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Outline of Haryana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Haryana.

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Haryana – one of the 29 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.

Geography of Haryana

  • Haryana is: an Indian state
  • Area of Haryana: 44,212 km², or 1.34% of India's total geographical area
  • Population of Haryana: 25,353,081, or 2.09% of India's population (2011 Census of India)

    • Location of Haryana

  • Haryana is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
  • Asia
  • South Asia
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • India
  • North India
  • Punjab region
  • Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
  • Neighboring States and UTs – Haryana is located next to:
  • Chandigarh
  • Delhi
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttarakhand
  • Uttar Pradesh

    • Geographic features of Haryana

  • Topographic features of Haryana
  • Major Physiographic Divisions of Haryana
  • Shivalik Hills to the north east
  • Punjab Plain in the west
  • Ghaggar-Yamuna Plain in the east, forming the largest part of the state
  • Sandy plains of the Thar Desert in the south west
  • Aravalli Range in the south
  • Landforms of Haryana
  • Dhosi Hill, an extinct volcano
  • Topographic extremes of Haryana
  • High: Karoh Peak, Morni Hills 1,467 m (4,813 ft)
  • Hydrographic features of Haryana

    • Environment of Haryana

  • Ecozone: Indomalayan
  • Biomes: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and Deserts and xeric shrublands
  • Ecoregions: Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests, Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests, Northwestern thorn scrub forests, and Thar desert

    • Wildlife of Haryana

  • Fauna of Haryana
  • Flora of Haryana

    • Protected areas of Haryana

  • National Parks of Haryana
  • Kalesar National Park
  • Sultanpur National Park
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
  • Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Endangered Wildlife Breeding Reserves
  • Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani
  • Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra
  • Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore
  • Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni
  • Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala
  • Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua in Rewari district
  • Deer Park, Hisar
  • Wetlands
  • Dighal Wetlands, an Important Bird Area
  • Basai Wetland
  • Blue Bird Lake

    • Administrative Units of Haryana

  • Divisions of Haryana
  • Ambala division
  • Gurgaon division
  • Hisar division
  • Rohtak division
  • Districts of Haryana
  • Ambala district
  • Bhiwani district
  • Faridabad district
  • Fatehabad district
  • Gurgaon district
  • Hisar district
  • Jhajjar district
  • Jind district
  • Kaithal district
  • Karnal district
  • Kurukshetra district
  • Mahendragarh district
  • Mewat District
  • Panchkula district
  • Palwal district
  • Panipat district
  • Rewari district
  • Rohtak district
  • Sirsa district
  • Sonipat district
  • Yamuna Nagar district
  • Tehsils of Haryana
  • Municipalities of Haryana
  • List of cities in Haryana by population

    • Miscellaneous regions of Haryana

  • Adi Badri (Haryana)
  • Ahirwal
  • Bhattiana
  • Khadir and Bangar
  • Mewat
  • Nardak
  • South Haryana

    • Government and Politics of Haryana

  • Form of government: State Government of India
  • Capital of Haryana: Chandigarh, is also the capital of the state of Punjab, and is a Union territory, separate from the two states.

    • Elections in Haryana

  • Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
  • List of constituencies of Haryana Legislative Assembly
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1982
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1987
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1991
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2000
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2005
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2009
  • Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014
  • Elections to the Lok Sabha in Haryana
  • List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Haryana
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 1991
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 1996
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 1998
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 1999
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 2004
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 2009
  • Indian general election in Haryana, 2014
  • Political parties in Haryana
  • Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)
  • Indian National Congress
  • Indian National Lok Dal
  • Political families of Haryana

    • Branches of the Government of Haryana

  • Executive branch of Haryana Government
  • Governor of Haryana
  • List of Governors of Haryana
  • Raj Bhavan (Haryana)
  • Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister of Haryana
  • List of Chief Ministers of Haryana
  • Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)
  • 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
  • Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
  • Debt Conciliation Board
  • Director Secondary Education, Haryana
  • Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums
  • Haryana Waqf Board
  • Foreign Investment and NRI Cell, Government of Haryana
  • Haryana Civil Medical Services
  • Haryana Environment Protection Council
  • Haryana Land Record Information System
  • Haryana Power Generation Corporation
  • Haryana Roadways
  • Haryana Seeds Development Corporation
  • Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana
  • Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited
  • Haryana Urban Development Authority
  • State Counselling Board, Haryana
  • Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
  • Legislative branch of Haryana Government
  • Legislature type: Unicameral consisting of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
  • Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh)
  • Judiciary of Haryana
  • Punjab and Haryana High Court
  • List of former Chief Justices of Punjab and Haryana High Court
  • Palace of Justice (Chandigarh)

