Telephone in Haryana
Haryana, a northern state of present India, was a part of the Kurukshetra area of the historical times. Though it is a small state, but Haryana telephone service is quite well stretched and well developed. The state has got a huge network of telecommunication spread in different parts of Haryana.
Names of different Telephone Service Providers in Haryana
The most popular and widely used telephone service in Haryana is provided by the Haryana Telecom Circle, a state based part of the country famous Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL. Apart from that, there are some leading private telephone service providers, which serve the residents of Haryana. To name a few of the private telecommunication service providers, which operate out from the state are:
Aircel Bharti Telecom Idea Reliance Infocom Tata Teleservice Uninor Videocon Vodafone Essar Besides the above mention telephone service providers, Delhi Mobile Telecommunication System is even an important name in the list of telecommunication service providers in Haryana. This Delhi based phone service provider mainly serves the places in Haryana like Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Kundli, which are in the close proximity of Delhi. All of these telephone service providers use high technology in the telephone industry in Haryana.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in Haryana
BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is the most familiar name in the field of telephone service provider all across the country. It has been able to maintain its brand name even in the state of Haryana. Besides being the huge provider of landline telephone connections, Haryana Telecom Circle or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in Haryana is even the popular provider of cellular telephone connections.
Haryana government stresses on Information Technology, which in turn helps in the development of telecommunication system in Haryana. The local government is aiming at providing telephone service to each and every house of the state irrespective of the fact whether the house belongs to a remotest village or a central city.
Besides this, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the main telephone service provider of Haryana publishes telephone directory that is updated on a regular interval so as to provide the most updated information to its customers. The telephone directory of Haryana, like all other area's telephone directory, consists of the contact address and telephone numbers of the subscribers of a particular telephone service provider. Besides publishing those names in the alphabetical order, the phone directory even publishes the contact details of the emergency services like hospitals and nursing homes, blood banks, ambulance providers, round the clock chemist shops, fire stations, police stations, railway stations, airports, transportation services, electricity offices, water supply offices and many more. The telephone directories have even been made accessible online for the convenience of the modern users.
Speed dials of emergency telephone numbers in Haryana
The direct telephone numbers of some of the earlier mentioned emergency services can be accessed from the following table:
| Sl. No. | Name of emergency service | Quick dials |
| 1 | Asian Institute of Medical Science in Faridabad | 1067 |
| 2 | Medical Helpline for Asian Institute of Medical Science in Faridabad | 155354 |
| 3 | Central government Health Scheme (CGHS) Dispensary | 155224 |
| 4 | Civil Hospital Blood Bank | + 91 - 01282 - 251236/ + 91 - 01274 - 254743 |
| 5 | Control Room for Ambulance | 102 |
| 6 | Fire Brigade | 101 |
| 7 | Control Room of Police | 100 |
| 8 | Railway Enquiry | 139 |
| 9 | State Electricity Regulatory Commission | + 91 - 0172 - 2582531 |
| 10 | Haryana State Transport | + 91 - 0172 - 2722980 |
| 11 | Civil Air Terminal | + 91 - 0172 - 656027 |
| 12 | Water Supply | + 91 - 0172 - 2564221 |
| 13 | BSNL Landline Helpline | 1500 |
| 14 | BSNL Broadband Helpline | 1504 |
| 15 | BSNL Mobile Helpline | 1503/ 1800 - 180 - 1503 |
Standard Trunk Dialling (STD) codes of the different cities in Haryana
Post keeping a track of the emergency numbers, one needs to have the Standard Trunk Dialling (STD) codes of the different places of Haryana handy. STD code of a particular place is the most important code to be known off before dialing out any number belongs to that particular area. Without this code, the destination telephone number will not be reachable from a place outside that area. This is mostly required by the offices or travelers residing out of that place. The residents require them though. The STD codes of the different cities of Haryana are:- Adampur Mandi: 1669
- Assandh: 1749
- Ambala: 171
- Bahadurgarh: 1276
- Barwala: 1693
- Barara: 1731
- Bawal: 1284
- Bhiwani: 1664
- Bawanikhera: 1254
- Charkhidadri: 1250
- Chhachrauli: 1735
- Cheeka: 1743
- Dabwali: 1668
- Ellenabad: 1698
- Fatehabad: 1667
- Faridabad: 129
- Ferojpur jhirka: 1268
- Gohana: 1263
- Gharaunda: 1748
- Gurgaon: 124
- Hissar: 1662
- Hansi: 1663
- Jagadhari: 1732
- Jhajjar: 1251
- Jatusana: 1281
- Julana: 1683
- Jind: 1681
- Kaithal: 1746
- Kalanwali: 1696
- Kalanaur: 1258
- Kalka: 1733
- Kosli: 1259
- Karnal: 184
- Kurukshetra: 1744
- Loharu: 1252
- Mohindergarh: 1285
- Meham: 1257
- Naraingarh: 1734
- Narwana: 1684
- Narnaul: 1282
- Nuh: 1267
- Nilokheri: 1745
- Palwal: 1275
- Pehowa: 1741
- Panipat: 180
- Ratia: 1697
- Rohtak: 1262
- Rewari: 1274
- Safidon: 1686
- Siwani: 1255
- Sirsa: 1666
- Sonipat: 130
- Tohsam: 1253
- Tohana: 1692
