Haryana

Dr. G. Prasanna Kumar

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Extract from an epigraph of Vikrami
Samvat 1385, found in village
Saravan, near Delhi

Name

Raja Harishchandra
Hari (Parashuram)
Haribana, a wild plant
Hari (Lord Krishna)
Haridhanyaka
Dasharna (10 forts)
Aryas (Aryana)
Abhirayana (Abhirs)
Haryali Harita Aranyaka Haritanaka

Legends
Kurukshetra War
5 villages demanded by Pandavas
from Duryodhana
Pandavaprastha (Panipat)
Sonaprastha (Sonipat)
Indraprastha (Delhi)
Bahakprastha (Baghpat)
Tilprastha (Tilpat)

Archaeology
Rakhigarhi village in the Hisar district is home
to the largest and one of the oldest Indus
Valley Civilization sites and dated as over 5,000
years old.
According to archeologists, Rakhigarhi may be
the origin of Harappan civilisation, which took
place in the Ghaggar basin in Haryana and
gradually and slowly moved to the Indus valley.
Mitathal (Bhiwani)
Banawali (Fatehabad)
Kunal (Fatehabad) Pre-Harappan

Battles of Haryana
First Battle of Panipat (1526), Babur
defeated the Lodis, leading to the
establishment of Mughal Empire in India.
Second Battle of Panipat (1556), Akbar
defeated the Hindu king Hemu.
Third Battle of Panipat (1761), the Afghan
king Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated
the Marathas (Sadashivrao Bhau).
Battle of Karnal (1739), Nader Shah of
Persia defeated Mughals led by Muhammad
Shah.

Haryana & Freedom Struggle

1857 Mutiny started in Ambala on
10 May, 9 hours before Meerut.
Ballabhgarh Raja Nahar Singh,
Rewari Rao Tula Ram, Farukhnagar
Lala Lajpat Rai
Ch. Chhotu Ram
Pt. Neki Ram Sharma

Partition of Punjab

1 November 1966
Majority Hindi speaking areas
Ambala Division
7 districts (Ambala minus southern
part of Kharar tehsil, Karnal, Rohtak,
Gurgaon, Mahendragarh, Hisar,
Narwana & Jind tehsils of Sangrur
forming Jind district)

Geography
4 main geographical features.
1. The Yamuna-Ghaggar plain forming
the largest part of the state
2. The Shivalik Hills to the northeast
3. Semi-desert sandy plain to the
southwest
4. The Aravalli Range in the south

Rivers of Haryana
Yamuna, only perennial river
Ghaggar rises in the outer Himalayas, from
Dagshai, HP and enters the state
near Pinjore in the Panchkula district.
Passing through Ambala and Sirsa, it
reaches Bikaner in Rajasthan and runs for
460 km before disappearing into the deserts
of Rajasthan.
Sarsuti (Saraswati) (Kurukshetra)
Chutang, Tangri Tributaries of Ghaggar
Markanda from Shivalik hills joins Sarsuti

Irrigation System

Western Jamuna Canal System

Bhakra Canal System
Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal
Agra Canal (New Okhla Barrage)
Gurgaon Canal (New Okhla Barrage)
Jawahar Lal Nehru Canal (Lift)
Loharu Canal (Lift)
Siwani Canal (Lift)
Jui Canal (Lift)

Chief Ministers

Bhagwat Dayal Sharma First CM

Rao Birender Singh
Bansi Lal
Banarsi Das Gupta
Devi Lal
Bhajan Lal
Om Prakash Chautala
Hukam Singh
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Manohar Lal Khattar

Administration
Divisions: 4
Districts: 21
Sub Divisions: 54
Tehsils: 74, Sub-Tehsils: 44
Blocks: 119
Towns: 154 (9 Corporations, 14 Municipal
Councils, 51 Municipal Committees)
Villages: 6841 (Panchayats: 6155)

Basic Statistics
Area: 44,212 sq.km.
Population (2011): 2.54 Cr. (1.35+ 1.18)
Density: 573 per sq.km.
Rural Population: 65.21%
Sex Ratio (2011): 877
Child Sex Ratio (2011): 834
Literacy: 76.6% (2011) (85.4 + 66.8)
IMR 2013: 41 (Male 40, Female 42)
Birth Rate: 2.13% Death Rate: 0.63%
Total Fertility Rate: 2.2

Economic Indicators
(2014-15)
Net SDP at Current Prices: Rs.
395885 Cr.
Growth Rate of Net SDP: 11.9%
Per Capita Net SDP: Rs. 147076
Third highest per capita income
among states after Goa and Sikkim.

