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?हरियाणा ਹਰਿਆਣਾ Haryana India
Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73, 76.78
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area	44,212 km² (17,070 sq mi)
Capital	Chandigarh
Largest city	Faridabad
District(s)	20
Population • Density	21,082,989 (16th) • 477/km² (1,235/sq mi)
Language(s)	Hindi and Punjabi
Governor	A.R. Kidwai
Chief Minister	Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Established	1966-11-01
Legislature (seats)	Unicameral (90)
ISO abbreviation	IN-HR
Website: haryana.gov.in
Seal of Haryana

Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73, 76.78

Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा, Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: [hərɪjaːɳaː]) is a state in north India. It was carved out of the state of Punjab in 1966. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and Rajasthan to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh is defined by river Yamuna. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region. The capital of Haryana is Chandigarh which is administered as a union territory and is also the capital of Punjab.

Haryana is one of India's most industrialized states. The city of Gurgaon is emerging as a major hub for the information technology and automobile industry. It is a leading manufacturing hub as it is also home to Maruti Udyog Limited, India's largest automobile manufacturer, and Hero Honda Limited, the world's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers. Panipat, Panchkula and Faridabad are also industrial hubs, with the Panipat Refinery being the second largest refinery in South Asia. There is also an established steel and textile industry in the state of Haryana. The name Haryana itself means “The Abode of God” from Hari (the Hindu god Vishnu) and ayana (home)^[1].

Contents 1 History 1.1 Vedic period 1.2 Medieval period 1.3 British Raj 1.4 Independent India 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Economy 4.1 Manufacturing 4.2 Service Industry 4.3 Agriculture 4.4 Macro-economic trend 5 Divisions 5.1 Districts 6 Education 7 References 8 External links

See also: Punjab region and History of the Punjab

Although Haryana is no longer a part of the state of Punjab, it was for a long time part of the Punjab province of British India and played a vital role in the history of the Punjab region.

river bed to be that of the Saraswati. Many settlements dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization have been found along this river bed, at Naurangabad and Mittathal in Bhiwani District, Kunal, in Fatehabad District, Agroha and Rakhigarhi in Hisar District, Rukhi in Rohtak District and Banawali in Sirsa District. The ancient Vedic civilization also flourished on the banks of the Saraswati, and the hymns of Rigveda were composed here.

In some ancient Hindu texts, the boundaries of Kurukshetra correspond roughly to the state of Haryana. Thus according to the Taittiriya Aranyaka 5.1.1., the Kurukshetra region is south of Turghna (Srughna/Sugh in Sirhind, Punjab), north of Khandava (Delhi and Mewat region), east of Maru (desert) and west of Parin.^[2]

Mahabharata, the great epic of India mentions Haryana as Bahudhhanyaka, 'land of plentiful grains' and Bahudhana, 'land of immense riches'. Several places mentioned in Mahabharata correspond to modern day cities in Haryana: Prithudaka (Pehowa), Tilprastha (Tilput), Panprastha (Panipat) and Sonprastha (Sonipat).Gurgaon refers to the village of the Guru Dronacharya . The great battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas took place near the city of Kurukshetra. Krishna preached the Bhagvad Gita to the reluctant Arjuna there. .For eighteen days following that, armies from all over India battled in the plains of Kurukshetra to decide who sits on the throne of Hastinapura. Maharaja Agrasen is said to have established a flourishing city of merchants at Agroha near modern Hisar. Legend has it that anyone wishing to settle in the city was given a brick and a rupee by each of the city's lakh residents. Thus, they would have enough bricks to build a house and enough money to start a business of their own.

After ousting the Huns, king Harshavardhana established his capital at Thanesar near Kurukshetra in the 7th century AD. After his death, the kingdom disintegrated. The region, however, remained strategically important for the rulers of Delhi, as it lay in the path of invaders from the northwest. Prithviraj Chauhan established a fort at Hansi in the 12th century. Muhammad Ghori conquered this area in the Second Battle of Tarain. Following his death, the Delhi Sultanate was established that ruled much of India for several centuries. The earliest reference to 'Hariana' occurs in a Sanskrit inscription dated 1328 AD kept in Delhi Museum which refers to this region as The heaven on earth, indicating that it was fertile and relatively peaceful at that time. Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a fort at Hisar in 1354 to further fortify the region.

