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Haryana

हरियाणा
Location o Haryane in Indie
Location o Haryane in Indie
Map o Haryana
Map o Haryana
Coordinates (Chandigarh): 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.73°N 76.78°E / 30.73; 76.78
Kintra Indie
ZoneNorthren
Established1 November 1966
CaipitalChandigarh
Lairgest ceetyFaridabad
Biggest destrictBhiwani
Destricts21
Govrenment
  BodiHaryana Legislative Assembly
  GovrenorJagannath Pahadia
  Chief MeenisterBhupinder Singh Hooda (INC)
  LegislaturUnicameral (90 seats)
  Lok Sabha constituencies10
  Rajya Sabha constituencies5
Area
  State44212 km2 (17,070 sq mi)
Area rank20
  Aurie unner forest1684 km2 (650 sq mi)
  Net sown aurie3550 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  State25,353,081
  Rank16
  Density573/km2 (1,480/sq mi)
  Density rank11
  Urban
8,821,588
  Rural
16,531,493
Demonym(s)Haryanvi
Leids
  OffeecialHindi
  RegionalHaryanvi
State seembols
  BirdBlack Francolin
  AnimalBlack Buck
  FlouerLotus
  TreePeepal
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-xx
HDIIncrease 0.644 (medium)
HDI rank17th (2011)
Literacy76.64 %
Sex ratio877
Life expectancy66.2
GDPINR 3,093.26 billion (2011-12)
GDP per caipitaINR 109,227 (2011-12)
Growth rate8.1 %
Websitewww.haryana.gov.in

Haryana (Urdu: ہريانہ), /ˌhɑːriˈɑːnə/ is a state in Indie. Constitutit in 1966, it is ane o twa newly creatit states carvit oot o the greater Punjab province as a means of creatin a stranger naitional identity. It haes been a pairt o the Kuru region in North Indie.[1][2][3] The name Haryana is foond mentioned in the 12t century AD bi the Apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar (VS 1189-1230).[4] The river Yamuna defines its eastren border wi Uttarakhand an Uttar Pradesh. Haryana surroonds Delhi on three sides an aw, formin the northren, wastren an soothren borders o Delhi. Consequently, a lairge aurie o Haryana is included in the Naitional Caipital Region. The caipital o the state is Chandigarh which is admeenistered as a union territory an is the caipital o Punjab an aw.

References

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  1. Kautilya describes thaim as martial an maist heroic, while Panini includes amang thaim the Kauravyas, the auncient warrior community o Haryana. It wad thus appear thit the main force o Chandragupta's liberation airmy wis recruitit Punjab. As Haryana or the ancient Kuru janapada....., Page 33, "Haryana, ancient and medieval" by H. A. Phadke, Publisher Harman Pub. (in Inglis) House, 1990, ISBN 81-85151-34-2, ISBN 978-81-85151-34-2
  2. Chaipter Kuru Janapada (Pages 2, 3 & 7) o the beuk "Buddhist remains from Haryana" (in Inglis), bi Devendra Handa, Edition illustratit, Publisher Sundeep Prakashan, 2004 Oreegonal frae the University of Michigan, Digitized 3 September 2008
    Gin the Buddhist text ur tae be relied on, it micht be said thit Buddhism raxed Haryana throu the Buddha hissel. (Page 3)
    Dipavamsa refers tae Buddha's veesit tae a ceety in the Kuru kintra whaur he wis gien alms on the banks o the Anotatta lake whaur he crossed. The city miche hiv been Kurukshetra..... (Page 3)
    We shall see subsequently thit Aghora wis an important Buddhist centre in Haryana.....Buddhaghosha's candid confession thit e'en ae monastery coudnae be set up in the Kuru kintra durin the lifetime o Tathagata thit wis obliged tae stey in the hermitage o a Brahmana.... (Page 7)
  3. The ancient Kuru janapada is said tae hiv comprised Kurukshetra, Thanesar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat....., Page 115, "Buddhist sites and shrines in India: history, art and architecture" (in Inglis), Volume 231 of Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica by D. C. Ahir, Publisher Sri Satguru Publications, 2003, ISBN 81-7030-774-0, ISBN 978-81-7030-774-7
  4. An Early Attestation o the Toponym Ḍhillī, bi Richard J. Cohen, Journal of the American Oriental Society (in Inglis), 1989, p. 513-519
    हरियाणए देसे असंखगाम, गामियण जणि अणवरथ काम|
    परचक्क विहट्टणु सिरिसंघट्टणु, जो सुरव इणा परिगणियं|
    रिउ रुहिरावट्टणु बिउलु पवट्टणु, ढिल्ली नामेण जि भणियं|
    Owersettin: Thare are coontless veelages in Haryana kintra. The veelagers thare wirk haurd. Thay dinnae accept domination frae ithers, an are experts in makin the bluid o thair enemies flowe. Indra hissel praises this kintra. The caipital o this kintra is Dhilli.