tourism survey for the state of haryana (april 2011...

Tourism Survey for the State Of Haryana

(April 2011 – March 2012)

Submitted to:

Ministry of Tourism (Market Research Division)

Government of India

By

Annual Report

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India ACNielsen ORG-MARG

State Report for Haryana 2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We are thankful to the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for assigning this Study on Tourism Survey for the state of Haryana. We are grateful to Shri Parvez Dewan, the Secretary, (Tourism) for this prestigious assignment

The consultant had the pleasure of interacting with the state tourism officials Shri Vijay Vardhan, Secretary (Tourism), Shri Sunil Bhatia, Head Marketing, Haryana Tourism.

We are also grateful to Dr. R. N. Pandey, Former Additional Director General (MR), Shri R.K. Bhatnagar, Additional Director General (MR), Ms. Sandhya Singh, Former Dy. Director (MR), Ms. Neha Srivastava, Dy. Director (MR) for providing us the necessary guidance and periodical support for conducting the study. We would also like to thank Shri S.K. Mahanta, DPA, Grade’B’ (MR) for providing us the required support and help from time to time.

Last but not the least we would like to thank our entire team of research professionals as well as our field staff and support team for their co-operation and team spirit for keeping up the momentum and time schedule of the study.



Executive Summary

E.0 Introduction

Haryana is a part of the Kuru region in North India. A large area of Haryana lies in the National

Capital region. Haryana encompasses the Indus Valley and Vedic civilizations. Haryana also has

a very rich cultural heritage which goes back to the vedic times. Haryana is also well known for its

misic and folk dance.

Haryana is known as the “Green Land” of India and is known for its magnificent growth in the field

of agriculture. The most visited tourist places in Haryana are Kurukshetra, Gurgaon, Faridabad

and Chandigarh. Haryana has many interesting and unique tourism offerings i.e. Highway

Tourism, Farm Tourism, Golf Tourism, Pilgrim Tourism, MICE Tourism, Heritage Tourism and

Adventure Tourism. The distinctive offerings of Haryana, makes it a perfect vacation destination

for many a travelers.

Keeping this in mind the Ministry of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has awarded

ACNielsen ORG-MARG, one of the largest market research and consultancy organizations in this part of the continent, to conduct an study for a period of one year for collection of Tourism Statistics.

E.1 Research Aim Aim of the proposed research would be to collect relevant tourist related statistics, from the State

of Haryana, which would enable analyzing subtle trends as well as preparation of month wise and

annual estimates separately for foreign and domestic visitors –with a break –up of overnight

tourists & same day visitors for the selected tourist places.

E.2 Research Objectives To achieve the aim of the study, the objectives for the proposed research, would be as follows:-

To enlist prime tourist locations in the state and available accommodation facility thereof.

To generate details about available infrastructural facility at the prime tourist spots in the

State.

To collate month wise information about domestic as well as foreign tourists availing

accommodation in all facilities in those locations



To collate month wise expenditures made by the State Government for development of

tourism and its potential earnings

To accrue information on employment in the accommodation units, estimate direct

employment generated in accommodation units at district & state level.

The field survey in a State will be conducted for a period of 12 months in all districts of the State.

The survey will be used to obtain the following month-wise information for each district:

Estimated number of visits

(i) Visits by overnight visitors- staying at accommodation units;

a. Staying with friends and relatives

b. Others, such as those staying in tented accommodations provided by

State Govt. or by any other charitable organizations, etc.

(ii) Visits by same-day visitors

a. Profile of visitors, their expenditure pattern, purpose of visits, etc.

b. Occupancy rates and direct employment in accommodation units.

E.3 Terms of Reference The terms of reference of the study as indicated are as under

i. Prepare a frame/ list of all important tourist places in the State.

ii. Formulate a methodology for preparation of month wise and annual estimates of the

following, separately for foreign and domestic visitors (with break –up of overnight tourists &

same day visitors) for the selected tourist places at district & state level:

o Total no: of tourists (overnight)

o Total number of same day visitors

o Total number of tourists staying with friends /relatives

o Expenditure incurred by tourists (overnight)

o Expenditure incurred by same day visitors

o Expenditure incurred by tourists staying with friends / relatives

o Profiling the tourists /visitors at district and state level in respect of age, sex,

occupation, purpose of visit,, state /UT of residence or country of origin, duration of

stay, mode of journey, use of package tour etc.



iii. To prepare a suitable methodology for the parameters mentioned at S.No.(ii) above. A

comprehensive list of tourist places at district level in the State is to be prepared.

iv. Formulate a methodology and prepare month-wise and annual estimates of occupancy rate

of accommodation units at district and State levels.

v. Conduct one-day workshop for the officers of the State to be surveyed and a few other

States and organizations. Total number of participants would be about 30. Details of the

exercise and the proposed methodology to be adopted for estimating the number of tourists

and other parameters mentioned in other paras of TOR will be explained by the consultants

in the workshop. The methodology may have to be revised based on discussions in the

workshop and inputs from Ministry of Tourism and other experts.

vi. Prepare a frame/list of tourist place-wise all accommodation units, like Hotels,

Dharamshallas, Guest houses, etc. for conduction State level survey on tourism, Update this

frame/list on quarterly basis; and accordingly revise the coverage, This frame should include

information on rooms, beds and employment, etc. Also conduct survey of selected tourists

staying in accommodation units to identify the purpose of their visits.

o Based on the methodology finalized, collect, compile data about domestic and foreign

tourists to provide information as mentioned at S. No. (ii) Above.

o Based on the information on employment in the accommodation units in the sampling

frame, estimate direct employment generated in accommodation units at district and

State levels.

o Collect information on the annual expenditure incurred by State Government at the

selected tourist places, at district level and at the State level for development of

tourism.



