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Also known as Narayangarh

Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a town, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana, located on the border with the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Due to its geographical location, Naraingarh plays an important role in local tourism, being located 39 km from Ambala, the district headquarter, 52 km (32 miles) of Chandigarh, the state capital, 144 km (89 miles) of Shimla, and 230 km (142 miles) of New Delhi.

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Place details

Locality
Naraingarh
Region
Haryana
Country
India
Population
22,832
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Naraingarh
Settlement.other_name
Narayangarh
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Mc-park-naraingarh.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Mc-park-naraingarh
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Haryana#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ambala
Settlement.founder
Raja Lakshmi Narain King of Sirmaur
Settlement.named_for
Raja Lakshmi Narain of Sirmaur State
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal Corporation
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
481
Settlement.population_total
28,832

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Ambala district
Area
481
Elevation
294
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Mc-park-naraingarh.jpg
Dialing code
1734
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postal code
134203
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography and ecology
  • Location
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Languages
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Villages by Population
  • References

Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a town, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana, located on the border with the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Due to its geographical location, Naraingarh plays an important role in local tourism, being located 39 km from Ambala, the district headquarter, 52 km (32 miles) of Chandigarh, the state capital, 144 km (89 miles) of Shimla, and 230 km (142 miles) of New Delhi.

==Etymology== The name Naraingarh (Narayangarh) is a portmanteau of Narayana and Garh. Narayana refers to Hindu god Narayana, is the supreme absolute being in Hinduism and is considered as the supreme deity in Vaishnavism, while Garh means fort.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naraingarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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