the earliest reference of the word Haryana is found in
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, carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 November 1966 on linguistic as well as on cultural basis, is one of the 29 states in India. Situated in North India with less than 1.4% (44,212 km2 (17,070 sq mi)) of India's land area, it is ranked 22nd in terms of area.[7][1] Chandigarh is the capital, Faridabad in National Capital Region is the most populous city of the state and the Gurugram is the financial hub of NCR with major Fortune 500 companies located in it.[8] Haryana has 6 administrative divisions, 22 districts, 72 sub-divisions, 93 revenue tehsils, 50 sub-tehsils, 140 community development blocks, 154 cities and towns, 6,848 villages and 6222 villages panchayats.
The earliest reference of the word Haryana is found in 12th century, AD.
The word Haryana has its reference in the works of Apabhramsa, and was used by the writer Vibudh Shridhar.
Apabhramsa is a source of literature which contains various languages used in the northern India, during the 12th to 16th century.
The word Haryana, is derived from the Sanskrit words, 'hari' denoting Vishnu(the Hindu God) and 'ayana' denoting home. That is "Home of God".