Karnal district

Karnal (: करनाल) is a of. The district headquarters is town. It is one of the oldest districts in Haryana state, existing since the inception of the state on 1st November 1966. , and  were part of Karnal District before they received the status of separate districts. It was also a district in the erstwhile.

Geography
Karnal District lies on the western bank of the river, which forms its eastern boundary and separates Haryana from. Karnal District, including Panipat, lies between 29 09' 50" and 29 50' North and 76 31' 15" and 77 12' 45" East; its height above sea level is around 240 meters. The district has an area of 1,967 km² and its population is 8,85,000. Karnal District is bordered by District on its north-west,  &  Districts on its west,  on its south and Uttar Pradesh state on the east.

The district is a part of the - plain and has a well-spread network of western Yamuna canals. Its geographical area has been divided into three agroclimatic regions:, and  belt. Khadar starts from the - road one mile away from Karnal covering the area between the Yamuna river and National Highway 1 up to Patti-Kalyana village. Bhangar area starts from west of Khadar area covering Gharaunda development block. The Nardak area lies in Nissing, Nilokheri and Assandh development block. However, its water is saline and not fit for irrigation.