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STATES – INFORMATION

HARYANA

CAPITAL
Chandigarh
ESTABLISHED
November 1, 1966 (from Punjab)
CHIEF MINISTER
Manohar Lal Khattar
GOVERNOR
Satyadev Narayan Arya
RULING PARTY
BJP
HIGH COURT
Chandigarh (1975)
STATE ANIMAL
Black Buck
STATE BIRD
Black Fronkolin
STATE TREE
Peepal
STATE FLOWER
Lotus
STATE FRUIT
---
STATE EMBLEM
---
STATE SONG
---
STATE SPORT
---
STATE LANGUAGE(S)
Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Haryanvi
STATE DANCE(S)
  1. 1Thamal
  2. 2Koriya
  3. 3Duf
  4. 4Phag Dance
  5. 5Dhamal
  6. 6Loor
  7. 7Gagga
  8. 8Swang
  9. 9Gagor
  10. 10Ghoomar
  11. 11Jhumar
BOUNDARY STATES (6)
  1. 1Punjab
  2. 2Rajasthan
  3. 3Delhi
  4. 4Chandigarh
  5. 5Himachal Pradesh
  6. 6Uttarakhand
AREA

44,212 sq km (21st), Density: 573 per sq. km

POPULATION- 2011

2,53,51,462 (18th), Males = 1,34,94,734 & Females = 1,18,56,728] Male : Female = 1000 = 877

LITERACY (2011)

83.78%

ASSEMBLY

90

LOK SABHA

10

RAJYA SABHA

¬Nill

TRIBES
  1. 1---
FESTIVALS
  1. 1Holi
  2. 2Lohri
  3. 3Baisakhi
  4. 4Diwali
  5. 5Teej
  6. 6Sanjhi
DISTRICTS (22)
  1. 1Ambala
  2. 2Bhiwani
  3. 3Charki Dadri
  4. 4Faridabad
  5. 5Fatehabad
  6. 6Gurgaon
  7. 7Hissar
  8. 8Jhajjar
  9. 9Jind
  10. 10Kaithal
  11. 11Karnal
  12. 12Kurukshetra
  13. 13Mahendragarh
  14. 14Nuh
  15. 15Palwal
  16. 16Panchkula
  17. 17Panipat
  18. 18Rewari
  19. 19Rohtak
  20. 20Sirsa
  21. 21Sonipat
  22. 22Yamuna Nagar
MAIN CITIES
  1. 1Panipat
  2. 2Kurukshetra
  3. 3Pinjore
  4. 4Ray
  5. 5Gurugram
  6. 6Binola
  7. 7Bahadurgarh
  8. 8Karnal
  9. 9Kaithal
  10. 10Palwal
  11. 11Rewari
  12. 12Sirsa
  13. 13Thanesar
  14. 14Ambala
  15. 15Panchkula
  16. 16Fatehabad
  17. 17Hisar
  18. 18Jhajjar
  19. 19Rothak
  20. 20Sonipat
  21. 21Nuh
  22. 22Mahendragarh
  23. 23Jind
  24. 24Yamunanagar

TEMPLES/CHURCH/MASJID

#Temple/Church/MasjidLocation
1---------

INDUSTRIES

#Industry/Company NameYearLocation
1----------

POWER PLANTS :

#Power Plant NameYearLocation
1Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station------
2Deenabandu Chotu Ram Thermal Power Station------
3Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station------
4Panipat Thermal Power Station------
RIVERS
  1. 1Ghagghar
  2. 2Yamuna
  3. 3Markhanda River
  4. 4Kaushalya River
  5. 5Tangri
  6. 6Saraswati River

LAKES :

#Lake NameRiverLocation
1Sirajkhand Lake------
2Badkhal Lake---Fardiabad
3Blue Bird Lake---Hisar
4Chakarvati Lake------
5Karna Lake---Karnal
6Damdama Lake---Sohna
7Brahma Sarovar Lake---Thaneswar
8Tilyar Lake ---Rothak

PROJECTS/DAMS :

#Project/Dam NameRiverLocation
1Kaushalya Dam Kaushalya River---
2Kathni Kund Barrage Yamuna River---
3Tajewala Barrage – Yamuna RiverYamuna River---
4Surajkund Reservoir (Lake of the Sun)------

WATERFALLS/BEACH :

#NameLocation
1-------

PORTS :

