Important Points about Haryana
Haryana | |
Capital & Major Cities |
Chandigarh Faridabad, Hisar, Gurgaon, Panipat, Karnal, Rohtak, Kurukshetra |
Formed On |
1 November 1966 The Punjabi Suba movement wanted a separate state for Punjabi-speaking people in the erstwhile East Punjab. This movement started in the 1950s resulted in the formation of Punjabi-majority Punjab state, the Hindi-majority Haryana state and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on 1 November 1966 |
Districts | 22 |
Language | Hindi |
Known as/For |
– Milk Pail of India – Kurukshetra (war place cited in Mahabharata) is in the state of Haryana. |
Physical Characteristics |
Haryana has four main geographical features: – The Yamuna-Ghaggar plain forming the largest part of the state – The Shivalik Hills to the northeast – Semi-desert sandy plain to the southwest – The Aravali Range in the south |
Natural Vegetation |
Tropical thorn |
Major Rivers |
Yamuna flowing from Kalinda Parbat in Uttarakhand to the Ganga (Triveni Sangam – the Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati river at Allahabad) Ghaggar-Hakra flowing from Sivalik Hills in Himachal Pradesh to Ottu in Haryana |
Major Regional Festivals |
Baisakhi, Gangore, Lohri, Gugga, Naumi |
Major Art Forms |
Saang dance, Khoria dance, Dhamal dance, Ghoomar dance, |
Industry | Handloom, Electrical Appliances, Automobiles, IT |
Minerals | Iron |
Agriculture | Sugar cane, oilseeds, rice, groundnuts, maize, wheat |
Geographical Indications |
Phulkari (Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan) |
State Animal | Blackbuck |
State Bird | Black francolin |
State Flower | Lotus |
Important Historical Sites |
Brahma Sarovar – an ancient water tank sacred to Hinduism in Thanesar Jyotisar – a town in the Kurukshetra district where Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. Bhishma Kund – After his fall Bhisma requested the assembled Kauravas and Pandavas for water to quench his thirst. Kauravas offered him cool water which he denied to drink. Arjuna soon understood the willingness of his great grandfather. He pierced the ground by an arrow called Parjanyastra. Bhisma thus quenched his thirst by the water that gushed out in consequence. The spot where Arjuna’s arrow struck into the ground is called Bhisma Kunda. |
Bird Sanctuaries |
Bhindawas WS, Khaparwas WS |
National Parks |
Kalesar NP, Sultanpur NP |
Wildlife Sanctuaries |
Abubshehar WS Bhindawas WS Bir Shikargarh WS Chhilchila WS Kalesar WS Khaparwas WS Morni Hills/ (Khol-Hi-Raitan) WS Nahar WS |