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How to Get There
By Air: Haryana is in contact with the world, being right next to Delhi. International and domestic airports, diplomatic and commercial complexes are located close to the state. Apart from Delhi, Haryana has a number of airstrips dotting their country-side. Two of India’s airlines are based at Gurgaon.
By Road:
To add to it all, Haryana has an excellent roadways set up. The remotest parts of the state are linked with metalled roads. It has a modern bus fleet of 3,864 buses. The Delhi-Jaipur Expressway which, at Gurgaon, has the largest toll plaza in Asia and 3rd largest in the world permits rapid transit.
By Rail:
Rail services are excellent. The only drawback is the lack of urban civic sense, perhaps because of the rate of growth.
Demographics: The population of Haryana is 22 million, with a male/female ratio of 1000/865.
Selective abortion of female foetuses is widely practised, reflecting a straightforward preference for the male child. In these reaches of agrarian India, girls are considered to be a handicap and even though pre-birth sex determination is banned, it is practised blatantly.
If not aborted, there are ways and means of getting rid of a girl child. The state is small, with an area of 44212 km2. The major ethnic group in Haryana is of the Jat people. Other ethnic groups are of Ahirs, Rors, Punjabis, Gujjars, Agarwals, Brahmins, Rajputs and Sainis. About 90% of the population is Hindu; Sikhs total 6.2%, Muslims 4.05% and Christians 0.10%. Muslims have moved to Mewat district, while Sikhs live in the districts adjoining Punjab, i.e., Hisar and Jind. Agriculture and related industries have been the backbone of the local economy ever since formation, but industrialisation is catching up rapidly. The state is now seeing a massive influx of labourers from across the nation, mainly from Bihar, Bengal, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal. |
One of the richest states of India, Haryana is India's largest manufacturer of passenger cars, two-wheelers, and tractors. Gurgaon City has quickly become a major hub for the IT and automobile industries. Maruti Udyog Limited, India's largest automobile manufacturer, and Hero Honda Limited, the world's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers are based in Gurgaon. Faridabad, Panchkula and Panipat are also industrial hubs, with the Panipat Refinery being the second largest refinery in South Asia. Steel and textile industries are prominent in the state, with a large number of Special Economic Zones.
Manufacturing:
More than a thousand medium and large industries with a capital investment
of $ 40.4 billion have been established in the state in mainly Gurgaon, Panchkula, Panipat,
Faridabad and Bahadurgarh. Haryana's share in national production is thus very high at 50%
of passenger cars, 50% of motorcycles, 30% of refrigerators, 25% of tractors, bicycles and
sanitary ware, and 20% of the country's export of scientific instruments. These include Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., Hindustan National Glass, Maruti Udyog Limited, Escorts, Hero Honda, Alcatel, Sony, Whirlpool India, Bharti Telecom, Liberty Shoes and Hindustan Machine Tools. In addition, more than 80,000 small-scale industrial units in the state bring in a considerable amount of income for the state and its people.
Places to See:
Haryana has a wide choice of travel destinations – Kurukshetra,Sohna, Panchkula, Panipat and Surajkund are worth visiting. The state is studded with century-old monuments, temples, gardens and other modern day attractions viz. Golf tourism and Adventure tourism. Other cities are Panchkula: Panchkula district has the Morni Hills - the only hill station of Haryana; Panipat, famous for its furnishing fabrics and carpets; Jyotisar and Thanesar, both pilgrimage centres; Pehowa, famous for various temples; Sheetla Mata Temple at Gurgaon and the famous city of Chandigarh.
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