The state is administratively divided into four divisions, i.e Hisar, Ambala, Rohtak, Karnal, Faridabad and Gurgaon. There are 22 districts, 119 Educational Blocks, and 126 CD Blocks.

The education districts and blocks are co-terminus with revenue districts and CD blocks. Whole of Mewat district (Hathin block of Palwal) and Sadhaura & Chhachhrauli blocks of Yamuna Nagar district are dominantly populated by minority community (muslims only). These parts of the State are educationally quite backward.

The State can be divided in two natural regions, i.e, the Sub- Himalayan Terai and the Indo-Gangetic plain. The plain has on the north The Himalayas and in the south the Rajasthan desert. Situated between the depression of the rivers Ganga and Indus, Haryana constitutes a level ground of moist land. In the south of the plains, there are many hillocks of the Aravali range.

Population
As per details from Census 2011, Haryana has population of 2.54 Crores, an increase from figure of 2.11 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Haryana as per 2011 census is 25,351,462 of which male and female are 13,494,734 and 11,856,728 respectively. In 2001, total population was 21,144,564 in which males were 11,363,953 while females were 9,780,611.

Literacy Rate
Literacy rate in Haryana has seen upward trend and is 75.55 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 84.06 percent while female literacy is at 65.94 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Haryana stood at 67.91 percent of which male and female were 78.49 percent and 55.73 percent literate respectively.

Sex Ratio
As far as Sex Ratio is concerned, Sex Ratio in Haryana is 879 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 861 per 1000 males in Haryana.

Source: Census 2011 & 2001