Kurukshetra district

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:district
gptkbp:annualRainfall 582 mm
gptkbp:area 1530 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Patiala_district
gptkb:Ambala_district
gptkb:Karnal_district
gptkb:Yamunanagar_district
gptkb:Kaithal_district
gptkb:Kurukshetra_city
gptkbp:climate subtropical
gptkbp:containsCity gptkb:Pehowa
gptkb:Thanesar
gptkb:Babain
gptkb:Ismailabad
gptkb:Ladwa
gptkb:Shahbad_Markanda
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:districtCollector Shri Shantanu Sharma, IAS (as of 2023)
gptkbp:division gptkb:Ambala_division
gptkbp:established 1973
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Bhagavad_Gita
gptkb:Brahma_Sarovar
gptkb:Kurukshetra_War
gptkb:Jyotisar
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Gita_Jayanti
gptkbp:gender 889 females/1000 males
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kurukshetra
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Site of Mahabharata war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kurukshetra district
gptkbp:literacyRate 76.7%
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Sarasvati_River_(mythological)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Kurukshetra_University
gptkb:National_Institute_of_Technology,_Kurukshetra
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Punjabi
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Kurukshetra
gptkbp:population 964,655
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2011
gptkbp:state gptkb:Haryana
gptkbp:timezone IST
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Brahma_Sarovar
gptkb:Sheikh_Chilli's_Tomb
gptkb:Bhishma_Kund
gptkb:Jyotisar
gptkb:Krishna_Museum
gptkb:Kurukshetra_Panorama_and_Science_Centre
gptkb:Sannihit_Sarovar
gptkbp:utcOffset +5:30
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode HR-07
gptkbp:website https://kurukshetra.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patiala_district
gptkb:Kurukshetra
gptkb:Ambala_district
gptkb:Ambala_division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6