What is the population of Ambala, Haryana?

Ambala has a population of approximately 196,000 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Ambala, Haryana located?

Ambala is located in Haryana, India, at approximate coordinates 30.3844°, 76.7704°.

Terralocate

Browse / India / Haryana / Ambala

Ambala

Haryanacity

Featured view

Ambala

Total population

196,000

Elevation264 m

Coordinates30.38°, 76.77°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11

CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery

City facts

Elevation

264 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ambala is a city and municipal corporation in the Ambala district of Haryana, India. It is situated on the border between the states of Punjab and Haryana, in close proximity to Chandigarh, the shared capital of both states.

History & geography

History

The town is said to derive its name from Amba Rajput, who supposedly founded it during the 14th century CE. According to another version, it is named after the goddess "Bhawani Amba," whose temple still exists in Ambala city. The English spelling Umballa has sometimes been used; this spelling was used by Rudyard Kipling in his 1901 novel Kim. Archaeological surveyor C.J. Rodgers found Indo-Parthian Kingdom coins as well as coins of Hunas, Mihirakula, and Toramana, which indicated that after the disintegration of the Mauryan empire, the area was taken over by Indo-Parthians and later incorporated into the domain of the Hunas. It was under the rule of Gill Jats from 1748 to 1825. It was also the capital of Nishanwalia Misl. For some time, it had been under the rule of Jawahir Singh of Mustafabad, a descendant of Desu Singh Randhawa. Ambala Army Cantonment was established in 1843 after the British were forced to leave its Karnal Cantonment following the malaria epidemic of 1841–42, as there were no known effective means to control malaria epidemics in those days. The cantonment houses the '2 Corps', one of the three Strike Corps of the Indian Army. Ambala Air Force Base is one of the oldest and largest airbases that were inherited from the British by the Indian Air Force. It was from this airbase that Spitfires and Harvards flown by Instructors of the Advanced Flying Training School took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. Subsequently, Ambala was the front line airfield for many years. This base was home to various aircraft that were inducted into the Indian Air Force like Harvards, Vampires, Ouragans, Hunters, Liberators, Spitfire, Canberra, and MiG-21. The airbase was briefly attacked in 1965 by B-57 bombers of the Pakistan Air Force. Today, the Airbase…

Geography

Ambala has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen: Cwa), with a monsoon season that is considerably wetter, hotter, and more humid than the mild, dry winter.

Read full article on Wikipedia

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).