E.4 Tourist Destinations Surveyed

The destinations which were included in the study are given below. These destinations were

included, based on secondary research and after discussions with officials from MR division of

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and officials from Haryana Tourism Ministry.

Districts Towns Destination Ambala Ambala city Badshahi Bag Gurudwara

Ambala city Lakhi Shah Mosque Ambala city Bhawani Amba Temple Ambala city Sis Ganj Gurudwara Ambala city Manji Sahib Gurudwara

Bhiwani Bhiwani Prithiviraj ki Kutchery Bhiwani Lohar pir Bhiwani Loharu fort

Faridabad Faridabad Baba Farid's Tomb Faridabad Surajkund Faridabad Badkhal Lake

Fatehabad Fatehabad Humayun Mosque Gurgaon Gurgaon Sheetla Mata Temple

Manesar Damdama Lake Manesar Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Sohna Sohna Lake

Hisar Hisar Gujri Mahal Hansi The Bisnoi Mandir Hansi Fort Gate Hansi Asigarh Fort Agroha Agroha

Jhajjar Jhajjar Bhinawash Bird Sanctuary Jhajjar Museum / Gurukul Beri Pandava's Bhimeshwari devi

Jind Jind Temple Of Jainti Devi Jind Bhuteshwer Temple/Rani Ka Talab

Kaithal Kaithal Phelgu Tank & Temple Kaithal Bidkiyar Lake & Teerath Kaithal Tomb of Razia Sultan

Karnal Karnal Karnal Lake Karnal Old Fort Karnal Golf Course & Osis Complex

Kurukshetra Kurukshetra Jyotisar



Kurukshetra Brahma Sarovar Kurukshetra Sri Krishna Museum and Science

Museum Kurukshetra Pehowa Kurukshetra Sannihit Sarovar

Mahendragarh Narnaul Jal Mahal Narnaul Tomb of Shah Waliyat Narnaul Chor Gumbad Narnaul Mausoleum of Ibraham Khan Narnaul Chhata Rai Balmukund Das

Mewat Mewat Saint Shah Choka Punchkula Pinjor Pijjor Garden

Pinjor Bhima devi Temple Morni Hills Gurudwara Nada Sahib Morni Hills Mansa Devi Temple Morni Hills Bird Watching

Panipat Panipat Ibrahim Lodi’s Tomb Panipat Jain Temples

Rewari Rewari Lal Masjid Rewari Lord Hanuman

Rohtak Rohtak Khokar Fort Rohtak Bhinwas Lake Rohtak Tilyar Lake

Sirsa Sirsa Dera Sachcha Sauda Sonipat Sonipat Tombof Khwaja Khizr

Sonipat Geeta Bhawan Mandir Yamunanagar Yamunanager Punchmukhi Hanuman Mandir

Chhachharauli Chhachhrauli Fort



E.5 Sample Distribution among Destinations for Short Survey

Districts Towns Destination Total

Monthly Sample

Monthly Sample

Ambala

Ambala city Badshahi Bag Gurudwara

600

120 Ambala city Lakhi Shah Mosque 120 Ambala city Bhawani Amba Temple 120 Ambala city Sis Ganj Gurudwara 120 Ambala city Manji Sahib Gurudwara 120

Bhiwani Bhiwani Prithiviraj ki Kutchery

600 200

Bhiwani Lohar pir 200 Bhiwani Loharu fort 200

Faridabad Faridabad Baba Farid's Tomb

600 200

Faridabad Surajkund 200 Faridabad Badkhal Lake 200

Fatehabad Fatehabad Humayun Mosque 600 600

Gurgaon

Gurgaon Sheetla Mata Temple

600

150 Manesar Damdama Lake 150 Manesar Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 150 Sohna Sohna Lake 150

Hisar

Hisar Gujri Mahal

600

120 Hansi The Bisnoi Mandir 120 Hansi Fort Gate 120 Hansi Asigarh Fort 120 Agroha Agroha 120

Jhajjar Jhajjar Bhinawash Bird Sanctuary

600 200

Jhajjar Museum / Gurukul 200 Beri Pandava's Bhimeshwari devi 200

Jind Jind Temple Of Jainti Devi

600 300

Jind Bhuteshwer Temple/Rani Ka Talab 300

Kaithal Kaithal Phelgu Tank & Temple

600 200

Kaithal Bidkiyar Lake & Teerath 200 Kaithal Tomb of Razia Sultan 200

Karnal Karnal Karnal Lake

600 200

Karnal Old Fort 200 Karnal Golf Course & Osis Complex 200

Kurukshetra Kurukshetra Jyotisar 600 120



Kurukshetra Brahma Sarovar 120

Kurukshetra Sri Krishna Museum and Science Museum (Panorama) 120

Kurukshetra Pehowa 120 Kurukshetra Sannihit Sarovar 120

Mahendragarh

Narnaul Jal Mahal

600

120 Narnaul Tomb of Shah Waliyat 120 Narnaul Chor Gumbad 120 Narnaul Mausoleum of Ibraham Khan 120 Narnaul Chhata Rai Balmukund Das 120

