Ambala Cantonment - wikipedia Ambala Cantonment Ambala Cantonment अम्बाला छावनी ਅੰਬਾਲਾ ਛਾੳੁਣੀ City Grand Trunk Road, at Ambala Cantonment, during British Raj Nickname ( s ) : Science City Ambala Cantonment Ambala Cantonment Show map of Haryana Show map of India Show all Location in Haryana, India Coordinates : 30 ° 21 ′ 43 '' N 76 ° 50 ′ 53 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.361915 ° N 76.8480778 ° E ﻿ / 30.361915 ; 76.8480778 Coordinates : 30 ° 21 ′ 43 '' N 76 ° 50 ′ 53 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.361915 ° N 76.8480778 ° E ﻿ / 30.361915 ; 76.8480778 Country India State Haryana District Ambala Government Body Cantonment Board Ambala Population ( 2011 ) Total 55,370 Languages Official Hindi English Punjabi Time zone IST ( UTC + 5 : 30 ) Vehicle registration HR 01, HR 37 Website haryana.gov.in Ambala Cantonment ( Hindi : अम्बाला छावनी ) is a cantonment town in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. It is some 200 kilometres north of Delhi and 55 km south from Chandigarh. Delhi - Kalka & Saharanpur - Ludhiana 's railway lines and G.T. Road also passes through Ambala Cantt. This Cantt. was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for manufacturing of scientific & surgical instruments. It is also called the science city due to huge exports of scientific instruments Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Ambala Cantonment railway station 1.2 British Raj 1.3 European Cemetery 1.4 History of Ambala 1.5 Indian Army & Airforce Base 2 Demographics 3 Visitor attractions 4 Education 5 See also 6 References Overview people waiting at a railway station The Cantonment is from the British times as it lies at an important junction, from here one can take the road North to Chandigarh and onwards to Simla, or turn East towards Uttar Pradesh, or go west to Ludhiana, and onwards to Jalandhar and Amritsar - Lahore. Ambala Cantt is also very famous for manufacturing scientific lab types of equipment.Mr. Anil Vij who is the health minister of haryana is also belongs to Ambala cantt. At the last but not least Indian actress Parineeti Chopra who appears in Hindi film she is also belongs to Ambala cantt. Ambala Cantonment railway station It is a prominent junction and is located on the Grand Trunk Road. Just across the railway station is the bus stand. It is the main terminal that connects all railway stations from south, east, west, north. British raj It has a lot of colonial bungalows and wide tree lined roads typical of British Cantonements in the subcontinent. It also gets a mention in the Rudyard Kipling book Kim. The formation sign of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh Area ( earlier Punjab Area ) located here ( a Taurus on a Red background ) is a theme in the book. The formation sign still exists for an Indian Army formation in Shimla with some units affiliated to it still using the sign in Ambala. European Cemetery Historic Ambala European Cemetery is located here. History of Ambala Another historical version says that the name is a corruption of Amba Wala or the mango - village judging from mango groves that existed in its immediate neighborhood. Still another story is that the District has taken its name after goddess `` Bhawani Amba '' who 's Temple still exists in the Ambala city. Indian Army & Airforce Base Sukoi - su 30 Gen 2 at ambala airforce base for show at republic day at Delhi, capital on India It is currently the Headquarters of II Corps ( India ), ( raised in 1970, formation sign Kharga ) and an important forward Indian Air Force base. It played an important role during 1965 and 1971 war between India and Pakistan Demographics As of 2011 India census, Ambala Cantonment had a population of 55,370,. Males constitute 61 % of the population and females 39 %. Ambala Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 91.24 %, higher than the national average of 74 % ; with 95.07 % of the males and 85.32 % of females literate. 11.41 % of the population is under 6 years of age. Visitor attractions Gurudwara Lakhnaur Sahib Gurudwara Manji Sahib Gurudwara Panjokhra Sahib Gurudwara Panjokhra Sahib, Haryana a temple in ambala cantt Hathi Khana Shiv Mandir ST. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church Holy Redeemer Church Saint Paul 's Church Indira Park Christian Cemetery Raja Ka Talab Rani Ka Talab Kharga Golf Club Hathi Khana Mandir Neta ji Subhash Park Education Many colleges have now been established in the area for higher education from last few decades. It mainly includes Engineering Colleges which are affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Moreover, some Historic Colleges which were established before independence of India are also present, an example of that is Sanatan Dharma College on Ambala -- Jagadhri Highway, established in 1916 in Lahore and Government College for boys and girls in Amabla Cant, Government School, Kendriya vidyalayas, Army public school, DAV public schools etc. are among the best schools for the locals. See also List of Engineering Colleges affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra References Jump up ^ `` Ambala Cantt. City Population Census 2011 - Haryana ''. Jump up ^ For the above info, http://www.ambalayellowpages.com/about.html Jump up ^ `` Census of India ''. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ List of Engineering Colleges affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Saint paul church before being damaged by the missile Ambala Ambala Cantonment Mullana Barara Naraingarh Ambala district topics Cities and towns Transport Ambala Air Force Base NH 1 NH 65 NH 73 Lok Sabha constituencies Ambala Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ambala_Cantonment&oldid=803199563 '' Categories : Cities and towns in Ambala district Cantonments of India Cantonments of British India Ambala Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2011 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages বাংলা Bân - lâm - gú فارسی हिन्दी বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Italiano ಕನ್ನಡ Malagasy Bahasa Melayu Baso Minangkabau Nederlands नेपाल भाषा ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Português Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 02 : 47. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was ambala established as a cantonment area
Answer: 1843