The three famous battles of Panipat took place near the modern town of Panipat. The first battle took place in 1526, where Babur, the ruler of Kabul defeated Ibrahim Lodi of the Delhi Sultanate, through the use of field artillery. This battle marked the beginning of the Mughal empire in India. In the second battle of Panipat (November 5, 1556), Akbar's general Bairam Khan defeated Hemu, and paved the way for Akbar's reign. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan warlord Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau of Pune. Ahmad Shah won decisively, On January 13, 1761.

During the British Raj, most of Haryana formed part of the Punjab province. Some parts were ruled by the princely states of Loharu, Nabha, Jind and Patiala. During the Indian rebellion of 1857, several leaders from this region, including Rao Tula Ram, participated actively. Later, leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram played an important role in the politics of the Punjab province.

On 1 November 1966, Haryana was carved out of the mostly Hindi-speaking eastern portion of Punjab, while the mostly Punjabi-speaking western portion remained as current day Punjab. The city of Chandigarh, on the linguistic and physical border, was made a union territory to serve as capital of both these states. Chandigarh was due to transfer to state of Punjab in 1986, according to the Rajiv-Longowal Accord, but the transfer has been delayed pending an agreement on which parts of the Hindi speaking areas of Abohar and Fazilka, currently part of Firozpur District of Punjab, that should be transferred to Haryana in exchange. In the 1970s, Haryana contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and White Revolution in India.

Haryana is a landlocked state in northern India. It is located between 27°37' to 30°35' N latitude and between 74°28' and 77°36' E longitude. The altitude of Haryana varies between 700 to 3600 ft (200 metres to 2 kilometres) above sea level. An area of 1,553 km² is covered by forest. Haryana has four main geographical features.

• The Yamuna-Ghaggar plain forming the largest part of the state
• The Shivalik Hills to the northeast
• Semi-desert sandy plain to the southwest
• The Aravalli Range in the south

The majority of the state is an agricultural plain, with the southern and western edge being more dry and arid. the plain of Haryana is also known for water divider of the himalyan rivers.

The population of Haryana, according to the 2001 census, is 21,144,000, with 11,364,000 males and 9,781,000 females. The population density is 477 people/sq km. Haryana, along with neighboring Punjab, has a skewed sex ratio, with many more men than women. Selective abortion of female fetuses is known to occur. These problems have lead to a shortage of brides and are contributing to the purchase of brides from Orissa, Jharkand, and Bihar.

Hindus make up about 88.2% of the population, Muslims 5.8%, Sikhs 5.5%, Jains 0.3% and Christians 0.1%^[3] Muslims are mainly in the Mahendragarh district, while Sikh's are mostly in the districts adjoining Punjab. There is also a large minority Anglo-Indian community in the state, concentrated in the areas adjoining Delhi.

At one point in history till the British rule, Haryana was dominated by a business class of India called as Banias, while the Jats dominated parts of south Haryana including Agra. The large migration of the upper class banias to Delhi and other metros has so far decreased their numbers. The northern districts have significant Punjabi population, while the southern and central districts have Jaat majority.

More than a thousand medium and large industries with a capital investment of Rs. 2000 billion or $ 40.4 billion have been established in the state in mainly Gurgaon, Panchkula, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh. These include Hindusthan National Glass, Maruti Udyog Limited, Escorts, Hero Honda, Alcatel, Sony, Whirlpool India, Bharti Telecom, Liberty Shoes and Hindustan Machine Tools,.In addition there are more than 80,000 small-scale industries in the state which cumulatively bring in a substantial income for the state and its people. Yamunanagar district has a BILT paper mill, Haryana has a large production of cars, motorcycles, tractors, sanitary ware, glass container industry, gas stoves and scientific instruments.DCM Textiles, Hisar and Jindal industry is there in Hisar

Gurgaon, has seen emergence of an active information technology industry in the recent years. With organisations like IBM, Hewitt Associates, Dell, Convergys, United Healthcare and NIIT setting up back offices or contact centers in Gurgaon.

