# Kurukshetra District, Haryana – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/ District · Haryana # Kurukshetra district Kurukshetra is a district of Haryana, 16th of 21 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **964,655 people** in 3 sub-districts, 5 towns and 415 villages; 29% lived in towns. The largest town is [Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/thanesar/) (155,152). - 964,655people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 5towns - 76.3%literacy ## Who lives in Kurukshetra? Kurukshetra had **964,655 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.8% of Haryana's population and 16th of 21 districts of Haryana by population. There were 888 women for every 1,000 men (above the Haryana figure of 879; 6th of 21 districts of Haryana). Among children under 7 the ratio was 818 girls per 1,000 boys (the Haryana figure is 834). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.2 across Haryana. ## How literate is Kurukshetra? 76.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Haryana's 75.6%), 11th of 21 districts of Haryana. Men were at 83.0% and women at 68.8% — a gap of 14.2 points (it is 18.1 points across Haryana). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Shahbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/shahbad/) (78.8%) and lowest in [Pehowa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/pehowa/) (72.0%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Kurukshetra do for a living? 34.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 15.0%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 46% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 15% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 37% of workers here, against 32% across Haryana. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Pehowa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/pehowa/) (44% of workers in farming) and the least is [Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/) (34% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (46%) · **■** Marginal 15 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Kurukshetra 28.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Haryana's 34.9%), 11th of 21 districts of Haryana. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/thanesar/) with 155,152 people, home to 56% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Kurukshetra Kurukshetra had 415 census villages, 407 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,684 people; 21 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Gumthala Garhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/pehowa/gumthala-garhu/) (8,237), [Amin](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/amin/) (8,167), [Umri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/umri/) (8,108), [Pipli](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/pipli/) (7,658) and [Mathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/mathana/) (7,630). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Kurukshetra compared with Haryana ■ Kurukshetra · ■ Haryana Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **879 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818** **834 Working population ****34.9%** **35.2% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kurukshetra Of every 100 households in Kurukshetra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Kurukshetra · ■ Electricity for lighting ****96%** Toilet within the home ****76%** No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** Tap water ****85%** Drinking water within premises ****80%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** Use banking services ****71%** Television ****80%** Mobile phone ****77%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****41%** Car / jeep / van ****11%** None of these assets ****6%** Own their home ****90%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Kurukshetra Sub-district People Villages Towns [Shahbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/shahbad/) 130,176 63 1 [Pehowa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/pehowa/) 255,307 110 2 [Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/) 579,172 242 2 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Kurukshetra - Thanesar · 155,152 - Shahbad · 42,607 - Pehowa · 38,853 - Ladwa · 28,887 - Ismailabad · 13,726 ## Largest villages in Kurukshetra - Gumthala Garhu · 8,237 - Amin · 8,167 - Umri · 8,108 - Pipli · 7,658 - Mathana · 7,630 - Kirmach · 7,344 - Jhansa · 7,089 - Babain · 6,984 - Thana · 6,625 - Josar · 6,485 - Thol · 6,466 - Sarsa · 6,394 - Barna · 6,095 - Siana Saidan · 5,682 - Diwana · 5,520 - Mirzapur · 5,490 - Ajrana Kalan · 5,457 - Bir Pipli · 5,370 - Kharindwa · 5,325 - Lukhi · 5,182 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Kurukshetra?3: Shahbad, Pehowa, Thanesar - What is the population of Kurukshetra district?964,655 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kurukshetra?Thanesar