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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Haryana.
Haryana – one of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Located in northern region of the Indian subcontinent, it is India's 21st largest state by area, and 18th most populous state. Haryana surrounds the National Capital Territory of Delhi on three sides, forming the latter's northern, western and southern borders. The economic, social and cultural facets of Haryana include high economic development, high GDP per capita, high life expectancy, low female-to-male sex ratio, and rich sporting tradition.
General reference
[edit | edit source]Names
[edit | edit source]- Common name: Haryana
- Pronunciation: /ˌhɑːriˈɑːnə/
- Official name: State of Haryana
- Adjectival(s): Haryanavi
- Etymology and Meaning of the Name: from the Sanskrit words Hari (a name of Vishnu) and ayana (home), meaning "the Abode of God".
- ISO subdivision code: IN-HR
Rankings (amongst India's states)
[edit | edit source]Out of total 29 states and union territories (1st highest, 35th lowest):
- by area (higher rank is bigger): 21st (2011 census)
- by population (higher rank is bigger): 18th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (higher rank is better) : 13th (2014)
- by per capita income (higher rank is better): 6th
- by unemployment rate (lower is better): 20th (47 per 1000)
- by house ownership (higher rank is better): 14th (88.4%)
- by Human Development Index (HDI) (higher rank is better): 9th
- by life expectancy at birth (higher rank is better): 12th
- by vaccination coverage (higher rank is better): 8th (74.8%)
- by low-BMI underweight people: (lower rank is better): male 12th (24.8%), female 15th (25.8%)
- by literacy rate (higher rank is better): 22nd
- by sex ratio (higher rank is better): 30th
- by cognizable crime rate (lower rank is better): 4th (2015)
- by suicide rate (lower rank is better): 15th (10.9 annual suicide per lakh of population)
Geography of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Haryana is: an Indian state
- Area of Haryana: 44,212 km2, or 1.34% of India's total geographical area
- Population of Haryana: 25,353,081, or 2.09% of India's population (2011 Census of India)
Location of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Haryana is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
- Neighboring jurisdictions Haryana is located next to:
Geographic features of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Topographic features of Haryana
- Major Physiographic Divisions of Haryana
- Shivalik Hills to the north east
- Punjab Plain in the west
- Ghaggar-Yamuna Plain in the east, forming the largest part of the state
- Bagar region sandy plains are on the edge of Thar Desert in the south west
- Aravalli Range in the south
- Landforms of Haryana
- Dhosi Hill, an extinct volcano
- Topographic extremes of Haryana
- High: Karoh Peak, Morni Hills 1,467 m (4,813 ft)
- Major Physiographic Divisions of Haryana
- Hydrographic features of Haryana
Environment of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Wildlife of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- National Parks of Haryana
- Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
- Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Sirsa
- Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jhajjar
- Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, Panchkula
- Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Kurukshetra
- Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jhajjar
- Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, Panchkula
- Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rewari
- Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaithal
- Endangered Wildlife Breeding Reserves
- Wetlands
Hierarchy of settlements of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- State (Haryana)
- Divisions (comprising one or more districts)
- Districts (comprising cities, towns and villages)
- Cities and Towns (run by Municipal committee/corporation under Urban Development ministry)
- Wards (city is subdivided in to several wards)
- Colonies (each ward has one or more colonies/neighbourhood)
- Wards (city is subdivided in to several wards)
- Tehsils (Department of Revenue) and Block (Department of Rural Development, area usually overlaps with tehsil)
- Gram panchayat
- Village (each panchayat has one or more village)
- Pana (subdivisions within village are called pana or ward)
- Dhani (some villages also have scattered isolated dhanis within its official geographical limits)
- Village (each panchayat has one or more village)
- Gram panchayat
- Cities and Towns (run by Municipal committee/corporation under Urban Development ministry)
- Districts (comprising cities, towns and villages)
- Divisions (comprising one or more districts)
Regions of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Administrative Units of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Divisions of Haryana
- Districts of Haryana
- Ambala district
- Bhiwani district
- Faridabad district
- Fatehabad district
- Gurgaon district
- Hisar district
- Jhajjar district
- Jind district
- Kaithal district
- Karnal district
- Kurukshetra district
- Mahendragarh district
- Mewat District
- Panchkula district
- Palwal district
- Panipat district
- Rewari district
- Rohtak district
- Sirsa district
- Sonipat district
- Yamuna Nagar district
- Charkhi Dadri district
- Tehsils of Haryana
- Municipalities of Haryana
Miscellaneous regions of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Ahirwal
- Bagar region
- Bhattiana, part of bagar region
- Deswali region, region of Haryana where Deswali dialect of Haryanvi language is spoken[1]
- Khadir and Bangar
- Braj
- Mewat
- Nardak
- South Haryana
Government and Politics of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Form of government: State Government of India
- Capital of Haryana: Chandigarh, is also the capital of the state of Punjab, and is a Union territory, separate from the two states.
- Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- 1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
- List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Elections to the Lok Sabha in Haryana
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Haryana
- Indian general election in Haryana, 1991
- Indian general election in Haryana, 1996
- Indian general election in Haryana, 1998
- Indian general election in Haryana, 1999
- Indian general election in Haryana, 2004
- Indian general election in Haryana, 2009
- Indian general election in Haryana, 2014
- Indian general election in Haryana, 2019
- Indian general election in Haryana, 2024
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Haryana
- Political parties in Haryana
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)
- Jannayak Janta Party (JJP)
- Political families of Haryana
Branches of the Government of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Executive branch of Haryana Government
- Governor of Haryana
- Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister of Haryana
- Haryana Government Departments
- Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Haryana
- Department of Elementary Education, Haryana
- Department of Environment, Haryana
- Department of Excise & Taxation, Haryana
- Department of Higher Education, Haryana
- Department of Industrial Training & Vocational Education, Haryana
- Department of Industries & Commerce, Haryana
- Department of Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Haryana
- Department of Labour & Employment, Haryana
- Department of Land records & Consolidation, Haryana
- Department of Rehabilitation, Haryana
- Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana
- Department of School Education, Haryana
- State Agencies of Haryana
- Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
- Debt Conciliation Board
- Director Secondary Education, Haryana
- Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums
- Haryana Waqf Board
- Foreign Investment and NRI Cell, Government of Haryana
- Haryana Civil Medical Services
- Haryana Environment Protection Council
- Haryana Land Record Information System
- Haryana Power Generation Corporation
- Haryana Roadways
- Haryana Seeds Development Corporation
- Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana
- Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited
- Haryana Urban Development Authority
- State Counselling Board, Haryana
- Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
- Legislative branch of Haryana Government
- Legislature type: Unicameral consisting of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Judiciary of Haryana
Law and order in Haryana
[edit | edit source]History of Haryana, by period
[edit | edit source]- Indus Valley Civilization
- Balu, Kaithal
- Fetahabad District -
- Banawali, Fetahabad - on dried up Saraswati River
- Bhirrana, Fetahabad
- Kunal, Fetahabad - IVC "village" site
- Farmana, Rohtak
- Jognakhera, Kurukshetra
- Hisar District -
- Mitathal, Bhiwani
Culture of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Art in Haryana
[edit | edit source]Literary Arts of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Dance and Music
[edit | edit source]- Folk Dances of Haryana
- Music of Haryana[2][3]
- Devotional
- Festive seasonal
- Ceremonial and recreational
- Forts of Haryana
- List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Haryana: Chandigarh Capitol Complex, as part of the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- Rock Garden of Chandigarh
- Phulkari, which has been awarded the Geographical indication (GI) status in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- Shisha (embroidery)
Clothing and ornaments in Haryana
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]Women
[edit | edit source]- Gagra choli (Lehenga and Choli)
- Shalwar kameez
- Dupatta, which sometimes used as a Ghoonghat
Cuisine of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Languages and dialects of Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Hindi (Central Zone)
- Haryanvi language
- Deswali (dialect) (also called Deshwali, Desari and Desaru, spoken in Deswal region covering districts of Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Delhi and north west Gurgaon.
- Standard Haryanvi (dialect) spoken in Jind, Hisar, Hansi, Bhiwani, Tosham, Charki Dadri, Meham and Gohana.
- Jatu (dialect)(dialect of the Jats) sub-dialect of deswali, spoken by Jats and Rors in low-lying khadir flood planes on western banks of Yamuna in Panipat, Karnal, Kuruksehtra and Yamunanagar districts.
- Bangru (dialect) (also called Banagaru, Hariani & Haryiani, spoken in areas between Khadar region, Bagar region and deswali region in Kaithal District, Pehowa, Tohana, Barwala, Narwana and Assandh.
- Bagri dialect spoken in (Bagar region of sandy western Haryana covering Sirsa, Ellenabad, Fatehabad, Adampur, Balsamand, Siwani and Bahal in Haryana.
- Sansi dialect (distinct language of Sansi nomads, with influence of Rajasthani, Punjabi, Haryanvi and Hindi languages)
- Mewati language is spoken in Nuh District, Sohna and part of Palwal District.
- Ahirwati dialect is spoken in Rewari, Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Loharu, Matanheil and parts of Gurugram District like Pataudi and Manesar.
- (Rangri dialect is another type for Haryanvi language used by haryanvi-Muslim migrants living in Pakistan)
- Haryanvi language
- Braj Bhasha (Faridabad and Palwal districts)
- Pahari languages (in hill areas of Ambala, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar districts)
- Puadhi dialect is spoken in districts of Panchkula District, Ambala District and parts of Kuruksehtra District like Shahbad Markanda.
- Rathi dialect is spoken in central Sirsa District and northern Fatehabad district..
- Punjabi languages
- Malwai dialect is spoken in northern Sirsa District which includes Mandi Dabwali, Kalanwali and Odhan. It also spoken in Ratia Tehsil of Fatehbad District.