Mewat Mewat Saint Shah Choka 600 600

Punchkula

Pinjor Pijjor Garden

600

120 Pinjor Bhima devi Temple 120 Morni Hills Gurudwara Nada Sahib 120 Morni Hills Mansa Devi Temple 120 Morni Hills Bird Watching 120

Panipat Panipat Ibrahim Lodi’s Tomb 600 300 Panipat Jain Temples 300

Rewari Rewari Lal Masjid 600

300 Rewari Lord Hanuman 300

Rohtak Rohtak Khokar Fort

600 200

Rohtak Bhinwas Lake 200 Rohtak Tilyar Lake 200

Sirsa Sirsa Dera Sachcha Sauda 600 600

Sonipat Sonipat Tombof Khwaja Khizr 600

300 Sonipat Geeta Bhawan Mandir 300

Yamunanagar Yamunanager Punchmukhi Hanuman Mandir 600 300 Chhachharauli Chhachhrauli Fort 300



E.6 Sample Distribution among States for the Exit Survey

The sample size for each district to be covered in the Exit Survey was 400 per quarter. Initially equal number of domestics and foreign

visitors were to be covered, but as adequate foreign visitors were not available throughout the month, the sample size allocated for

them was allocated to domestic visitors as specified in the RFP. The distribution of tourists interviewed in the Exit survey for each of the

4 Quarters (April 2011, July 2011, October 2011, and January 2012) is given below.

District April July October January Total Gross Total

Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Ambala 393 7 391 9 390 10 388 12 1562 38 1600 Bhiwani 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Faridabad 388 12 381 19 380 20 382 18 1531 69 1600 Fatehabad 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Gurgaon 378 22 379 21 381 19 367 33 1505 95 1600 Hisar 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Jhajjar 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Jind 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Kaithal 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Karnal 391 9 390 10 388 12 382 18 1551 49 1600 Kurukshetra 388 12 392 8 367 33 379 21 1526 74 1600 Mahendragarh 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Mewat 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Punchkula 381 19 389 11 372 28 369 31 1511 89 1600 Panipat 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Rewari 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Rohtak 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Sirsa 378 22 381 19 371 29 368 32 1498 102 1600 Sonepat 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Yamunanagar 400 0 400 0 400 0 400 0 1600 0 1600 Total 7897 103 7903 97 7849 151 7835 165 31484 516 32000



E.7 Month Wise Short Survey Sample Covered in the Study

Month April May June July August Sept Oct Aggregate Sample Size

12005 12052 11995 12002 11990 11993 12008

Overnight Tourists

Foreigner 4% 3% 2% 3% 4% 6% 7% Domestic (from within the state) 21% 24% 25% 19% 20% 22% 23%

Domestic (from outside the state) 21% 23% 19% 20% 21% 24% 25%

Same Day Visitor

Foreigner 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Domestic (from within the state) 49% 46% 48% 55% 53% 43% 38%

Domestic (from outside the state) 5% 4% 6% 3% 2% 5% 7%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%



E.8 Month Wise and District Wise Domestic Visitor Arrival in Haryana

District April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec

Ambala 36589 37621 39361 35730 35602 40735 44611 43067 41010 Bhiwani 10783 9939 10476 7584 9190 9190 10677 9626 6944 Faridabad 30563 31720 32458 43552 47780 40327 43628 42286 40858 Fatehabad 2875 3096 3299 3344 3452 3345 3672 3211 2766 Gurgaon 58896 57239 60686 60569 88889 65825 72532 66751 57128 Hisar 19394 18953 19713 16897 15586 19809 21334 19642 16136 Jhajjar 11213 11153 12008 9617 10643 25827 27731 26707 23979 Jind 10508 10918 11913 7958 8644 9830 11229 10283 9145 Kaithal 5061 4637 4966 5071 4667 4892 5493 4714 4041 Karnal 40943 43553 46766 32058 40353 45842 47736 46558 44353 Kurukshetra 72022 77470 82660 83589 62913 67210 73384 68233 71666 Mahendragarh 8278 9124 9275 6108 7461 8516 9536 8651 7450 Mewat 4568 4973 5280 7116 6102 4884 5532 5237 4602 Punchkula 53453 57040 58417 58234 49458 56531 64432 59114 53997 Panipat 8562 9312 10124 10626 10625 10824 12622 11047 9822 Rewari 4786 5172 5402 4094 3955 3676 4733 4336 3423 Rohtak 16905 18131 19761 14330 19868 18760 21050 19751 17658 Sirsa 255060 281105 306812 59274 64134 83381 83069 90603 86088 Sonipat 14356 14781 16078 18634 16614 20804 23094 21929 19388 Yamunanager 48851 49826 54344 45548 42038 33974 37165 33851 32558 Total 713667 755758 809800 529931 547973 574183 623258 595597 553013



