Kalanaur, Haryana

Kalanaur
city
Kalanaur Location in Haryana, India Kalanaur Kalanaur (India) Show map of HaryanaShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 28°50′N 76°24′E / 28.83°N 76.4°E / 28.83; 76.4Coordinates: 28°50′N 76°24′E / 28.83°N 76.4°E / 28.83; 76.4
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Rohtak
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,847
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	haryana.gov.in

Kalanaur is a city and a municipal committee in Rohtak district of the north Indian state of Haryana.

Location[]

Kalanaur is a significant town of Rohtak District in State of Haryana situated on Delhi–Rohtak–Bhiwani road. It is situated approximately 100 km from National Capital Delhi situated towards the western side of Delhi. It is situated at a distance of 20 km from Rohtak and 28 km from Bhiwani. The town of Bhiwani is towards the western direction, historical town Meham is situated in the northern side and Beri is situated in the southern direction of Kalanaur. The Delhi-Bhiwani Broadguage railway line passes through the town. Kalanaur is also surrounded by a group of small villages which includes Kherdi, Baund, Pilaur, Katesra, Gudhan, Sanghadhera, Ningana, Aanwal, Jindraan, Lahlii, Mokhra and Basana etc.

Geography[]

Kalanaur is located at

28°50′N 76°24′E / 28.83°N 76.4°E / 28.83; 76.4.^[1] It has an average elevation of 200 metres (656 feet).

Climatic conditions[]

Kalanaur is situated at 221.35 metres above from the mean sea level. Type of soil in this region is sandy and loamy. The climate in this region is Hot and Cold. Hot months of this region are May and June, these are the warmest months of Kalanaur. Hot air (known as loo) blows in the summer. Rainy months are July, August and September. Usually 443 mm. rainfall is measured in this region annually.

Kalanaur town is a Block and Sub-Tehsil Headquarters of Rohtak District with following facilities:

Utilities[]

Supply of water and electricity is sufficient in the existing town. The water supply work was done by Meham Municipal Committee till April, 1993 and later on this work was handed over to the Public Health Department. At present the existing water works is having a capacity of 100 LPCD. The electricity supply in Kalanaur town is provided through 3 Nos. of Sub stations (132KV Sub Station Kalanaur, 33KV Beri and 33KV Kahanor). The water supply in Kalanaur town is canal based. The distance from the source of water is 0.5 km (Dadri Feeder). Present water supply in the town is 70 Lpcd. Total household connections are 2500 and there are three water works/ storage reservoirs exist in the town.

Social infrastructure[]

Education: Kalanaur is developing in the field of education. There is one Government Girls School which was established during the Muslim period and now has been upgraded to Middle School. In 1971, Jamuna Dass (Owner of Sant Jinda Kalyan Ashram) established sati bhai sai dass Middle School. There are three Government primary schools. Kalanaur and its adjoining villages have some primary, middle and secondary schools. There is one college (Sant Jinda Kalyana) and one Senior Secondary School in Kalanaur Kalan. The Industrial Training Institute has been recently started in this town. A new famous private engineering college named Maa Saraswati Institute of engineering and Technology has been set up in Kalanaur in 2013.

Cultural[]

Kalanaur is famous for some festivals. Main festivals are Fair of Guga-Pir, durga astmi mela, navratra special, Dushera and Fair of Animals. & also famous for some sweets which is called ras-gulla & gulab jamun these sweets are available here in more cheaper price then other place

Administrative setup[]

At the Administrative level, Kalanaur has one Police Station established in the year 1880, One Community Health Centre, Municipal Water Works, Panchayat Bhawan, Railway Station and Grain Market etc. Kalanaur has all major offices i.e. Block Development & Panchayat Office, Naib Tehsildar, C.D.P.O, B.A.O (Agriculture), Food & Supply and Fishery Office.

Religious Places[]

• Siddheshver Mandir
• Devi Mata Mandir
• BankeBihari Mandir
• Mahavir Mandir
• Ravidas Mandir
• Sat Jinda Kalyana
• Tikana Sati Bhai Sai Dass
• Tikana Sat Bawa Mahar Shah Ji
• Tikana lau vala
• Tikana sat bhai Rama sat bhai jvaya
• Gurudwara Nanak sariya
• Kutiya baba Brahma dass
• Maharshi Valmiki Mandir
• Goga Peer Ki Maidi (Mandir)
• Shiv Mandir
• Old Masjid
• Shani Dev Mandir
• Arya Smaj Mandir
• Sai Baba Mandir
• Railway Station Church
• Gaddi Shri Dadu Dwara
• Lakshmi Narayan Mandir
• Sita Ram Mandir
• Sheetla Mata Mandir
• Santoshi Mata Mandir

Schools and colleges[]

• Model School, Kalanaur (Model Education Society, Rohtak)
• Triveni Public School
• Sati bhai Sai Dass school(SBSD)
• SDVP Model School
• SDVP College of Education
• Siddhartha public school.
• Swami Guru Charan Dass Sanatan Dharm Sr. Sec. School (SGDSD)^[2]
• Ved Model Sr. Sec School.
• Panchthirthi Public School (PPS)
• SHIVOM MODEL SR. SEC. SCHOOL
• D A V CENTENARY PUBLIC SCHOOL
• J K M Sr. Sec School
• Indian Public School
• Adarsh Public School
• B.L.model School
• MR Kids Velly School
• Industrial Training Institute(ITI State Level)
• Sat Jinda Kalyana College of Education (SJK)
• Kalanaur, Rohtak. www.msiet.com

Demographics[]

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Kalanaur had a population of 16,847. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kalanaur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 58%. In Kalanaur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to 2011 Kalanaur had population of 22,752. Total growth is +5,899 and 35%.

Year	Population	Decadal Growth	Percentage Growth
1971	7,225	-	-
1981	12,380	+5,155	71.35
1991	14,524	+2,144	17.31
2001	16,853	+2,329	16.03
2011*	22,752	+5,899	35

Notable people from Kalanaur[]

Abdul Hafiz (VC)

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