State Profile
Haryana is a land with an ancient past, a past of riches and plenty, a past of heroic struggles by its people. It has become famous as a place where legend and history met and come alive in contemporary world. It is known as a cradle of ancient Indian Civilization. Haryana, which was carved out of the erstwhile Punjab in 1966, has managed to make a mark of itself in all fields. Whether it is agriculture or industry, rural water supply or rural electrification, transport or tourism, education or culture, its progress has been phenomenal and its contribution to the nation.
Basic Statistics of Haryana (As per Census 2001)
1. Area 44,212 sq. km.
2. Total Population 2,10,82,989
3. Males 1,13,27,658
4. Females 97,55,331
5. Sex Ratio(Over all) 861
6. Rural 867
7. Urban 847
8. Rural Population 1,49,68,850(71%)
9. Urban Population 61,14,139(29%)
10. Density of Population 477 per sq. km.
11. Divisions 4
12. Districts 19
13. Sub-Divisions 47
14. Blocks 116
15. Villages 6955
16. Literacy Rate 68.59%
Education Scenario in Haryana
On the education front, there has been quantitative and qualitative expansion. Educational facilities at primary, middle, high and senior secondary level are available within a radius of 1.11 km., 1.44 km., 1.75 km and 3.08 respectively. The corresponding radius figures in 1966 were 1.60 km, 3.88 km, 5.06 km and 10.06 km.
Presently, there are 4 universities, a large number of graduate and post graduate colleges, engineering and medical colleges, poly techniques and vocational institutions. The SCERT, the SIEMT and District Institutes of Education & Training (DIETS) are also there to take care of the educational aspects in the State.
The following table indicates the rapid increase in the number of schools from the inception of the State in 1966 to the yeare 2005-06
S.No. Category of Schools Numbers of Schools
1966 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
1. Primary 4447 13442
2. Middle 735 3580
3. Secondary schools having
upper primary sections 597 5705
3. TOTAL 5779 22727
Due to the various steps taken by the State for the education of girls and SC children, which include free education, provision of incentives, enrolment drives, community support etc., there is perceptible improvement.
Literacy Rate
Due to various efforts made by Government and people, literacy rates have gone up since the organization of the State in 1966 as evident from the following table:
Year of the Census Haryana India
Male Female All Persons Male Female All Persons
1961 29.20 9.20 19.90 34.40 12.90 24.00
2001 79.25 56.31 68.59 75.85 54.16 65.38
A comparative analysis of literacy rates in all the 19 districts of Haryana shows a positive trend as evident from the following table :
Literacy Rate in percentage
S.No. Name of the All Communities Rural
District Female
Gender Literacy
Male Female Total Gap Rate
1 Ambala 82.31 67.39 75.31 14.92 65.90
2 Bhiwani 81.19 53.50 68.17 27.69 65.20
3 Fatehabad 68.22 46.53 57.98 21.69 42.23
4 Faridabad 82.49 56.80 70.79 25.69 58.40
5 Gurgaon 76.17 47.78 62.91 28.39 39.79
6 Hisar 77.62 52.09 65.85 25.53 45.49
7 Jhajjar 83.26 59.88 72.48 23.38 57.03
8 Jind 74.69 48.97 62.80 25.72 43.93
9 Kaithal 69.81 47.60 59.60 22.21 43.52
10 Kurukshetra 78.06 60.61 69.88 17.45 55.64
11 Karnal 76.30 58.00 67.70 18.30 63.20
12 Mohindergarh 85.31 54.61 70.44 30.70 44.94
13 Panipat 79.16 58.48 69.75 20.68 50.48
14 Panchkula 82.74 68.97 75.85 13.77 58.11
15 Rewari 88.45 60.83 75.75 27.62 73.70
16 Rohtak 84.29 63.19 74.56 21.10 56.29
17 Sirsa 7093 50.31 61.20 20.62 44.37
18 Sonepat 78.49 55.73 67.91 22.76 49.27
19 Yamunanagar 78.80 64.00 71.60 14.80 & |