E.9 Month Wise and District Wise Foreign Visitor Arrival in Haryana





E.10 Month Wise and District Wise Total Visitor Arrival in Haryana



Tourism Survey for the State of

Haryana



Table – 1

Total number of visits to Tourist Destinations by Domestic and Foreign Leisure Visitors

No. of visits by Domestic Tourists /

Same Day Visitors No of visits by Foreign Tourists /

Same Day Visitor Overnight Tourists

Same Day Visitors Total Overnight

Tourists Same Day

Visitors Total Month (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

April 2011 121314 460083 581397 855

Foreign same day

visitors were not

encountered in the survey

855 May 2011 129828 492547 622375 914 914 June 2011 139462 526409 665871 917 917 July 2011 89199 315902 405101 4853 4853 August 2011 115827 285934 401761 3817 3817 September 2011 108126 323166 431292 4399 4399 October 2011 125534 360665 486199 4570 4570 November 2011 121985 343546 465531 4192 4192 December 2011 115856 326795 442651 3852 3852 January 2012 131721 343636 475357 4189 4189 February 2012 95317 1201416 1296733 36887 36887 March 2012 128712 353042 481754 4286 4286

Total 1422881 5333141 6756022 73731 73731 As inferred from the table above, the maximum no. of visits by domestic leisure visitors to tourist destinations in Haryana have been in the winter month of February. As far as foreign leisure tourists are concerned, maximum no. of visits to tourist destinations in Haryana are again in the month of February.

Table – 2

Total number of Domestic and Foreign Leisure Tourists / Same Day Visitors

No. Domestic Tourists / Visitor No of Foreign Tourists / Visitor

Overnight Tourists

Same Day Visitors Total Overnight

Tourists Same Day

Visitors Total Month (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

April 2011 115694 544192 659886 854

Foreign same day

visitors were not


854 May 2011 123757 575568 699325 914 914 June 2011 132940 616704 749644 916 916 July 2011 83209 394176 477385 4852 4852 August 2011 109117 382175 491292 3817 3817 September 2011 102357 410865 513222 4397 4397 October 2011 115807 440436 556243 4568 4568 November 2011 113682 417899 531581 4191 4191 December 2011 107162 387145 494307 3851 3851 January 2012 121891 406062 527953 4187 4187 February 2012 89824 1388580 1478404 36885 36885 March 2012 116813 418056 534869 4286 4286 Total 115694 544192 659886 854 854

The maximum no. of domestic leisure visitors to Haryana are spread across the months of June and February. For foreign leisure visitors to Haryana February has been the preferred month for visit.



Table – 3 Total Number of Leisure and Non-Leisure Domestic Tourists and Same Day

Visitors

No. of Over night Tourists No. of Same Day Visitors Month Leisure Non

Leisure Total

(col.2+3) Leisure Non Leisure

Total (col.5+6)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) April 2011 115694 53781 169475 356971 187222 544192 May 2011 123757 56434 180191 381521 194047 575568 June 2011 132940 60156 193096 409358 207346 616704 July 2011 83209 52545 135754 220357 173820 394176 August 2011 109117 56682 165799 201932 180243 382175 September 2011 102357 60961 163318 229551 181315 410865 October 2011 115807 67015 182822 251976 188461 440436 November 2011 113682 64016 177698 240713 177186 417899 December 2011 107162 58705 165867 223997 163149 387145 January 2012 121891 56495 178386 238492 167570 406062 February 2012 89824 91271 181095 1100823 287757 1388580 March 2012 116813 56267 173080 246066 171990 418056

Total 1332253 734328 2066581 4101757 2280106 6381858 Considering both leisure as well as non-leisure domestic tourists to Haryana, the maximum no. of overnight visitors are in the month of June. A majority of the same day visitors visited Haryana in the month of February.



Table – 4 Total Number of Leisure and Non-Leisure Foreign Tourists and Day Visitors

No. of Over night Tourists No. of Same Day Visitors Month Leisure Non

Leisure Total

(col.2+3) Leisure Non Leisure

Total (col.5+6)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) April 2011 854 304 1158

Foreign same day visitors were not encountered in the survey

May 2011 914 263 1177 June 2011 916 122 1038 July 2011 4852 7209 12061 August 2011 3817 5717 9534 September 2011 4397 6598 10995 October 2011 4568 6299 10867 November 2011 4191 5864 10055 December 2011 3851 5311 9162 January 2012 4187 5820 10007 February 2012 36885 27683 64568 March 2012 4286 5986 10272

Total 73718 77176 150894 Considering both leisure as well as non-leisure foreign tourists to Haryana, the maximum no. of overnight visitors are in the month of February.

