Kurnaul

Karnal
Metropolitan City
Karnal railway station
Karnal Show map of Haryana Karnal Show map of India Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29°41′N 76°59′E / 29.69°N 76.98°E / 29.69; 76.98Coordinates: 29°41′N 76°59′E / 29.69°N 76.98°E / 29.69; 76.98
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Karnal district
Region	North India
Government
• Body	Municipal Corporation Karnal
• Mayor	Renu Bala Gupta
• Member of Parliament	Ashwini Chopra
• MLA, Chief Minister	Manohar Lal Khattar
Area
• Total	2,520 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	286,827
• Density	598/km2 (1,550/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi English
• Regional	Haryanvi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	132001
Vehicle registration	HR 05
literacy rate	75.03%
Sex ratio	996/1000 Female/Male
Website	karnal.gov.in

Hindi

Karnal ( pronunciation or the Rice Bowl of India) is a city located in the National Capital Region and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.

Karnal is said to have been founded by Karna, a key figure in the epic Mahabharata fame, who died at the hands of his half-brother and archrival, Arjuna.

Karnal has been ranked 65th (1st in Haryana) among 434 cities in the list of cleanest cities of India under Swachh Survekshan 2017.

Karnal was selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.