Kanina is a town and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district

Mahendragarh District

Mahendragarh district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The district occupies an area of 1,859 km². The district has a population of 812,022. Narnaul town is the administrative headquarters of the district...

 in the north India

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 of Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

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History

.The town ,Kanina Khas, came into existence around 700 years ago when a forefather named Kanha came to this place from a village Bhiri Chhapar of Bhiwani district in Haryana. It is a heresay that the present name of Kanina Khas was derived from the name Kanha. Kanina Khas is also a Tehsil which houses many Govt Offices for nearby villages. This town has one of the oldest food-grain market in Haryana state. Kanina Khas is also ,therefore, famously called as Kanina Mandi. This mandi supplies both 'RABI' and 'KHARIF' crop products all over the country. The population of the town is around 20,000.Kanina Khas is epi-centre for around 60 villages from Mahendergarh, Bhiwani and Rewari districts.

Geography

Kanina is located at 28.29°N 76.20°E. It has an average elevation of 262 metres (859 feet).

Education

Some of the major Schools in Kanina are : S.M.Geeta High School, G.L.P.S , D.A.V. Public School, R.C.M Public School, R.R.C.M Public School, SadaSukh Public School, S.N.D Aadarsh School, Geeta Pulic School, Euro International School. There are four Government Schools in Kanina. Both DAV College of Engineering and Technology and Pitamah Kanh Singh Degree College in Kanina are affiliated to Maharishi Dayanand University Rohtak.

Demographics

India census

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, Kanina had a population of 10,196. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanina has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kanina, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.(here literacy means to know how to write their own name).

Notable personalities

• Nk Ram Kumar, Veer Chakra (posthomus)Indo-Pak War 1965.
• N/Sub Sujan Singh, Ashok Chakra 1996 (posthomus)
• Ch. Sultan Singh Yadav first sportsman of the town to represent INDIA in Helensinki Olympics,
• Shaheed Sher Singh,
• Shaheed Sher Singh S/O Fajjar Ali,
• Shaheed Sumer Singh,
• Shaheed Ghanshyam Dass INA,
• HC Ashok Kumar Delhi Police (Police Medal),
• Late Sub. Lal Singh MLA,
• Late Sub Omkaar Singh MLA
• Late Rao Dalip Singh ex Minister Haryana,
• Late Ch. Janki Prasaad Gupta,
• Late Sub.Maj Bhawani Singh,
• Late Maj Hoshiyaar Singh,

Presently, 02 Indian Air Force officers named GROUP CAPTAIN UMESH KUMAR GUPTA and FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JASBIR SINGH YADAV are serving the nation alongwith other brother officers, JCOs and companions. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JASBIR SINGH YADAV is MBA in Marketing. He is also National and International Medalist in Athletics and Cross-Country. Besides these dignitories one Mr. Omprakash working with GOI is the first IES from Kanina and Mr. Kailash Chander Gupta Adv is also working as Deputy Advocate General for Govt of Haryana.