Table – 5

Total Number of Domestic and Foreign Tourists and Day Visitors No. of Tourists No. of Day Visitors

Month Domestic Foreign Total (col.2+3) Domestic Foreign Total

(col.5+6) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

April 2011 169475 1159 170633 544192

Foreign same day

visitors were not


544192 May 2011 180190 1177 181367 575568 575568 June 2011 193096 1039 194135 616704 616704 July 2011 135755 12061 147816 394176 394176 August 2011 165798 9534 175332 382175 382175 September 2011 163318 10995 174313 410865 410865 October 2011 182822 10867 193689 440436 440436 November 2011 177698 10055 187753 417899 417899 December 2011 165868 9161 175029 387145 387145 January 2012 178387 10007 188394 406062 406062 February 2012 181095 64567 245662 1388580 1388580 March 2012 173080 10272 183352 418056 418056

Total 2066582 150894 2217475 6381858 6381858

Collating the findings of the previous tables, the total no. of domestic and foreign overnight tourists are most in the month of February. The total no. of domestic day visitors to Haryana is most in the month of February.



Table – 6 Distribution of Domestic and Foreign Tourists by place of Stay

No. Domestic Tourists No of Foreign Tourists Staying

at Hotels

Staying with F&R

Staying elsewhe

re

Total (col.2+3

+4)

Staying at

Hotels

Staying

with F&R

Staying elsewhe

re

Total (col.6+7

+8)

Month (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

April 2011 39712 38678 91085 169475 1159 Foreign

visitors

staying with friend were not

encountered in the

survey

Foreign visitors staying

elsewhere were

not encountered in the

survey

1159 May 2011 40491 40473 99226 180190 1177 1177 June 2011 44803 44230 104064 193096 1039 1039 July 2011 43009 47179 45567 135755 12061 12061 August 2011 44986 50837 69976 165798 9534 9534 September 2011 47519 50527 65272 163318 10995 10995 October 2011 55042 55411 72369 182822 10867 10867 November 2011 51499 51880 74319 177698 10055 10055 December 2011 47131 48103 70634 165868 9161 9161 January 2012 58039 48722 71626 178387 10007 10007 February 2012 49590 59611 71894 181095 64567 64567 March 2012 64659 47916 60504 173080 10272 10272 Total 586480 583567 896536 2066582 150894 150894

The above table presents the distribution of domestic and foreign tourists, visiting Haryana, by place of stay. As we can see the maximum no. of domestic visitors (896536) to Haryana are staying elsewhere, followed by hotels (586480). All the sample foreign tourists stayed at hotels during their visit to Haryana.

Table - 7

No. of accommodation units, Rooms / Beds Available and Occupancy Rate

No. of Accommodation

units

No. of Rooms

Available per day

No. of Beds

Available per day

No. of Beds

Occupied per day

Occupancy Rate (%)

(Col5 as % of Col4) Months

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) April 2011 587 8689 19614 8318 42% May 2011 587 8689 19614 8535 44% June 2011 587 8689 19614 8579 44% July 2011 587 8689 19614 9443 48% August 2011 587 8689 19614 9258 47% September 2011 587 8689 19614 8210 42% October 2011 587 8689 19614 9563 49% November 2011 587 8689 19614 9164 47% December 2011 587 8689 19614 8768 45% January 2012 587 8689 19614 9754 50% February 2012 587 8689 19614 9272 47% March 2012 587 8689 19614 9743 50%

As evident from the table, it can be concluded that occupancy rate was the highest in Haryana during the months of January & March.



Table - 8 Month wise Total Number of Guests checked-in, bed nights spent and average duration of stay at Accommodation Units

The above table presents the statistical data on domestic and foreign tourist who checked-in and their duration of stay in Haryana month wise. As it can be seen the average duration of stay is highest for the months of May. August and October for domestic tourists. For foreigners, October is the peak month of stay.

Haryana No. of Guests checked-in No. of bed nights spent Average duration of Stay Month Indians Foreigners Total

(col.2+3) Indians Foreign

ers Total

(col.5+6) Indians

(Col.5/Col.2)

Foreigners

(Col.6/Col.3)

Total (Col.7/C

ol.4)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) April 2011 51511 1037 52548 66190 1583 59077 1.3 1.5 1.1 May 2011 53785 1731 55516 77768 2673 80441 1.4 1.5 1.4 June 2011 62264 1293 63557 76703 1991 78694 1.2 1.5 1.2 July 2011 84263 11427 95690 102294 17346 119640 1.2 1.5 1.3 August 2011 105423 11097 116520 143959 15176 159135 1.4 1.4 1.4 September 2011 70065 8325 78390 92440 12731 105171 1.3 1.5 1.3 October 2011 77189 9097 86286 111537 16075 127612 1.4 1.8 1.5 November 2011 72457 8826 81283 86588 10814 97402 1.2 1.2 1.2 December 2011 71005 7792 78797 77650 10814 88464 1.1 1.4 1.1 January 2012 72122 11672 83794 85060 17026 102086 1.2 1.5 1.2 February 2012 72422 53918 126340 86766 75721 162487 1.2 1.4 1.3 March 2012 73146 9465 82611 88555 13699 102254 1.2 1.4 1.2

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Tables 11 – 16 give the quarterly data pertaining to information collected from accommodation survey held in the district of Haryana. As shown in the tables below, the no. of accommodation units was 587 during the period April 2011 – March 2012. These accommodation units employ nearly 4209 persons. A majority of the accommodation units (425) fall under the Non- Star category. The survey reveals that there are 533 Non- Classified accommodation units in Haryana.

