Outline of Haryana

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

Haryana – one of the 28 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.

General reference[edit]

Names[edit]

Common name: Haryana
- Pronunciation: /ˌhɑːriˈɑːnə/
Official name: State of Haryana
Adjectival(s): Haryanavi
Etymology and Meaning of the Name: from the Sanskrit words Hari (a name of Vishnu) and ayana (home), meaning "the Abode of God".
ISO subdivision code: IN-HR

Rankings (amongst India's states)[edit]

Out of total 29 states and union territories (1st highest, 35th lowest):

by area (higher rank is bigger): 21st (2011 census)
by population (higher rank is bigger): 18th
by gross domestic product (GDP) (higher rank is better) : 13th (2014)
by per capita income (higher rank is better): 6th
by unemployment rate (lower is better): 20th (47 per 1000)
by house ownership (higher rank is better): 14th (88.4%)
by Human Development Index (HDI) (higher rank is better): 9th
by life expectancy at birth (higher rank is better): 12th
by vaccination coverage (higher rank is better): 8th (74.8%)
by low-BMI underweight people: (lower rank is better): male 12th (24.8%), female 15th (25.8%)
by literacy rate (higher rank is better): 22nd
by sex ratio (higher rank is better): 30th
by cognizable crime rate (lower rank is better): 4th (2015)
by suicide rate (lower rank is better): 15th (10.9 annual suicide per lakh of population)

Geography of Haryana[edit]

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[edit]

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:

Geographic features of Haryana[edit]

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
  - Bagar region sandy plains are on the edge of 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

Hierarchy of settlements of Haryana[edit]

State (Haryana)
- Divisions (comprising one or more districts)
  - Districts (comprising cities, towns and villages)
    - Cities and Towns (run by Municipal committee/corporation under Urban Development ministry)
      - Wards (city is subdivided in to several wards)
        Colonies (each ward has one or more colonies/neighbourhood)
    - Tehsils (Department of Revenue) and Block (Department of Rural Development, area usually overlaps with tehsil)
      - Gram panchayat
        Village (each panchayat has one or more village)
        Pana (subdivisions within village are called pana or ward)
        
        Dhani (some villages also have scattered isolated dhanis within its official geographical limits)

Regions of Haryana[edit]

Administrative Units of Haryana[edit]

Miscellaneous regions of Haryana[edit]

Ahirwal
Bagar region
Bhattiana, part of bagar region
Deswali region, region of Haryana where Deswali dialect of Haryanvi language is spoken^[1]
Khadir and Bangar
Mewat
Nardak
South Haryana

Government and Politics of Haryana[edit]

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[edit]

Branches of the Government of Haryana[edit]

Executive branch of Haryana Government
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[edit]

Haryana Police

History of Haryana[edit]

History of Haryana, by period[edit]

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

Culture of Haryana[edit]

Festivals of Haryana external link
Public holidays in Haryana external link

Art in Haryana[edit]

Literary Arts of Haryana[edit]

Literature of Haryana

Performing arts of Haryana[edit]

Cinema of Haryana[edit]

List of Haryanvi-language films

Theatre in Haryana[edit]

Dance and Music[edit]

Folk Dances of Haryana
Music of Haryana^[2]^[3]
- Devotional
  - Chaupaiya (on verses)
  - Holi festival
  - Manjira (type of Cymbal)
  - Ras Leela (of Krishna and Gopis)
  - Ragini
- Festive seasonal
  - Gogaji and Gugga
  - Holi
  - Phaag,
  - Sawan
  - Teej
- Ceremonial and recreational
  - Legendary bravery
    - Kissa
    - Ragini
  - Love and romance
    - Been (including its variant Nāginī dance)
    - Ragini
  - Ceremonial
    - Dhamal Dance,
    - Ghoomar
    - Jhoomar (sway, male only)
    - Khoria dance
    - Loor dance
    - Ragini

Visual arts of Haryana[edit]

Architecture of Haryana[edit]

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[edit]

Phulkari, which has been awarded the Geographical indication (GI) status in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
Shisha (embroidery)

Clothing and ornaments in Haryana[edit]

Men[edit]

- Kurta
- Pajamas
- Dhoti
- Khandwa

Women[edit]

- Gagra choli (Lehenga and Choli)
- Shalwar kameez
- Dupatta, which sometimes used as a Ghoonghat

Cuisine of Haryana[edit]

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

Languages and dialects of Haryana[edit]

Hindi (Central Zone)
- Haryanvi language
  - Deswali (dialect) (also called Deshwali, Desari and Desaru, spoken in Deswal region covering districts of Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Delhi and north west Gurgaon.
  - Standard Haryanvi (dialect) spoken in Jind, Hisar, Hansi, Bhiwani, Tosham, Charki Dadri, Meham and Gohana.
  - Jatu (dialect)(dialect of the Jats) sub-dialect of deswali, spoken by Jats and Rors in low-lying khadir flood planes on western banks of Yamuna in Panipat, Karnal,Kuruksehtra and Yamunanagar districts.
  - Bangru (dialect) (also called Banagaru, Hariani & Haryiani, spoken in areas between Khadar region, Bagar region and deswali region in Kaithal District, Pehowa, Tohana, Barwala, Narwana and Assandh.
- Bagri dialect spoken in (Bagar region of sandy western Haryana covering Sirsa, Ellenabad, Fatehabad, Adampur, Balsamand, Siwani and Bahal in Haryana.
- Sansi dialect (distinct language of Sansi nomads, with influence of Rajasthani, Punjabi, Haryanvi and Hindi languages)
- Mewati language is spoken in Nuh District, Sohna and part of Palwal District.
  - Ahirwati dialect is spoken in Rewari, Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Loharu, Matanheil and parts of Gurugram District like Pataudi and Manesar.
  - (Rangri dialect is another type for Haryanvi language used by haryanvi-Muslim migrants living in Pakistan)
Braj Bhasha (Faridabad and Palwal districts)
Pahari languages (in hill areas of Ambala, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar districts)
- Puadhi dialect is spoken in districts of Panchkula District, Ambala District and parts of Kuruksehtra District like Shahbad Markanda.
- Rathi dialect is spoken in central Sirsa District and northern Fatehabad district..
Punjabi languages
- Malwai dialect is spoken in northern Sirsa District which includes Mandi Dabwali, Kalanwali and Odhan. It also spoken in Ratia Tehsil of Fatehbad District.

Media in Haryana[edit]

TV Channels focused on Haryanavi
- DD Haryana
Newspapers in Haryana

Museums in Haryana[edit]

People of Haryana[edit]

List of people from Haryana

Caste/community breakdown:^[4]

Jat, 20% to 22%
Single largest ethnic group of
Brahmin, 7% to 10%
Second largest ethnic group of Haryana.Historically socio-economically dominant.
OBC, 35%,
Includes Ahir, Saini (8% with sizeable presence in Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Hisar and Rewari districts)^[5]^[6] Kumhar, Gadaria, Nai, Jogi, Kamboj, etc. Excluding Jats who have been demanding OBC status for jobs.
Scheduled Castes, 21%,
Dalits, from marginalised communities such as Balmiki, Chamar, Dhanak and Khatik.
Other non-dalit non-SC castes, 7% to 10,
Includes mainly Baniya and Punjabi people (excluding Jat Sikh, Punjabi speaking 1947 partition migrants who are now natives of Haryana) and the rest.