Haryana
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| Haryana हरियाणा |
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| State of India | ||
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| Coordinates (Chandigarh): 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73°N 76.78°ECoordinates: 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73°N 76.78°E | ||
| Country |  India |
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| Zone | Northern | |
| Established | 1 November 1966 | |
| Capital | Chandigarh | |
| Largest city | Faridabad | |
| Districts | 21 | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| • Governor | Jagannath Pahadia | |
| • Chief Minister | Bhupinder Singh Hooda (INC) | |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (90 seats) | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 10 | |
| • Rajya Sabha constituencies | 5 | |
| Area | ||
| • State of India | 44,212 km2 (17,070 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 20 | |
| • Area under forest | 1,684 km2 (650 sq mi) | |
| • Net sown area | 3,550 km2 (1,370 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • State of India | 25,353,081 | |
| • Rank | 16 | |
| • Density | 573/km2 (1,480/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 11 | |
| • Urban | 8,821,588 | |
| • Rural | 16,531,493 | |
| Languages | ||
| • Official | Hindi, Punjabi[1] | |
| • Regional | Haryanvi | |
| State symbols | ||
| • Bird | Black Francolin | |
| • Animal | Blackbuck | |
| • Flower | Lotus | |
| • Tree | Peepal | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR | |
| Vehicle registration | HR-xx | |
| HDI |  0.644 (medium) |
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| HDI rank | 17th (2011) | |
| Literacy | 76.64 % | |
| Sex ratio | 877 | |
| Life expectancy | 66.2 | |
| GDP |  3,093.26 billion (2011–12) |
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Haryana (Doabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, ਇੰਡੀਆ) is a state in the Republic of India. It is the birthplace of Hinduism. The main language spoken in the area is Haryanvi. The area is 17,122 square miles (44,350 km2). It is larger than Denmark but smaller than Estonia. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone.
Provincial symbols of Haryana[change | change source]
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Provincial bird of Haryana
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Provincial animal of Haryana
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Provincial tree of Haryana
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Provincial flower of Haryana
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Sources[change | change source]
- ↑ "Punjabi gets second language status in Haryana". Zee News. 28 January 2010. http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/punjabi-gets-second-language-status-in-haryana_599789.html. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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