| Taraori | |
| Other Name: | Tarain, Tilawri[1] |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haryana, India |
| Coordinates: | 29.78°N 76.94°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karnal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 25,945 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 132116 |
| Iso Code: | IN-HR |
| Registration Plate: | HR 05(Private) & HR 45(Commercial) |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 747:1000 ♂/♀ |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
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.
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.
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.
There are a large number of rice mills and few small-scale industries manufacturing dairy products, honey, soap, detergents, bajwa agri farm etc. Price quotes from Taraori Grain Market are published daily in many newspapers, such as Hindustan Times.
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.
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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