The document provides an overview of the Indian state of Haryana, including its history, geography, population, districts, literacy rates, culture, climate, tourism spots, agriculture, rivers, connectivity, food habits, festivals, traditional costumes, sports, film industry, industrial hubs, and some notable personalities from Haryana. Key details are provided on the capital city of Chandigarh, date of formation, official languages, size, population, state animal, bird, flower, tree and current chief minister.

1. SUBMITTED BY :
MAHESH GARG
ROLL NO.-1611641009
Prannath Parnami Institute for
Professional Studies

2.  Capital: Chandigarh
 Date of formation:1. Nov. 1966
 Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Hariyanvi
 Size: 44,212 sq. Km:
 Population (Census 2011): 2,53,51,462
 State animal: Blackbuck
 State bird: Black francolin
 State flower: Lotus
 State tree: Peepal
 Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
 Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki
OVERVIEW

3. HISTORY
 HARYANA : “THE ABODE OF GOD”
 Ancient name of haryana is HARITANAKA.
 Haryana was named after the Great Rana Har Rai, a great General of
Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan.
 Haryana has witnessed several decisive battles Battle of Kurukshetra
described in the Mahabharata and the three battles of Panipat.
Manuscript illustration
of the Battle of
Kurukshetra

4. GEOGRAPHY
 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
 Thorny, dry, deciduous forest and thorny shrubs are present.

5. Population
Sr. No. State
Religious
Communities Persons
Males Females
1 Haryana All Religious Communities 21,144,564 11,363,953 9,780,611
2 Haryana Hindu 18,655,925 10,041,282 8,614,643
3 Haryana Muslim 1,222,916 654,040 568,876
4 Haryana Christian 27,185 14,175 13,010
5 Haryana Sikh 1,170,662 618,558 552,104
6 Haryana Buddhist 7,140 4,004 3,136
7 Haryana Jain 57,167 29,914 27,253
8 Haryana Other Religious Communities 1,255 701 554

6. District
s

7. Literacy
rate Highest literacy rate in Haryana is
86.30% at Gurgaon
 National average literacy - 59.5%
 Male literacy - 79%,
 Female literacy -67%
 Hisar, Rohtak & Sonipat are hub of
education

8. culture Haryana has a rich cultural heritage.
 People are religious and have social traditions,
 Popular arts are saangs, dramas, ballads and songs.
 Popular Haryanavi dishes include makke di roti and sarso da saag,
lassi, rajma, cholay-bhature, etc.
 Different languages like Haryanvi, Punjabi, Hindi, Bangaru, Bagri etc.
are spoken.
“Hara- Bhara Haryana, Jit Doodh-Dahi ka Khana”

9. Clim
ate
 Temperature
45°C in Summer ,02 °C in
winter
 Rainfall :650 mm (average)

10. Tourism
 Badkal lake
 Star monument
 Braham Sarovar
 Patel Park in Ambala Cantt
 Sohna
 Pinjore garden
Pinjore gardenBraham Sarovar

11. Agricultureof Haryana
10 main crops
 rice,
 jowar,
 bajra,
 maize,
 wheat,
 barley,
 gram,
 Mustard
 cotton
 sugarcane.

12. Main
Rivers
1. Yamuna,
2. Ghaggar,
3. Saraswati,
4. Dohan,
5. Tangri,
6. Krishnawati
7. Sahibi and
8. Markanda.

13. Connectivity by road
 29 national highway with a total
length of 1,461 kilometres
 Well connected from Dehradun,
shimla, Amritsar, Delhi
 Expressway:Kundli-manesar-
palwal (KMP) prposed

14. Food
Habits 'Bajra Ki Khichri'
 Karhi
 Bathua-Ka- Raita
 Aloo-ki- Tikiyas
 Chapatti with ghee
 Milk, buttermilk and ghee
 Fresh vegetable

15. Festivals/
dance
 festival :Teej, Baishakhi Lori , Holi, Dshera, Diwali
 Dance: Sarangi/Ras Leela, Phag Dance

16. Important Fairs
 Surajkund mela
 Kartik mela: Held In Nahar Singh Mahal Ballabhgarh
 Kuruchhetra mela

17. Traditional
Costumes Male:a dhoti, a shirt, a turban
and a pair of shoes
 Female :
thel, Ghaggri and printed
Orhni, Lehenga Petticoat,
Angia or blouse

18. Connectivity by airways
Delhi
Chandigarh
Hisar (Soon Avail.)

19. sports
Haryana has produced some of the best Indian players in a variety of sports.
 In 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, 22 out of 38 Gold Medals came from
Haryana.
 Haryana is the national champion in men's volleyball and women's hockey.
 Haryana has produced many world class players like Maratha Balwant Sagwal,
Sushil Kumar, Kapil Dev, Yogeswar Dutt who have many achievements on their
names.
 Nahar Singh Stadium, Tau Devi Lal Stadium are some of the Ultra-Modern
sports complex available in Haryana.

20. Haryanvi
Film
 The first Haryanvi film is Dharti ,released in
1963.
 The 3rd Haryanvi film is Chandrawal
,released in 1982
 Laado release in 2000, 1st national award.
 Pagdi the Honour, released in 2014, national
award

21. Industrial
Hub
 Yamuna Nagar: Paper mill, suger mill,
timber
 Panipat: Blanket, Refinery
 Faridabad: Escort, ancillary
 Gurgaon: Maruti,
 Ambala : Scientific apparatuses

22. Some Personalities in
Haryana
 Vijender Singh
 Manohar Lal Khattar
 Kapil Dev
 Virender Sehwag
 Shankar Dayal Sharma
 Kalpana Chawla
 Om Prakash Jindal
 Subhash Chandra
 Smt. Shshma Swaraj
 Sh Arbind Kejriwal

24. Initiatives for Good
Governance
 Five Committees of Secretaries (CoS) for better inter-sectoral
and inter-departmental co-ordination on issues of policy have
been set up:
 Committee on Public Private Partnership Infrastructure
and Urban Development
 Committee on Infrastructure and Urban Development
 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
 Committee on Social Sector and Welfare
 Committee on Governance Issues