131 (13.14%). Workers: 2,427,362 (34.32%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)929,13113.14%
Total workers2,427,36234.32%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Karnal 1,505,324
Karnal 1,050,514
Karnal 714,328
Karnal 454,810
Karnal 385,828
Karnal 328,500
Assandh 233,204
Nilokheri 207,101
Assandh 206,079
Gharaunda 188,098