Haryana is a state in northern India with the following key details: - It borders Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. - Chandigarh is its capital and it was formed in 1966. Major languages include Hindi, Punjabi, and Haryanvi. - There are 21 districts in the state including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, and Ambala. Major crops include rice, wheat, and sugarcane. - The state is known for festivals like Teej and Baishakhi. Important industries include automobile, paper, sugar, and textiles. Literacy rates are among the highest in India

1. Know your Haryana
B. Prasad
Chartered

2. Geographical Boundaries
North: Punjab & Himachal
South: Rajasthan
East: UP
West: Rajasthan & UP

3. Haryana State Information
 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: ManoharLal
Khattar

4. District of Haryana -21
nos.
 Gurgaon
 Rohtak
 Ambala
 Bhiwani
 Faridabad
 Hissar
 Jind
 Kaithal
 Karnal
 Kurukshetra
 Mahendragarh
 Panchkula
 Panipat
 Sonipat
 Yamunanagar
 Sirsa
 Rewari
 Jhanjhar
 Fatehabad

5. District of
Haryana -21 nos.1. Gurgaon
2. Rohtak
3. Ambala
4. Bhiwani
5. Faridabad
6. Hissar
7. Jind
8. Kaithal
9. Karnal
10. Kurukshetra
11. Mahendragarh
12. Panchkula
13. Panipat
14. Sonipat
15. Yamunanagar
16. Sirsa
17. Rewari
18. Jhanjhar
19. Fatehabad
20. Mewat
21. palwal

8. Populardistricts
 Chandigarh: rose garden /
Morni Hills
 Gurgaon: cyber city /Sohna
lake
 Kurukshetra –Kalpana
Chawla
Planetarium/Panorama &
Science Centre/Sri Krishna
Museum/Jyotisar Birthplace
of Bhagavad Gita
 Faridabad –Surajkund
 Panipat : Refinery

9. Agriculture of Haryana
10 main
crops
 rice,
 jowar,
 bajra,
 maize,
 wheat,
 barley,
 gram,
 Mustard
 cotton
 sugarcane.

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

11. Climate
 Temperature
45°C in Summer ,02 °C in winter
 Rainfall :650 mm (average)

12. 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

13. Connectivity by rail

14. Connectivity by airways
 Delhi
 Chandigarh

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

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

17. Important Fairs
 Surajkund mela
 Kartik mela: Held In Nahar Singh Mahal
Ballabhgarh
 Kuruchhetra mela

18. 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

19. Celebrities

20. 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

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

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

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