Ambala

Ambala
City
Ambala Cantonment Railway Station, Haryana, India
Ambala Cantonment Railway Station, Haryana, India
Ambala is located in Haryana
Ambala
Ambala
Location in Haryana, India
Ambala is located in India
Ambala
Ambala
Ambala (India)
Coordinates: 30°23′N 76°47′E / 30.38°N 76.78°E / 30.38; 76.78
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictAmbala
Established14th century CE
Founded byAmba Rajput[who?]
Named forAmba Rajput, Bhawani Amba (Goddess)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyAmbala Municipal Corporation[2]
Elevation
264 m (866 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total207,934 (UA)[1]
DemonymAmbalvi
Languages[3][4]
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialEnglish, Punjabi
 • RegionalHaryanvi[5]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
1330xx,1340xx
Telephone code0171
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 01 (city), HR 04 (Naraingarh), HR 54 (Barara), HR 85 (Ambala Cantonment), HR37 (commercial)
Websiteambala.gov.in
Kos Minar near Ambala along Grand Trunk Road in Haryana

Ambala (/əmˈbɑːlə/) is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantonment (also known as Ambala Cantt) and Ambala City, eight kilometres apart, therefore, it is also known as "Twin City." It has a large Indian Army and Indian Air Force presence within its cantonment area. It is located 200 km (124 mi) to the north of New Delhi, India's capital, and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to develop as an alternative center of growth to Delhi.

Ambala separates the Ganges river network from the Indus river network and is surrounded by two rivers – Ghaggar and Tangri – to the north and to the south. Due to its geographical location, the Ambala district plays an important role in local tourism, being located 47 km (29 mi) south of Chandigarh, 50 km (31 mi) north of Kurukshetra, 148 km (92 mi) southwest of Shimla, 198 km (123 mi) north of New Delhi and 260 km (160 mi) southeast of Amritsar.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ambala Municipal Corporation". June 2024.
  3. ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ IANS (28 January 2010). "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Haryanvi". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.