Despite recent industrial development, Haryana is primarily an agricultural state. About 70% of residents are engaged in agriculture. Wheat and rice are the major crops. Haryana is self-sufficient in food production and the second largest contributor to India's central pool of food grains. Other crops include sugarcane, cotton, maize, bajra, and oilseeds. About 86% of the area is arable, and of that 96% is cultivated. About 75% of the area is irrigated, through tubewells and an extensive system of canals. Haryana contributed significantly to the Green Revolution in India in the 1970s that made the country self-sufficient in food production.

Dairy farming is also an essential part of the rural economy. Milk and milk products form an essential part of the local diet. There is the saying Desaan main des Haryana, jit doodh dahi ka khaana, which means "Among places is Haryana, where the staple food is milk and yoghurt". There is a vast network of milk societies that support the dairy industry. The National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal, and the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes at Hisar are instrumental in development of new breeds of cattle and propagation of these breeds through embryo transfer technology. The Murrah breed of water buffalo from Haryana is world-famous for its milk production.

This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Haryana at market prices estimated by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.

Year	Gross State Domestic Product
1980	33,860
1985	65,520
1990	136,360
1995	297,890
2000	550,050

Haryana's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $25 billion at current prices.

Over 3% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in Haryana.

See also: List of conglomerates in Haryana

The state is divided into four divisions for administrative purpose - Ambala, Rohtak, Gurgaon and Hisar Division. There are 20 districts, 47 sub-divisions, 67 tehsils, 45 sub-tehsils and 116 blocks. Haryana has a total of 81 cities and towns. It has 6,759 villages.

Ambala Division

• Ambala District
• Kaithal District
• Kurukshetra District
• Panchkula District
• Yamuna Nagar District

Gurgaon Division

• Faridabad District
• Gurgaon District
• Mahendragarh District
• Mewat District
• Rewari District

Hisar Division

• Bhiwani District
• Fatehabad District
• Hisar District
• Jind District
• Sirsa District

Rohtak Division

• Jhajjar District
• Karnal District
• Panipat District
• Rohtak District
• Sonipat District

During 2001-02, there were 11,013 primary schools, 1,918 middle schools, 3,023 high schools and 1,301 senior secondary schools in the state.^[4] Haryana Board of School Education, established in September 1969 and shifted to Bhiwani in 1981, conducts public examinations at middle, matriculation, and senior secondary levels twice a year. Over seven lakh candidates attend annual examinations in February and March, and 150,000 attend supplementary examinations each November. The Board also conducts examinations for Haryana Open School at senior and senior secondary levels twice a year.^[5] The Haryana government provides free education to women up to graduation level.

There are five universities in the state. Technical education and management studies are provided by Maharishi Dayanand University at Rohtak, Kurukshetra University at Kurukshetra, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology at Hisar and Chaudhary Devi Lal University at Sirsa. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University at Hisar is one of the biggest agricultural universities in Asia. It is engaged in education, research and development related to agriculture. The National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal provides education in the field of dairy science. It has been upgraded to the level of a Deemed University. There are medical colleges in Rohtak,Mullana and Agroha.

1. ^ http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9111200
2. ^ Agarwal, Vishal: Is There Vedic Evidence for the Indo-Aryan Immigration to India? (PDF)
3. ^ http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/ 2001 Indian Census Data
4. ^ http://www.haryana-online.com/education.htm
5. ^ http://hbse.nic.in/history.htm

• Haryana Government Website
• Haryana at the Open Directory Project
• Haryana travel guide from Wikitravel

	State of Haryana Haryana Topics | History | Politics
Capital	Chandigarh
Districts	Ambala | Bhiwani | Faridabad | Fatehabad | Gurgaon | Hisar | Jhajjar | Jind | Kaithal | Karnal | Kurukshetra | Mahendragarh | Mewat | Panchkula | Panipat | Rewari | Rohtak | Sirsa | Sonipat | Yamuna Nagar
Tourist Places	Agroha | Badkhal Lake | Kalka | Karna Lake | Kurukshetra | Morni Hills | Pinjore | Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary | Surajkund | Tilyar Lake
Famous People	Kalpana Chawla | Kapil Dev | Lala Lajpat Rai | Seth Chhaju Ram | Sir Chhotu Ram | Rao Tula Ram | Mallika Sherawat | Colonel Hoshiar Singh
Chief Ministers	Om Prakash Chautala | Banarsi Das Gupta | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Bansi Lal | Bhajan Lal | Devi Lal | Birender Singh | Hukam Singh

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