Media in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- TV Channels focused on Haryanavi
- Newspapers in Haryana
Museums in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Hisar
- Kurukshetra
People of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Religion in Haryana
[edit | edit source]Population data as per Census of India 2011:[4]
- Hinduism in Haryana, 87.46%
- Sikhism in Haryana, 04.91%
- Islam in Haryana, 07.03%
- Christianity in Haryana, 0.20%
- Jainism in Haryana, 0.21%
- Buddhism in Haryana, 0.03%
- Adi Badri stupa
- Agroha Mound
- Assandh Stupa
- Fatehabad Ashokan Pillar
- Hisar Ashokan Pillar
- Thaneshwar Stupa
- Topra Kalan Ahokan Edicts Park
- Srughna (Sugh in Yamuna Nagaer)
- Others, 0.01%
- Not stated, 0.17%
- Punjabi folk religion
Sports in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Governing Bodies for Sports in Haryana:
- Haryana Archery Association
- Haryana Cricket Association
- Sports' Clubs and Academies in Haryana:
- State Teams of Haryana:
- Sports venues in Haryana:
- State animal: Blackbuck
- State Bird: Black francolin
- State Flower: Lotus
- State Tree: Peepal
- State seal: Seal of Haryana
Economy and infrastructure of Haryana
[edit | edit source]Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Green Revolution in Haryana
- Livestock Breeds in Haryana
- Haryanvi cattle, Mewati cattle, and Sahiwal cattle, all of which are breeds of Zebu
- Murrah buffalo
- Nali Sheep, Muzzafarnagri (Sheep) and Hissardale (Sheep)
- ICAR-affiliated Institutions, Universities, National Bureaus and Research Centres in Haryana
- Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB), Hisar
- Central Sheep Breeding Farm, Hisar
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
- Government Livestock Farm, Hisar
- ICAR CIFE Rohtak centre
- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal[dead link]
- Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar
- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal Archived 20 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
- Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute
- National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar
- Regional Fodder Station, Hisar
Irrigation
[edit | edit source]- Dams
- Bhakra Dam
- Lakhwar Dam on Yamuna (including downstream Yvasi Dam and Katapathar Barrage), under-construction
- Renuka Dam on Yamuna, under-construction
- Kishau Dam on Tons River, proposed
- Rivers
- Yamuna and its tributaries including Sahibi River (and tributaries)
- Ghagghar-Hakra river
- Canals
Industry Sector in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Manufacturing
- Economic and Industrial Corridors, and Investment Regions
Services Sector in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Banking in Haryana
- Tourism in Haryana[6]
Transportation in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Road network in Haryana
- Ancient routes passing through Haryana
- Expressways passing through Haryana
- National Highways passing through Haryana
- North–south oriented highways (with even numbers increasing from the east to the west): NH 44 (NH 344), NH 48, NH 52 (NH 152, NH 352)
- East–west oriented highways (with odd numbers increasing from the north to the south): NH 5 (NH 105), NH 7 (NH 907), NH 9 (NH 709), NH 19 (NH 919)
- Parts of Golden Quadrilateral in Haryana
- State Highways in Haryana
- Railway network in Haryana
- Freight corridors
- High-speed rail network
- Zonation of Indian Railways with respect to Haryana
- Railway Stations in Haryana
- Aviation in Haryana
- Airports in Haryana
- Civil airports in Haryana
- Bhiwani Airport
- Hisar Airport
- Karnal Airport
- Narnaul Airport
- Pinjore Airport, also called Kalka Airport
- Military airports in Haryana
- Military and Civil Airports in Haryana
- Chandigarh Airport, a restricted international airport
- Civil airports in Haryana
- Pilot Training Institutes in Haryana
- Airports in Haryana
Energy in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Electricity sector in Haryana
- Status of Rural electrification: 100%[7]
- List of power stations in Haryana
- Coal-based power stations in Haryana
- Natural gas-based power stations in Haryana
- Diesel-based power stations in Haryana
- Nuclear power stations
- Solar power stations in Haryana
- Energy-related research and training Institutes in Haryana:
Education in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Haryana Board of School Education
- Director Secondary Education, Haryana
- Central University of Haryana
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
- List of institutions of higher education in Haryana
Heath and safety in Haryana
[edit | edit source]- Herbal Parks
See also
[edit | edit source]- Haryana Colony
- Haryana Gana Parishad
- Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
- Haryana State Akali Dal
- Haryana Vikas Party
- Kharkhoda (Haryana)
- Nirmal Singh (Haryana)
- Pur (Bhiwani, Haryana)
- Vishal Haryana Party
- Archaeological
- Historical
- Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore
- Farrukhnagar
- Mughal Bridge at Kernal
- Harsh ka Tilla at Kurukshetra
- Nahar Singh Mahal
- Narnaul
- Pataudi Palace
- Pinjore Gardens
- Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple
- Surajkund
- Tomb of Saikh Taiyab at Kaithal
- Tosham rock inscription
- Zoos in Haryana
- Dams in Haryana
- Public places
- Courtyard by Marriott
- Kingdom of Dreams
- Mall of India
- The Oberoi
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Amit Shah's Vistar Yatra : "Operation Jatland" begins today.", The Statesman, 1 August 2017.
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- ^ Religion in Haryana, Census of India, 2011.
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External links
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