Outline of Haryana explained
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
- Haryana is situated within the following regions:
Geographic features of Haryana
- Topographic features of Haryana
- Hydrographic features of Haryana
Environment of Haryana
Wildlife of Haryana
- Fauna of Haryana
- Flora of Haryana
- National Parks of Haryana
- Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
- Endangered Wildlife Breeding Reserves
- Wetlands
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
See main article: Government of Haryana and Politics 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
- State Agencies of Haryana
- Legislative branch of Haryana Government
- Judiciary of Haryana
Law and order in Haryana
History of Haryana, by period
- Indus Valley Civilization
Culture of Haryana
Art in Haryana
Literary Arts of Haryana
Dance and Music
- Folk Dances of Haryana Music of Haryana[2] [3]
- Devotional
- Festive seasonal
- Ceremonial and recreational
- Legendary bravery
- Love and romance
- Ceremonial
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
- TV Channels focused on Haryanavi
- Newspapers in Haryana
Museums in Haryana
People of Haryana
Caste/community breakdown:[4]
- Jat, 20% to 22%
Single largest ethnic group of
- Brahmin, 7% to 10%
Second largest ethnic group of Haryana.Historically socio-economically dominant.
- OBC, 35%,
Includes Ahir, Saini (8% with sizeable presence in Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Hisar and Rewari districts)[5] [6] Kumhar, Gadaria, Nai, Jogi, Kamboj, etc. Excluding Jats who have been demanding OBC status for jobs.
- Scheduled Castes, 21%,
Dalits, from marginalised communities such as Balmiki, Chamar, Dhanak and Khatik.
- Other non-dalit non-SC castes, 7% to 10,
Includes mainly Baniya and Punjabi people (excluding Jat Sikh, Punjabi speaking 1947 partition migrants who are now natives of Haryana) and the rest.
Religion in Haryana
Population data as per Census of India 2011:[7]
Sports in Haryana
- Governing Bodies for Sports in Haryana:
- Sports' Clubs and Academies in Haryana:
- State Teams of Haryana:
- Sports venues in Haryana:
Economy and infrastructure of Haryana
Economy of Haryana
Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Haryana
- Green Revolution in Haryana
- Livestock Breeds in Haryana
- 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
Irrigation
Industry Sector in Haryana
- Manufacturing
- Economic and Industrial Corridors, and Investment Regions
Services Sector in Haryana
Transportation in Haryana
- Road network in Haryana
- Railway network in Haryana
- Aviation in Haryana
- Airports in Haryana
- Civil airports in Haryana
- Military airports in Haryana
- Military and Civil Airports in Haryana
- Pilot Training Institutes in Haryana
Energy in Haryana
- Electricity sector in Haryana
- 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
- Energy-related research and training Institutes in Haryana:
Education in Haryana
Heath and safety in Haryana
See also
- Archaeological
- Historical
- Zoos in Haryana
- Dams in Haryana
- Public places
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.thestatesman.com/cities/amit-shah-s-vistar-yatra-operation-jatland-begins-today-1501593355.html "Amit Shah's Vistar Yatra : "Operation Jatland" begins today."
- Web site: Journal of Punjab Studies - Center for Sikh and Punjab Studies - UC Santa Barbara. www.global.ucsb.edu. 4 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213237/http://www.global.ucsb.edu/punjab/journalfall04.html. 3 March 2016. dead.
- Sachchidananda Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes Volume 1 - 1996 817141298X p416.
- http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-how-polarisation-of-non-jat-votes-brought-bjp-to-shores-in-haryana-2027776 Haryana caste breakdown of voters 2014
- Web site: Nayab Singh Saini to be New Haryana Chief Minister After ML Khattar Resigns .
- Web site: Who is Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana's new CM? All you need to know about him . 12 March 2024 .
- http://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/state/6-haryana.html Religion in Haryana
- Web site: DMIC - Information About Admit Card, Result, Time Table, Recruitment - DMIC . 4 June 2023 .
- http://haryanatourism.gov.in
- Web site: Progress report of village electrification as on 30-09-2015 . CEA .
- Web site: Abengoa completes India's first CSP plant at 3 MW . 2 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403043006/http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/2011/kw39/abengoa-completes-indias-first-csp-plant-at-3-mw.html . 3 April 2012 . dead .