NARAINGARH

About Naraingarh ( Narayangarh )

Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a city, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is approximately 36 km from Ambala Cantt and 55 km from Chandigarh.As per 2011 census of India, Naraingarh has 30,968 of total population (16406 M, 14562 F. 52% of whom are male and 48% are females (approx figures)) [1] As of the 2001 India census,[2] Naraingarh had a population of 18,209, 53% of whom are male, and 47% female. Naraingarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, compared to the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Naraingarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Naraingarh is the headquarters of one of Ambala's subdistricts.The Naraingarh Fort was built and namesake city was founded by the Rajput King of Sirmur State (currently in Himachal Pradesh), Raja Laxmi Narayan.[3] After the decline of the Mughal empire, the King of Sirmur State (built a palace in Kulshan village and renamed it Naraingarh.[3] Subsequently, the sikhs under Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated the Rajputs in a vicious and decisive battle and established their own kingdom.