. . "Kurukshetra district (Hindi: \u0915\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0915\u094D\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094D\u0930 \u091C\u093F\u0932\u093E; Punjabi: \u0A15\u0A41\u0A30\u0A42\u0A15\u0A38\u0A3C\u0A47\u0A24\u0A30 \u0A1C\u0A3F\u0A32\u0A3E)is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra, a sacred place for the Hindus, is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1682.53 km\u00B2. The district has a population of 825,454 (2001 census). This district is part of Ambala division."@en .