#Port NameLocation
1 --------

HILLS/VALLEY/CAVES :

#NameLocation
1-------

BIOSPHERE RESERVES :

Nil

TIGER RESERVES :

Nil

ELEPHANT RESERVES :

Nil

#NameYearLocation
1---------

NATIONAL PARKS :

#NameYearLocation
1Sultanpur National Park 1991Sultanpur Village (Gurugram District)
2Kalesar National Park 2003Yamunanagar District

WILDLIFE SANCTURIES :

#NameYearLocation
1Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary 1996--
2Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary 1987Jhajjar District
3Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary1972Gurgaon
4Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary 1987Kosali
5Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary 1986Bhoor Saiyda
6Bindawas Wildlife Sanctuary 1986Jhajjar
7Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary 1988Pahowa
8Bhir Shikargarh Wildlife Sanctuary 1987Pinjore
9Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary 1987Mandi Dabwali
10Morni Hills (Khol Hi – Raitan) W.L.S2004Panchkula
11 Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary 2007--

ZOO PARKS/MUSEUM :

#Zoo Park NameCity
1Black Buck Breeding CentreKurukshetra
2Chinkara Breeding CentreBahal
3Hisar Deer Park---
4Peacock and Chinkara Breeding CentreRewari
5Pheasant Breeding CentreBerwala (Panchkula District)
6Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni (Panchkula District)
7Rothak Zoo-----
8Bhor Saidan Crocodile Breeding CentreKurukshetra
9Steam Locomotive MuseumRewari

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS :

Nil

AIRPORTS :

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Ambala Air Force StationAmbalaDefence
2 Bhiwani AirportBhiwaniDomestic
3Gurugram AirstripGurugramDomestic
4Hisar AirportHisarDomestic
5Karnal AirportKarnalDomestic
6Narnaul AirportNarnaulDomestic
7Pinjore AirportPanchkulaDomestic
8Sirsa Air Force StationSirsaDefence

IIT/IIM/NIT/IIIT/AIIMS :

#NameLocation
1Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Rothak
2National Institute of Technology (NIT)Kurukshetra

UNIVERSITIES :

#University NameLocation
1Indian National Defence University Gurgaon
2Amity UniversityGurgaon
3Al – Falah UniversityFaridabad
4Lingaya’s University Faridabad
5Manav Rachna International University Faridabad
6National Dairy Research University Karnal
7Maharana Pratap Horticulture University Karnal
8Chaudhary Devi Lal University Sirsa
9Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Hisar
10 Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology Hisar
11 Lala Lajipat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal SciencesHisar
12 Maharshi Dayanand University Rothak
13 Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Rothak
14 World University of Design Sonipat
15 Indian National Defence University Binola
16 Maharshi Markandeshwar University Ambala
17 Central University of Haryana Mahendragarh
18 Indira Gandhi University Meerpur Rewari
19 Chaudhary Bansi Lal University Bhiwani
20 Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University Jind
21 Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology Murthal
22 Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University Dudhola

STADIUMS :

#Stadium NameLocation
1Nahar Singh Cricket StadiumFaridabad
FAMOUS PERSONS
  1. 1Kalpana chawla
  2. 2Susma swaraj
  3. 3Kapil Dev (Haryana hurricane)
  4. 4Chaudhary Devi Lal – Lion of Haryana

MISCELLANEOUS :

Nil

Haryana

  • 1Abode of God
  • 2Milk Pail of India

Panipat

  • 1City of Weavers

Faridabad

  • 1Industrial City of Haryana

Ambala

  • 1City of Scientific Instruments

Rewari

  • 1Brass Capital of Haryana

Gurgaon (Gurugram)

  • 1Indian School of Communications & Reputations
  • 2National Institute of Solar Energy

Faridabad

  • 1National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)

Karnal

  • 1National Dairy Research Institute
  • 2Central Soil Salinity Research Institute

Hisar

  • 1Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation – Hisar & Karnal & Kalka
  • 2Central Institute of Research on Buffaloes

Sonipat

  • 1Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya
  • 2National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management (NIFTEM)
  • 3India International Horticulture Market (IIHM)

Manesar

  • 1National Brain Research Centre

Ray

  • 1Nehru School of Sports

Ballabgarh

  • 1Cement Research Institute of India

Jhajjar

  • 1PG Institute for Research in Yoga

Rewari

  • 1Brass Capital of Haryana