# Yamunanagar District, Haryana – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Haryana 

# Yamunanagar district

Yamunanagar is a district of Haryana, 9th of 21 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,214,205 people** in 3 sub-districts, 12 towns and 636 villages; 39% lived in towns. The largest town is [Yamunanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/yamunanagar/) (217,071).

- 1,214,205people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 12towns
- 78.0%literacy

## Who lives in Yamunanagar?

Yamunanagar had **1,214,205 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.8% of Haryana's population and 9th of 21 districts of Haryana by population. There were 877 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Haryana figure of 879; 12th of 21 districts of Haryana). Among children under 7 the ratio was 826 girls per 1,000 boys (the Haryana figure is 834). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.2 across Haryana.

## How literate is Yamunanagar?

78.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Haryana's 75.6%), 9th of 21 districts of Haryana. Men were at 83.8% and women at 71.4% — a gap of 12.5 points (it is 18.1 points across Haryana). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Jagadhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/) (80.6%) and lowest in [Chhachhrauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/chhachhrauli/) (69.9%).

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 Yamunanagar do for a living?

32.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 8.3%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 55% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 13% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 29% of workers here, against 32% across Haryana. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bilaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/bilaspur/) (47% of workers in farming) and the least is [Jagadhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/) (22% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 55 (55%) · **■** Marginal 13 (13%)

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 Yamunanagar

38.9% of people lived in towns and cities (above Haryana's 34.9%), 7th of 21 districts of Haryana. The Census counted 12 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 9 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Yamunanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/yamunanagar/) with 217,071 people, home to 46% 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 Yamunanagar

Yamunanagar had 636 census villages, 611 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,213 people; 6 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Damla](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/damla/) (8,659), [Kharwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/kharwan/) (8,345), [Gadhauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/gadhauli-057911/) (7,434), [Khizrabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/chhachhrauli/khizrabad/) (7,163) and [Jathlana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/jathlana/) (7,018).

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 Yamunanagar compared with Haryana

■ Yamunanagar · ■ Haryana

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**834

Working population ****32.1%**

**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 Yamunanagar

Of every 100 households in Yamunanagar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Yamunanagar · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

Toilet within the home ****65%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

Tap water ****78%**

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

Use banking services ****71%**

Television ****74%**

Mobile phone ****72%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****39%**

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

None of these assets ****7%**

Own their home ****88%**

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 Yamunanagar

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Jagadhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/jagadhri/) 853,533 305 9 

[Bilaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/bilaspur/) 186,504 180 2 

[Chhachhrauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/chhachhrauli/) 174,168 151 1 

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 Yamunanagar

- Yamunanagar · 217,071
- Jagadhri · 124,894
- Sasauli · 22,479
- Kansepur · 18,909
- Sadaura · 14,818
- Radaur · 13,690
- Bilaspur · 11,733
- Buria · 10,903
- Chhachhrauli · 10,533
- Farakhpur · 9,569
- Badhi Majra · 9,188
- Mustafabad · 9,042

## Largest villages in Yamunanagar

- Damla · 8,659
- Kharwan · 8,345
- Gadhauli · 7,434
- Khizrabad · 7,163
- Jathlana · 7,018
- Kalawar · 5,735
- Gobindpura · 4,830
- Saran · 4,517
- Saranwa · 4,498
- Tejli · 4,491
- Gumthala Rao · 4,455
- Naharpur · 4,446
- Kishanpura · 4,292
- Mahlan Wali · 4,226
- Khadri · 4,051
- Raipur · 3,872
- Alahar · 3,760
- Chuharpur Kalan · 3,527
- Bham Bholi · 3,407
- Bal Chhapar · 3,374

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 Yamunanagar?3: Jagadhri, Bilaspur, Chhachhrauli
- What is the population of Yamunanagar district?1,214,205 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Yamunanagar?Yamunanagar