Table - 9

Number of Accommodation units, Rooms, Beds and Employment

Haryana No. of AUs

No. of Rooms

No. of Beds

No. of Employees Quarter

(1) (2) (3) (4) Temporary Permanent Total

(5) (6) (7) Quarter – 1 587 8699 19524 2883 1326 4209 Quarter – 2 587 8699 19524 2883 1326 4209 Quarter – 3 587 8699 19524 2883 1326 4209 Quarter – 4 587 8699 19524 2883 1326 4209

Table - 10 Distribution of Employees in Accommodation Units by Age Group

Haryana No. of

AUs No. of

Employees Distribution of employees by age-

group Quarter

(1) (2) (3)

18-25 yrs

26-30 yrs

31-40 yrs

41-50 yrs

> 51 yrs

(4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Quarter – 1 587 4209 33% 38% 19% 7% 3% Quarter – 2 587 4209 33% 38% 19% 7% 3% Quarter – 3 587 4209 33% 38% 19% 7% 3% Quarter – 4 587 4209 33% 38% 19% 7% 3%

Table - 11

Distribution of Employees in Accommodation Units by Service

Haryana No. of AUs

No. of Employees

Distribution of employees by service Quarter

(1) (2) (3)

Management F&B House Keeping

Others

(4) (5) (6) (7) Quarter – 1 587 4209 28% 43% 20% 9% Quarter – 2 587 4209 28% 43% 20% 9% Quarter – 3 587 4209 28% 43% 20% 9% Quarter – 4 587 4209 28% 43% 20% 9%



Table - 12 Category-wise Distribution Accommodation Units

Haryana

No. of Accommodation units

Quarter Classified

Non-classified Total Having

more than 20 rooms

10-20 rooms

Less than 10 rooms

Sub-Total (Col.

3+4+5) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Quarter – 1 54 22 103 408 533 587 Quarter – 2 54 22 103 408 533 587 Quarter – 3 54 22 103 408 533 587 Quarter – 4 54 22 103 408 533 587

Table - 13

Distribution Accommodation Units by Types

Haryana No. of Accommodation units Quarter Star

Hotels Apartment

Hotels Non-Star

Hotels

Youth/ YMCA

Hostels

Dharamshalas/ Sarais/

Musafirkhanas

Gurudwaras/ Temples/

Monastries

Bed & Breakfast

Units

Motels Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Quarter – 1 54 0 425 1 48 7 2 26 587

Quarter – 2 54 0 425 1 48 7 2 26 587

Quarter – 3 54 0 425 1 48 7 2 26 587

Quarter – 4 54 0 425 1 48 7 2 26 587



Visitors Profiling Tables

Table – 14

Age Distribution of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

It is to be noted from the table above that predominant age group was 25-44 years among domestic overnight and day visitors. Most of the visitors to Haryana are males with females comprising a small proportion.

Table – 15 Sex Distribution of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

The gender wise distribution of sample visitors to Haryana is mentioned in the table above. Male visitors are in majority in both the categories of domestic overnight as well as domestic day visitors.

Table – 16 Marital Status of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

Age Group

%age of Domestic Overnight Visitors

%age of Domestic Day

Visitors

%age of Foreign Overnight Visitors

Male Female Male Female Male Female (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

15 – 24 Years 8% 3% 7% 3% 7% 3% 25 – 34 Years 38% 5% 39% 6% 42% 4% 35 – 44 Years 34% 6% 35% 4% 35% 8% 45 – 60 Years 5% 2% 5% 1% 0% 0%

>60 Years 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Total 85%

(9820) 15%

(1713) 86%

(17153) 14%

(2798) 85% (439)

15% (77)

Gender %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors

%age of Domestic Day Visitors


(1) (2) (3) (4) Male 85% 86% 85%

Female 15% 14% 15% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)

Marital Status %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors


Visitors


(1) (2) (3) (4) Married 85% 83% 81%

Unmarried 15% 17% 17% Others 0% 0% 2% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)



It is clear from the table above that most of the sample visitors to Haryana have marital status as married. Unmarried visitors comprise of a small number. Others mentioned above cover the Widows, Divorcee etc.

Table – 17

Educational Level of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

The above table represents the education level of sample visitors to Haryana. It is evident from the table that more than majority of the sample visitors have educational qualification as graduate & above. There were no respondents in the survey who did not have any formal education or were educated till the primary level.

Table – 18

Occupation Pattern of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

It can be inferred from the table, most of the domestic tourists who visit Haryana are mostly in Government service and foreign tourists who visit Haryana are self employed professionals followed by people into Private Service. None of the respondents amongst the sample studied were students or researchers.

