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Haryana ਹਰਿਆਣਾ
State
Official seal of the Government of Haryana
Seal
Location of Haryana in India
Location of Haryana in India
Coordinates (Chandigarh): 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73°N 76.78°E / 30.73; 76.78Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73°N 76.78°E / 30.73; 76.78
Country  India
Statehood 1 November 1966
Capital Chandigarh
Largest city Faridabad
Districts 22
Government
 • Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki
 • Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP)
 • Legislature Unicameral (90 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituency Rajya Sabha 5
Lok Sabha 10
 • High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
Area
 • Total 44,212 km2 (17,070 sq mi)
Area rank 21st
Population (2011)
 • Total 25,353,081
 • Rank 18th
 • Density 573/km2 (1,480/sq mi)
 • Density rank 11
Demonym(s) Haryanvi
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Additional official Punjabi
 • Spoken Haryanvi , Hindi and Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR-xx
HDI Increase 0.644 (medium)
HDI rank 17th (2011)
Sex ratio 877 /
Website haryana.gov.in
Symbols of Haryana
Animal
Antilope cervicapra from velavadar.JPG
Black buck
Bird
Black Francolin.jpg
Black francolin
Flower
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera.jpg
Lotus
Tree
Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg
Peepal

Haryana (IPA: [ɦərɪˈjaːɳaː]), is one of the 29 states in India, situated in North India. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 November 1966 on a linguistic basis. It stands 21st in terms of its area, which is spread about 44,212 km2 (17,070 sq mi). As of 2011census of India, the state is eighteenth largest by population with 25,353,081 inhabitants. The city of Chandigarh is its capital while the National Capital Region city of Faridabad is the most populous city of the state and the city of Gurugram is financial hub of NCR with major Fortune 500 companies located in it.

Haryana is one of the wealthiest states of India and has the third highest per capita income in the country at 119,158 (US$1,900) in the year 2012–13 and 132,089 (US$2,100) in the year 2013–14, The state is one of the most economically developed regions in South Asia, and its agricultural and manufacturing industries have experienced sustained growth since the 1970s. Since 2000, the state has emerged as the largest recipient of investment per capita in India.


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