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Karnal AI Report

Date: February 16, 2026

Karnal city, located in Haryana, has 5.8% of the state's population. The nearest airport is Chandigarh International Airport in Chandigarh, located 69 Km away.

Karnal is the 133rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Karnal District in Haryana State. Karnal District is ranked 328th in population and 512th in area across India.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karnal is the 30th highest ranked in Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025)   . This indicates higher number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.

Karnal is the 35th highest ranked in Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate punjabi population compared to other cities.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karnal is the 52nd highest ranked in No of District Hospital   . This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.

Karnal is the 521st highest ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025) Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025)
Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)
No of District Hospital No of District Hospital
Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022) Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)

Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)
Number of Instagram Users. (Estimated Minimum) Number of Instagram Users. (Estimated Minimum)
Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)
# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)

Karnal is the 9th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

The Average Number of Instagram Users. (Estimated Minimum)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 327661. Karnal is the 643rd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.

The Average Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 30899. Karnal is the 637th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts.

Karnal is the 624th worst ranked in # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts


This page was generated on February 16, 2026. For the latest updates, please visit Karnal AI Report.
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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Hindi   :   261,259
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   70,593
  • 3. Punjabi   :   37,063

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 2

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
302,140
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
133rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
2,471
District
Area (Rank)
:
512th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 8
No. of Villages  
in District
: 434