Level of Education %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors



(1) (2) (3) (4) Secondary 3% 5% 1% Higher Secondary 11% 11% 7% Graduate & Above 73% 70% 74% Technical & Professional of All Level 13% 13% 18%

Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)

Occupation %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors



(1) (2) (3) (4) Industrialist / Trader / Shop Owner 8% 8% 0% Self Employed Professional 13% 14% 47% Government Service 37% 37% 11% Private Service 18% 17% 41% Business 11% 12% 0% Agriculture 8% 8% 0% Housewife 6% 6% 0%

Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)



Table – 19

Purpose of visit by Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

As it can be concluded from the table above, about 21% of domestic overnight and 53% foreign visitors to Haryana, were for the purpose of Business. Domestic day visitors come to Haryana for Business purposes or for getting work done. Purpose of visit didn’t include education/training for any of the respondents who participated in the survey.

Table – 20 Mode of Transportation of Sample Domestic Visitors in the District of Haryana

Mode of Transportation

%age of domestic visitors from within

the State

%age of Domestic visitors from

Outside the State

%age of Foreign visitors

from within the

State

%age of Foreign visitors

from Outside the State

Overnight Visitors

Same day

Visitors

Overnight Visitors

Same day

Visitors

Overnight Visitors

Overnight Visitors

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Train 49% 50% 35% 34% Foreign

visitors from within the state were

not encountered

in the survey

40% Bus 34% 33% 22% 24% 24% Air 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% Personal Vehicle 10% 7% 26% 19% 0%

Taxi 7% 10% 16% 23% 35% Total 0% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% The above table presents the mode of transportation used by sample domestic visitors in Haryana. Most of the same day visitors from within the Haryana used train and bus to

Purpose %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors



(1) (2) (3) (4) Business 21% 37% 53% Holidays, Leisure & Recreation 34% 1% 4% Social Activity 18% 21% 29% Pilgrimage / religious Activity 13% 14% 3% Health & Medical 0% 1% 0% Shopping 0% 2% 0% For getting work done 13% 22% 11% Other 0% 2% 0% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)



travel. For overnight visitors as well as day visitors from outside Haryana, train is the prominent mode of transportation.

Table – 21 Travel Behavior of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

The above table evaluates the travel behavior of sample visitors to Haryana. It is clear from the table above that for most of the domestic overnight visitors to Haryana; the frequency of visit is once in six months or once in a year. For domestic day visitors, frequency of visit is once in 3 months and Foreign visitors prefer to travel less once in a year.

Table – 22

Propensity of availing package tour of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

The above mentioned is the measure the propensity of availing package tour among the sample visitors in Haryana. The percentage of Foreign Tourists availing packed tours to Haryana is more than the domestic visitors.

Table – 23

Frequency of Visits %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors


Visitors

%age of Foreign Visitors

(1) (2) (3) (4) Once a week or more often 0% 21% 0% Once a fortnight 0% 20% 0% Once a month 0% 25% 0% Once in 3 months 19% 34% 0% Once in 6 months 28% 0% 26% Once in a Year 35% 0% 49% Less Often 18% 0% 26% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)



%age of Foreign

Overnight Visitors

(1) (2) (3) (4) Percentage of Tourists availing package tour

6% 0% 8%

Travel Arrangement Mode % Dom

Overnight % Dom Day % Foreign

(1) (2) (3) (4) Travel + Food 84% Domestic day

visitors in the sample did not

83% Travel + Accommodation 16% 17% Travel + Transport Accommodation 0% 0%



Table – 24

Travel Arrangement Mode of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

As concluded from the previous table that few people avail package tour, thus most of the visitors traveling to Haryana make their travel arrangements themselves, which can be justified from the findings presented in the above table.

Table – 25

Distribution of overnight visitors by place of stay of Sample Visitors in the State

The category wise details regarding the place of stay are presented above. It may be seen from the table above that most of the domestic overnight and foreign tourist preferred Non star hotels as the place of stay. Private Guest houses, Inn, Rest houses, etc. are the other prominent choice for place of stay. No respondents in the survey sample, stayed in star hotels, government guest houses.

Travel +Transport+Accommodation+Food 0% opt for any travel package

0% Any Other 0% 0% Total 100% 0% 100%

Travel Arrangement Mode




(1) (2) (3) (4) Self 74% 75% 46% Office / Employer 22% 22% 43% Tour Operator 4% 3% 11% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)

Place of Stay %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors

%age of Foreign Visitors

(1) (2) (3) Non-Star Hotel 67% 88% Private Guest House / Inn / Rest House / Tourist Bungalow 17% 11% Gurudwara / Temple / Monastery / Other Temporary free stay in tent etc. 5% 0% Friends & Relative 11% 1% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951)



Table – 26

Distribution of visitor by their preferred eating place of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

The above table gives the percentage distribution of visitor by their preferred eating place of sample visitors in the District of Haryana. It may be seen that proportion of domestic overnight and day visitors who preferred dhabas for eating are the maximum. Foreign visitors preferred Fast food outlets and Restaurants. No respondents in the survey sample, preferred to eat at mobile vans, food kiosks and refreshment stands.

