Taraori

Taraori, or Tarori or Tarawari, as it is sometimes called in the local dialect, is a town (Municipal committee) in Nilokheri Tehsil of Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated off NH-44, 14 km north of Karnal. The name Taraori is derived from the word Tarai.

Taraori Tarain, Tilawri[1]
town
Prithviraj Chauhan's fort at Taraori
Taraori Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Taraori Taraori (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29.78°N 76.94°E / 29.78; 76.94
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Karnal
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	25,945
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	132116
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR 05(Private) & HR 45(Commercial)
Sex ratio	747:1000 ♂/♀
Website	www.taraori.in

Kos Minar along Grand Trunk Road at Taraori in Karnal district of Haryana

History

It was at Tarawadi that in 1191 the Hindu Rajput army under Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the invading army of Muhammad of Ghaur at the First Battle of Tarain. The following year, Ghauri invaded again and defeated Prithviraj's forces here, at the Second Battle of Tarain. A wall around the fort is now in a dilapidated condition. A mosque and a tank, said to be the works of Aurangzeb, are still in existence. Taraori is also known as Tarain.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Taraori had a population of 22,205. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Taraori has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 56%. In Taraori, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Most of the population works in agriculture, particularly in the production of basmati rice.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

There are a large number of rice mills and few small-scale industries manufacturing dairy products, honey, soap, detergents, bajwa agri farm etc.^{[citation needed]} Price quotes from Taraori Grain Market are published daily in many newspapers, such as Hindustan Times.

Places to visit

Aside from its fort, Taraori has a gurdwara of Guru Teg Bahadur, the 9th Guru of the Sikhs, called Shishganj Sahib Gurudwara.

Kos Minar (North) Taraori a preserved monument by Archaeological Survey of India.

Sarv Mano Kamna Sidh shri Lakshmi Naryan Mandir Lord Vishnu

Historical Shahi Jama Maszid of Mugal Period.^{[clarification needed]}

St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Taroari is a monument for Christian place of worship.

There is a Common Service Center (CSC Taraori) situated near Karnali Gate Parking.

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