Kurukshetra district

Kurukshetra district
District of Haryana
Statue of Krishna and Arjuna in Kurukshetra, Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, Temple in Pehowa, Palace ruins, Sheikh Chilli's Tomb
Location in Haryana
Country	India
State	Haryana
Headquarters	Kurukshetra
Tehsils	1. Thanesar, 2. Shahabad 3. Pehowa, 4.Ladwa
Area
• Total	1,530 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	964,655
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban	26.10
Demographics
• Literacy	76.31
• Sex ratio	888
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencies	Kurukshetra (shared with Yamuna Nagar and Kaithal districts)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	4
Website	http://kurukshetra.gov.in/

Kurukshetra district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra, a sacred place for the Hindus, is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km². The district has a population of 964,655 (2011 census). This district is part of Ambala division. Kurukshetra is also the land of Srimad Bhagawad Gita. Jyotisar is the place in Kurukshetra where Krishna is believed to deliver the sermon of Gita to Arjuna in the Mahabharata.