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
Names
Rankings (amongst India's states)
Out of total 29 states and union territories (1st highest, 35th lowest):
Geography of Haryana
Location of Haryana
Geographic features of Haryana
Environment of Haryana
Wildlife of Haryana
- National Parks of Haryana
- Kalesar National Park, Yamunanagar
- Sultanpur National Park, Gurugram
- 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
- Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani
- Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra
- Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore
- Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni
- Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala
- Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua in Rewari district
- Deer Park, Hisar
- Wetlands
- Dighal Wetlands, Dighal, Jhajjar, an Important Bird Area
- Basai Wetland, Gurgaon
- Blue Bird Lake, Hisar
Hierarchy of settlements of Haryana
- 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)
- 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)
Regions of Haryana
Administrative Units of Haryana
Miscellaneous regions of Haryana
Government and Politics of Haryana
- Executive branch of Haryana Government
- Governor of Haryana
- List of governors of Haryana
- Raj Bhavan (Haryana)
- Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister of Haryana
- List of chief ministers of Haryana
- Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)
- 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
- Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh)
- Judiciary of Haryana
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- List of former Chief Justices of Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Palace of Justice (Chandigarh)
Law and order in Haryana
History of Haryana, by period
- 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 -
- Lohari Ragho, Hisar
- Rakhigarhi, Hisar
- Siswal, Hisar
- Mitathal, Bhiwani
Culture of Haryana
Art in Haryana
Literary Arts of Haryana
Dance and Music
Clothing and ornaments in Haryana
Men
Women
Cuisine of Haryana
Languages and dialects of Haryana
- 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)
- 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
Museums in Haryana
People of Haryana
Religion in Haryana
Population data as per Census of India 2011:
- Hinduism in Haryana, 87.46%
- Sikhism in Haryana, 04.91%
- Gurdwara Toka Sahib
- Kapal Mochan
- Nada Sahib
- Gurudwara Sheeshganj Sahib
- Islam in Haryana, 07.03%
- Kabuli Bagh Mosque
- Christianity in Haryana, 0.20%
- Cantonment Church Tower
- Immaculate Heart Church, (Karnal)
- Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nilokheri
- St. Thomas Church, Hisar
- The United Church, Nilokheri
- 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
- Naugaja Peer
Sports in Haryana
Economy and infrastructure of Haryana
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
- List of agricultural centres established by CCS HAU
- 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
Irrigation
Industry Sector in Haryana
Services Sector in Haryana
Transportation in Haryana
Energy in Haryana
Education in Haryana
Heath and safety in Haryana
See also
Archaeological
Historical
Zoos in Haryana
Dams in Haryana
Public places
References
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