Agriculture
Area under Forests 6.49%
Net Area sown: 82.2%
Wheat 71%; Rice 35%; Coarse grains
15%, Pulses 4%; Oilseeds %; Cotton
16%; Sugarcane 3%
Average yield kg per Ha:
Wheat; 4722; Rice 3256
Net Area Irrigated: 84.2%
Haryana Cow & Murrah Buffalo

Major Industries
Gurgaon Maruti Udyog, HeroCorp (Scooters),
Honda Moors, Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Faridabad Escorts, Eicher, Goodyear, Bata
Panchkula HMT Pinjore
Rewari Hero MotoCorp, Dharuhera
Panipat Indian Oil Refinery (15 MMT), NFL
Karnal Liberty Shoes
Sonipat Atlas Cycles
Jhajjar Hindustan Sanitaryware,
Bahadurgarh

National Highways
1346 km
NH 1: New Delhi to Attari
NH 2: New Delhi to Kolkota
NH 8: New Delhi to Mumbai
NH 10: New Delhi to Fazilka
NH 21A: Pinjore to Swarghat, HP
NH 22: Ambala to Khab on Tibet border
NH 65: Ambala to Pali, Rajasthan
NH 71: Jalandar to Rewari, 71A (709): Rohtak to
Panipat, 71B: Rewari to Palwal
NH 72: Ambal to Haridwar
NH 73: Roorkee to Panchkula, 73A: Yamuna Nagar
to Paonta Sahib

National Parks & Wild Life

Sanctuaries

Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon

Kalesar National Park, Yamunanagar
Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary, Yamunanagar
Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, Panchkula
Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Kurukshetra
Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rewari
Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Sirsa
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jhajjar
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jhajjar
Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, Panchkula

Important Places
Pinjore
Morni Hills
Hathni Kund
Tajewala
Ambala
Pehowa
(Prithudakeshwar)
(Pool of Prithu)
Pharal (Phalgu)
Kurukshetra
Jyothisar

Karnal
Faridabad (Shaikh
Farid 1607)
Surajkund
Gurgaon (Guru
Gram)
Mewat
Hisar
Hansi
Agroha
Rohtak

Religious Places

Brahmasarovar, Kurukshetra
Sannehit Sarovar, Kurukshetra
Gita Mandir, Jyothisar
Saraswati Tirtha, Pehowa
Mansa Devi Mandir, Panchkula
Sheetal Mata Mandir, Gurgaon
Pandu Pindara, Jind
Chandi Mandir
Bhima Devi Temple, Pinjore
Sheikh Chillis Tomb, Thanesar

Major Universities
Kurukshetra University
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana
Agricultural University, Hisar
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science
and Technology, Hisar
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary &
Animal Sciences, Hisar
Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila
Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan

Important Institutions
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute,
Karnal
National Council for Cement and Building
Materials, Faridabad
Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai
Kalpana Chawla Planetarium, Jyotisar
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
IIM, Rohtak
National Brain Research Centre, Manesar

Important Initiatives of Present

Government
Rashtriya Gokul Mission for the preservation and promotion of
indigenous breed of cows in the state.
Gau-Sanrakshan and Gau-Samvardhan Act, 2015 Cow
Slaughter and sale of cow meat banned. Cognizable, nonbailable offence up to 10 years imprisonment and fine up to
Rs. 10 lakhs
Garvit Grameen Vikas Tarun Yojana: to bring positive social
and economic changes in villages with the participation of
youth in rural areas, which aim at making rural youth
volunteers and to inspire other people to bring changes in
villages.
Aapki Beti Hamari Beti: on birth of first girl child in SC and
BPL families and on birth of second girl child in other poor
families on or after January 22, 2015, would be covered and
Rs. 21,000 would be deposited in the bank account of the girl
child.

Important Initiatives of Present

Government
Soochna Praudyogiki Saksham Gram Sachivalya (Haibatpur,
Jind)
Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon: For providing 24-hour
uninterrupted power supply to the villagers.
Har Ghar Hariyali Yojana: One sapling per family in urban
areas and per head in rural areas @ Rs. 1 per sapling
Vidhayak Adarsh Gram Yojana
Swaprerit Adarsh Gram Yojana (Sui, Bhiwani): holistic
develop of villages in partnership with all those who are
desirous of contributing
Haryana Kaushal Vikas Mission: on the pattern of the
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana for the skill
development of the youth of the State.
Thari Pension Thare Pass: to directly transfer pension into
the bank accounts of beneficiaries.

Miscellaneous

Information about your district

Immediate neighbours
Etymology of your home district
Empowerment of Women
Reasons for adverse Sex Ratio
Sports & Sportspersons
Haryana Tourism
Jat Agitation

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