Kaithal
Kaithal
Kapisthal | |
|---|---|
City | |
Pehowa Chowk, Kaithal | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′05″N 76°23′59″E / 29.8015°N 76.3998°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Kaithal |
| Named after | Hanuman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Municipal Council Kaithal |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 144,915 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 136027 |
| Telephone code | 01746 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-08, HR-64 (for commercial vehicles) |
| Sex ratio | 887 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kurukshetra |
| Website | kaithal |
Kaithal (Hindi: [kɛːt̪ʰl]) is a city and municipal council in the Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Kaithal was previously a part of Karnal district and later, Kurukshetra district until 1 November 1989, when it became the headquarters of the Kaithal. It shares a border with the Patiala district of state Punjab and the Kurukshetra, Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana. Kaithal district is situated in the North-West of the Haryana state. Its North-West boundaries, which include Guhla-Cheeka are attached to Punjab.