    • Law and order in Haryana

  • Haryana Police

    • History of Haryana, by period

  • Indus Valley Civilization
  • Balu, Haryana
  • Banawali
  • Bhirrana
  • Farmana
  • Jognakhera
  • Kunal
  • Lohari Ragho
  • Mitathal
  • Rakhigarhi
  • Siswal
  • Sothi

    • Culture of Haryana

  • Festivals in Haryana
  • Public holidays in Haryana

    • Art in Haryana

  • Literary Arts of Haryana
  • Literature of Haryana
  • Performing arts of Haryana
  • Cinema of Haryana
  • List of Haryanvi-language films
  • Folk Dances of Haryana
  • Music of Haryana
  • Theatre in Haryana
  • Saang
  • Visual arts of Haryana
  • Architecture of Haryana
  • Forts of Haryana
  • List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
  • List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Haryana: Chandigarh Capitol Complex, as part of the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
  • Open Hand Monument
  • Rock Garden of Chandigarh
  • Embroidery of Haryana
  • Phulkari, which has been awarded the Geographical indication (GI) status in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
  • Shisha (embroidery)

    • Clothing in Haryana

  • Men
  • Kurta
  • Pajamas
  • Dhoti
  • Women
  • Gagra choli (Lehenga and Choli)
  • Shalwar kameez
  • Dupatta, which sometimes used as a Ghoonghat

    • Cuisine of Haryana

  • North Indian cuisine
  • Punjabi cuisine
  • Haryanvi cuisine
  • Dishes of Haryana

    • Languages and dialects of Haryana

  • Hindi (Central Zone)
  • Haryanvi language
  • Braj Bhasha
  • Khariboli dialect
  • Sansi language
  • Rajasthani language
  • Bagri language
  • Mewati language
  • Rangri dialect
  • Pahari languages

    • Media in Haryana

  • DD Haryana
  • Newspapers in Haryana
  • Amar Ujala
  • Dainik Jagran
  • Hari Bhoomi
  • Punjab Kesari

    • Museums in Haryana

  • Dharohar Museum
  • Haryana Rural Antique Museum
  • Jahaj Kothi Museum
  • Kurukshetra Panorama and Science Centre
  • Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum
  • Shrikrishna Museum

    • People of Haryana

  • List of people from Haryana

    • Religion in Haryana

  • Hinduism in Haryana
  • Hindu Temples in Haryana
  • Sikhism in Haryana
  • Gurdwara Toka Sahib
  • Kapal Mochan
  • Nada Sahib
  • Gurudwara Sheeshganj Sahib
  • Islam in Haryana
  • Kabuli Bagh Mosque
  • Christianity in Haryana
  • Cantonment Church Tower
  • Immaculate Heart Church, (Karnal)
  • Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nilokheri
  • St. Thomas Church, Hisar
  • The United Church, Nilokheri
  • Punjabi folk religion
  • Naugaja Peer

    • Sports in Haryana

  • Governing Bodies for Sports in Haryana:
  • Haryana Archery Association
  • Haryana Cricket Association
  • Sports’ Clubs and Academies in Haryana:
  • Bhiwani Boxing Club
  • Chandigarh Golf Club
  • DLF Golf and Country Club
  • State Teams of Haryana:
  • Haryana cricket team
  • Haryana football team
  • Sports venues in Haryana:
  • Stadiums in Haryana

    • State Symbols of Haryana

  • State animal: Blackbuck
  • State Bird: Black francolin
  • State Flower: Lotus
  • State Tree: Peepal
  • State seal: Seal of Haryana

    • Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Haryana

  • Green Revolution in Haryana
  • Livestock Breeds in Haryana
  • Haryanvi cattle, Mewati cattle, and Sahiwal cattle, all of which are breeds of Zebu
  • Murrah buffalo
  • Nali Sheep, Muzzafarnagri (Sheep) and Hissardale (Sheep)
  • 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
  • List of agricultural centres established by CCS HAU
  • 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

