22 Facts About Gurgaon Haryana

Gurgaon Haryana is India's second largest information technology hub and third largest financial and banking hub.

Gurgaon Haryana serves as the headquarters of many of India's largest companies, is home to thousands of startup companies and has local offices for more than 250 Fortune 500 companies.

Gurgaon Haryana is categorised as very high on the Human Development Index, with an HDI of 0.

Gurgaon Haryana argued that the new name would help to preserve the "rich heritage" of the city by emphasising its history and mythological association with Drona.

Gurgaon Haryana has adherents of Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and the Baha'i Faith, amongst others.

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Gurgaon Haryana'setla Mata Mandir is a temple dedicated to the wife of Guru Dronacharya.

Gurgaon Haryana has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods.

Gurgaon Haryana is divided into 36 wards, with each ward further divided into blocks.

Gurgaon Haryana has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the Gurgaon Haryana Metropolitan Development Authority.

Main language spoken in Gurgaon Haryana is Hindi, though a segment of the population understands and speaks English.

Since Gurgaon Haryana has many international call centres, the employees are usually given formal training in neutral pronunciation in order to be understandable to native English speakers.

Gurgaon Haryana has adherents of Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and the Baha'i Faith, amongst others.

Gurgaon Haryana'setla Mata Mandir is a temple dedicated to the wife of Guru Dronacharya.

Gurgaon Haryana district has nine golf courses, and is described as the "heart of India's golfing country".

Gurgaon Haryana has the third-highest per-capita income in India and is the site of Indian offices for half of Fortune 500 companies.

General Electric's setup in Gurgaon Haryana prompted other companies, both international as well as domestic, to follow suit providing outsourcing solutions in software, IT, service and sales through delivery facilities and call centres.

Police department in Gurgaon is headed by the Commissioner of Police - Gurugram Police, which forms a part of the Haryana Police.

Major highway that links Gurgaon Haryana is National Highway 48, the road that runs from Delhi to Mumbai.

Gurgaon Haryana is served by Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, which is located just outside of Gurgaon Haryana city limits near National Highway 8.

In November 2013, Gurgaon Haryana launched an Ciclovia-inspired initiative known as Raahgiri Day—in which a corridor of streets are closed to motor vehicle traffic on Sunday mornings to encourage the use of non-motorized transport and participation in outdoor leisure activities.

Gurgaon Haryana was the first city in India to implement such a program, followed by New Delhi, and later Noida.

Electricity in Gurgaon is provided by government-owned Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.