Geography of Haryana

Haryana is situated in the north between 27 deg 37′ to 30 deg 35′ latitude and between 74 deg 28′ to 77 deg 36′ longitude. The altitude of Haryana varies between 700 to 3600 ft (200 metres to 2 kilometres) above sea level. The state is divided into four divisions for administrative purpose - Ambala, Rohtak, Gurgaon and Hissar. There are 19 districts, 47 sub-divisions, 67 tehsils, 45 sub-tehsils and 116 blocks. Haryana has a total of 81 cities and towns. It has 6,759 villages. An area of 1,553 km² is covered by forest. Haryana has four main geographical features.

Shivalik Hills
Yamuna - Ghaggar (Saraswati) plain
Semi-desert sandy plain
Aravalli Range

Bounded on the east by Uttar Pradesh, Punjab on the west, Himachal on the north and Rajasthan on the South, the State of Haryana sits like a ‘pearl’ on the map of India. The state, which emerged as a separate political entity of the Indian Union on November 1, 1966, as result of bifercation of Panjab State on Linguistic basis under the provisions of Panjab Reorganisation Act of 1966 is geographically situated between 30.30 North Latitude and 74.60 East Longitude, Haryana has an area of 44,222 square kilometers.

Surrounds the National Capital New Delhi from three sides and is considered to be the cradle of rich Indian cultural heritage. Even though the state covers just 1.37 per cent of the total land area of the country and inhabits 1.97 per cent of the total population, it has successfully carved out its place among not only the first few fast developing States, but is also reckoned among those having the highest per capita income in the country.