Haryana

GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF HARYANA

Hαryana is one of the twenty-eight states of India. It is a land-locked state. It is the twenty largest State by land and the eighteen most populous state in India. It is situated in India’s northern region. Haryana shares borders with Uttar Pradesh to the eastPunjab to the west, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, and Rajasthan to the west and south. Hαryana surrounds the country’s capital Delhi on three sides (north, west and south).

Some Haryana cities like Faridabad, Gurugram, and other Hαryana cities near the national capital Delhi play an important role in the Haryana economy. Haryana is rich in history, monuments, heritage, human resources and tourism with a well-developed economy, national highways and state roads.

In the Indian economy, Hαryana plays an important role. In Hαryana, the Sikh population is second in India after Punjab. The Ghaggar River is the only river which flows in Hαryana. Hαryana is also known as the milk pail of India. The historical battle between the Kauravas and Pandavas in Kurukshetra, which is situated in Hαryana.

 

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HARYANA

Below the table shown are basic information about Hαryana.

CapitalChandigarh
GovernorBandaru Dattatreya
Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar
Area44,212 sq.km
Population25,353,081 (2011 census)
Density573/ sq. km (2011 census)
Literacy rate76.64% (2011 census)
Official languageHindi
No. of districts22
LegislatureUnicameral
Assembly seats90
Lok Sabha seats10
Rajya Sabha seats5
High CourtPunjab and Hαryana High Court
High Court locationChandigarh
No. of border shares states4 +2 (Union territory)
MammalBlack Buck
BirdBlack Francolin
FlowerLotus
TreePeepal
State DayNovember 1

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