Outline of Haryana
Where in India Haryana is located.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Haryana.
Haryana – one of the 29 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.
Seal of Haryana
General reference
Names
- 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)
- by population: 18th
- by area (2011 census): 21st
- by crime rate (2015): 4th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 13th
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Haryana
- 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
- Haryana is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
- Neighboring States and UTs – Haryana is located next to:
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Punjab | Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh |
Uttarakhand | |
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Uttar Pradesh Delhi | |||
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| Rajasthan |
Geographic features of Haryana
- 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
- Sandy plains of the 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
Wildlife of Haryana
- Fauna of Haryana
- Flora of Haryana
Protected areas of Haryana
- National Parks of Haryana
- Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
- Endangered Wildlife Breeding Reserves
- Wetlands
- Dighal Wetlands, an Important Bird Area
- Basai Wetland
- Blue Bird Lake
Regions of Haryana
Administrative Units of Haryana
- 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
- Tehsils of Haryana
- Municipalities of Haryana
Miscellaneous regions of Haryana
Government and Politics of Haryana
Main articles: Government of Haryana and Politics of Haryana
- 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 in Haryana
- Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- List of constituencies of Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 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
- List of constituencies of Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Elections to the Lok Sabha in Haryana
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Haryana
- Political parties in Haryana
- Political families of Haryana
Branches of the Government of Haryana
- 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
- Director Secondary Education, Haryana
- State Agencies of Haryana
- Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
- Debt Conciliation Board
- Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums
- Haryana Waqf Board
- Director Secondary Education, Haryana
- 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
History of Haryana
Main article: History of Haryana
History of Haryana, by period
- Indus Valley Civilization
Culture of Haryana
Art in Haryana
- Literary Arts of Haryana
- Literature of Haryana
- Performing arts of Haryana
- Cinema of Haryana
- Folk Dances of Haryana
- Music of Haryana
- Theatre in Haryana
- Visual arts of Haryana
- Architecture of Haryana
- 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
- Embroidery of Haryana
- Phulkari, which has been awarded the Geographical indication (GI) status in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- Shisha (embroidery)
- Architecture of Haryana
Clothing in Haryana
- Men
- Women
- Gagra choli (Lehenga and Choli)
- Shalwar kameez
- Dupatta, which sometimes used as a Ghoonghat
Cuisine of Haryana
Languages and dialects of Haryana
Media in Haryana
- Newspapers in Haryana
Museums in Haryana
- Dharohar Museum
- Haryana Rural Antique Museum
- Jahaj Kothi Museum
- Kurukshetra Panorama and Science Centre
- Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum
- Shrikrishna Museum
People of Haryana
Religion in Haryana
- Hinduism in Haryana
- Hindu Temples in Haryana
- Sikhism in Haryana
- Islam in Haryana
- Christianity in Haryana
- Punjabi folk religion
Sports in Haryana
- Governing Bodies for Sports in Haryana:
- Sports’ Clubs and Academies in Haryana:
- State Teams of Haryana:
- Sports venues in Haryana:
- Stadiums in Haryana
State Symbols of Haryana
- State animal: Blackbuck
- State Bird: Black francolin
- State Flower: Lotus
- State Tree: Peepal
- State seal: Seal of Haryana
Economy and infrastructure of Haryana
Main article: Economy of Haryana
Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Haryana
- 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
- Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar
- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal
- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
- Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute
- National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar
- Regional Fodder Station, Hisar
Industry Sector in Haryana
- Manufacturing
- Economic and Industrial Corridors, and Investment Regions
Services Sector in Haryana
- Banking in Haryana
- State Bank of Patiala, an associate bank of the State Bank Group
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, a Regional Rural Bank
- Haryana State Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd.
- Tourism in Haryana[2]
Transportation in Haryana
- 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 Railway 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
- Electricity sector in Haryana
- Status of Rural electrification: 100%[3]
- 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
- Ambala Diesel Power Station
- Nuclear power stations
- Solar power stations in Haryana
- Faridabad Solar PV Power Plant
- IIT Bombay - Gwal Pahari, Haryana[4]
- Energy-related research and training Institutes in Haryana:
Education in Haryana
- Haryana Board of School Education
- Central University of Haryana
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
- Director Secondary Education, Haryana
- Engineering colleges in Haryana
- Haryana Institute of Technology (HIT)
See also
- DD Haryana
- Doordarshan Haryana
- Haryana Colony
- Haryana Gana Parishad
- Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
- Haryana State Akali Dal
- Haryana Technical Institute
- Haryana Vikas Party
- ITM University, Gurgaon, Haryana
- Kharkhoda (Haryana)
- List of institutions of higher education in Haryana
- List of Medical, Ayurvedic, Dental, Physiotherapy, Nursing and Para-medical colleges in Haryana
- List of offenders executed in Haryana
- Nirmal Singh (Haryana)
- Pur (Bhiwani, Haryana)
- Raj Bhavan (Haryana)
- Vishal Haryana Party
- Archaeological
- Historical
- Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore
- Dhosi Hill
- 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
- Herbal Parks
- Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar
- Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham
- Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu
- Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park
- Dams in Haryana
- Public places
- Courtyard by Marriott
- Kingdom of Dreams
- Mall of India
- The Oberoi
- Power stations and power organisations
References
External links
- This outline displayed as a mindmap, at wikimindmap.com
- Government of Haryana official website
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