Haryana has a population of over 25 million people spread across 21 districts. The document analyzes census data on urbanization, literacy rates, and assetless populations in Haryana. It finds that 34.79% of Haryana's population is urbanized, with the highest rates in Faridabad and Gurgaon. Literacy rates have increased across all districts between 2001-2011, with an overall rate of 76.6% in 2011. Approximately 9.36% of Haryana's households have no assets, with the highest percentages in Mewat and Bhiwani.
2. Haryana is a state in northwest India between 27o 37' to
30o 35' latitudes and between 74o 28' to 77o 36' longitudes
and with an altitude between 700 to 3600 feet above sea level.
It was carved out off the Indian state of Punjab on 1st Nov.
1966. It is bounded by Uttar Pradesh in east, Punjab in west,
Himachal Pradesh in north and Rajasthan in south.
River Yamuna acts as the eastern division for administrative
purpose. Haryana state stretches for about 44212 sqKms
with just 1.37 percent of total geographical area and less than
2 percent of India's population. Since it surrounds Delhi in the
northern, western and southern sides, a large area of state is
included in National Capital Region (N.C.R.).
HARYANA GEOGRAPHY
4. Urbanisation refers to general increase in population
and amount of industrialisation of a settlement. It is a process
that leads to growth of cities due to industrialization and
economic development and also leads to specific changes in
specialization labour divison and human behaviour .
Urbanisation symbolizes the movement of people from rural
to urban areas . According to Anderson, urbanization is not a
one way process but it has a two way process. It involves
not only movement from villages to cities but change from
agricultural occupations to business, trade, service and a
change in the migrants attitudes, believes, values and
behavioural pattern.
Trewartha (1969) considers urbanization as a cyclical
process through which the nations pass as they evolve from
agrarian to industrial societies.
Kingslay Davis (1965) defines urbanization as a
progressive concentration of population in urban units.
Haryana Urbanisation
7. JHAJJAR 25.39
SIRSA 24.75
JIND 22.82
PALWAL 22.65
KAITHAL 21.97
BHIWANI 19.80
FATEHABAD 19.05
MAHENDRGARH 14.43
MEWAT 11.38
Source : census of India 2011
8. HARYANA LITERACY
• Literacy and level of education are basic indicators of the level of
development achieved by a society. Spread of literacy is generally
associated with important traits of modern civilization such as
modernization, urbanization, industrialization, communication
and commerce. Literacy forms an important input in overall
development of individuals enabling them to comprehend their
social, political and cultural environment better and respond to it
appropriately. Higher levels of education and literacy lead to a
greater awareness and also contributes in improvement of
economic and social conditions. It acts as a catalyst for social
upliftment enhancing the returns on investment made in almost
every aspect of development effort, be it population control,
health, hygiene, environmental degradation control, employment
of weaker sections of the society.
•The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
9. HARYANA LITERACY RATE
STATE / DISTRICT 2001 2011
HARYANA 67.9 76.6
PANCHKULA 74.0 83.4
AMBALA 75.3 82.9
YAMUNANAGAR 71.6 78.9
KURUKSHETRA 69.9 76.7
KAITHAL 59.0 70.6
KARNAL 67.7 76.4
PANIPAT 69.2 77.5
SONIPAT 72.8 80.8
JIND 62.1 72.7
Source : census of India 2011
11. HARYANA ASSETLESS POPULATION
• Assetless population are the households that
“don’t own any of the assets listed on the
census forms – that means no phone, no TV,
no radio, no vehicle, on internet, no of any
kind…,” a category that encompasses 18
percent of Indian households nationwide
• Source: census of India 2011