    • Industry Sector in Haryana

  • Manufacturing
  • Automotive industry in Haryana
  • National Fertilizers Limited plant at Panipat
  • Indian Oil Corporation’s Panipat Refinery
  • Economic and Industrial Corridors, and Investment Regions
  • Special Economic Zones in Haryana
  • Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor
  • Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Haryana nodes

    • Services Sector in Haryana

  • Banking in Haryana
  • State Bank of Patiala, an associate bank of the State Bank Group
  • Oriental Bank of Commerce
  • Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, a Regional Rural Bank
  • Haryana State Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd.
  • Tourism in Haryana

    • Transportation in Haryana

  • Road network in Haryana
  • Ancient Routes passing through Haryana
  • Delhi Multan Road
  • Grand Trunk Road
  • Expressways passing through Haryana
  • Ambala Chandigarh Expressway
  • Delhi Faridabad Skyway
  • Delhi Gurgaon Expressway
  • Eastern Peripheral Expressway
  • Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway
  • Himalayan Expressway
  • Kundli-Manesar–Palwal Expressway
  • Panipat Elevated Expressway
  • Pathankot Ajmer Expressway
  • National Highways passing through Haryana
  • North-south oriented highways (with even numbers increasing from the east to the west): NH 44 (NH 344), NH 48, NH 52 (NH 152, NH 352)
  • East-west oriented highways (with odd numbers increasing from the north to the south): NH 5 (NH 105), NH 7 (NH 907), NH 9 (NH 709), NH 19 (NH 919)
  • Parts of Golden Quadrilateral in Haryana
  • State Highways in Haryana
  • List of state highways in Haryana
  • Railway network in Haryana
  • Freight corridors
  • Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
  • Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
  • High-speed rail network
  • Diamond Quadrilateral
  • Zonation of Indian Railway with respect to Haryana
  • Northern Railway zone
  • Ambala railway division
  • Kalka–Shimla Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the other Mountain Railways of India
  • Delhi railway division
  • North Central Railway zone
  • North Western Railway zone
  • Bikaner railway division
  • Railway Stations in Haryana
  • Aviation in Haryana
  • Airports in Haryana
  • Civil airports in Haryana
  • Bhiwani Airport
  • Hisar Airport
  • Karnal Airport
  • Narnaul Airport
  • Pinjore Airport, also called Kalka Airport
  • Military airports in Haryana
  • Ambala Air Force Station
  • Sirsa Air Force Station
  • Military and Civil Airports in Haryana
  • Chandigarh Airport, a restricted international airport
  • Pilot Training Institutes in Haryana
  • Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation

    • Energy in Haryana

  • Electricity sector in Haryana
  • Status of Rural electrification: 100%
  • List of power stations in Haryana
  • Coal-based power stations in Haryana
  • Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station, Yamunanagar
  • Faridabad Thermal Power Station
  • Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project, Jhajjar
  • Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project, Jhajjar
  • Panipat Thermal Power Station I
  • Panipat Thermal Power Station II
  • Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Hisar
  • Natural gas-based power stations in Haryana
  • Faridabad Thermal Power Plant
  • Diesel-based power stations in Haryana
  • Ambala Diesel Power Station
  • Nuclear power stations
  • Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant, Fatehabad
  • Solar power stations in Haryana
  • Faridabad Solar PV Power Plant
  • IIT Bombay - Gwal Pahari, Haryana
  • Energy-related research and training Institutes in Haryana:
  • National Power Training Institute
  • National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon
  • International Solar Alliance Headquarters, Gurgaon

    • Education in Haryana

  • Haryana Board of School Education
  • Director Secondary Education, Haryana
  • Central University of Haryana
  • Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
  • List of institutions of higher education in Haryana
  • Haryana Institute of Technology (HIT)
  • Haryana Technical Institute
  • ITM University, Gurgaon, Haryana
  • List of Medical, Ayurvedic, Dental, Physiotherapy, Nursing and Para-medical colleges in Haryana

    • Heath and safety in Haryana

  • Herbal Parks
  • Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park
  • Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu
  • Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham
  • Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar

    • References

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