Eating Place %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors



(1) (2) (3) (4) Restaurant 17% 12% 26% Fast Food Outlets 23% 19% 37% Cafeteria 6% 4% 10% Dhaba 30% 39% 4% Bars 3% 0% 10% Place of Lodging 5% 6% 4% Sharamshala / Sarai 2% 2% 0% Gurudwara / Temple / Monastery / Other free accommodation 6% 8% 9% Friends & Relatives 9% 10% 0% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)



Table – 27 Satisfaction level of services by Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

The above table presents the percentage distribution of satisfaction levels amongst domestic and foreign tourists for different service parameters. There is a strong positive trend as most of the visitors found various service delivery parameters satisfactory.

Services %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors



Satisfied Dissatisfied

Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Availability of Tour Operator 84% 15% 97% 3% 94% 6% Availability of Transportation 88% 12% 97% 3% 94% 6% Availability of Tourist Guide 88% 13% 99% 1% 93% 7% Availability of good quality accommodation 90% 10% 98% 2% 93% 7% Public Convenience 91% 9% 91% 9% 95% 5% Eating Places 95% 6% 96% 4% 92% 8% Information Centers 96% 4% 94% 7% 94% 6% Souvenir Shops 95% 5% 98% 2% 96% 4% Entertainment Places 95% 5% 94% 5% 94% 6% Quality of Roads 95% 5% 89% 11% 94% 6% Security 99% 1% 93% 7% 95% 5% Behavior of Local People 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% Shops other than souvenir ones 99% 1% 99% 1% 100% 0% Upkeep of tourist sites 100% 0% 99% 1% 100% 0% Accommodation tariff 92% 8% 99% 1% 99% 1% Quality of Information 93% 7% 96% 4% 96% 4%

Total Total number of Visitors who responded: 11533

Total number of Visitors who responded: 19951

Total number of Visitors who responded: 516



Table – 28 Expectation level of their visit to district / State of Sample Visitors in the District of

Haryana

The above table presents the percentage distribution across different expectation levels. There is a strong positive trend as most of the visitors found their visit to Haryana somewhat better than expectation or as per expectation.

Table – 29

Most visited tourist destination of Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

Expectation level %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors



(1) (2) (3) (4) Much Better than expectation 9% 9% 9% Somewhat better than expectation 66% 66% 68% As per expectation 14% 14% 12% Worse than expectation 7% 8% 7% Much worse than expectation 4% 4% 4% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)

Most Visited Tourist Destination %age of Visitors


%age of Domestic

Day Visitors

%age of Foreign

Overnight Visitors

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dera Sachcha Sauda 19.17% 7.48% 11.66% 0.03% Surajkund 15.84% 0.84% 14.48% 0.52% Sri Krishna Museum / Science Museum 6.35% 1.83% 4.53% 0.00% Sheetla Mata Temple 5.49% 1.79% 3.41% 0.29% Jyotisar 5.28% 0.94% 4.34% 0.00% Pijjor Garden 4.81% 0.37% 4.43% 0.01% Karnal Lake 4.22% 0.15% 4.07% 0.00% Golf Course & Osis Complex 4.07% 0.14% 3.93% 0.00% Brahma Sarovar 3.00% 0.62% 2.38% 0.00% Sannihit Sarovar 2.34% 0.24% 2.10% 0.01% Mansa Devi Temple 2.20% 0.22% 1.98% 0.00% Punchmukhi Hanuman Mandir 2.10% 0.18% 1.91% 0.00% Pehowa 1.84% 0.22% 1.61% 0.00% Tilyar Lake 1.43% 0.24% 1.19% 0.00% Badkhal Lake 1.37% 0.38% 0.97% 0.02% Bhima devi Temple 1.24% 0.24% 0.99% 0.00% Geeta Bhawan Mandir 1.16% 0.01% 1.16% 0.00% Gurudwara Nada Sahib 1.14% 0.30% 0.84% 0.00% Bird Watching 1.11% 0.22% 0.89% 0.00% Sohna Lake 1.09% 0.14% 0.80% 0.15%



The above table gives a blue print of most popular tourist destinations in Haryana. While Shirdi is the most popular destination amongst domestic overnight visitors, Siddhi Vinayak score highest amongst preferred tourist spots among the domestic day visitors. Foreigners mostly visit Gateway of India.

Table – 30

Popular Source of Information of tourist destination of the Sample Visitors in the District of Haryana

Information Source %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors


Visitors

%age of Foreign

Overnight Visitors

(1) (2) (3) (4) Newspaper 43% 38% 14% Radio 11% 11% 1% Television 26% 28% 73% Newspaper & Radio Both 8% 8% 1% Newspaper & Television Both 12% 14% 11% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951) 100% (516)

The above table represents a list of popular sources from where tourists get information about the state and its districts. Results show that Newspapers and Television, respectively, are most popular source of information for domestic and foreign travelers. For none of the respondents amongst the sample studied, source of information for them was not radio and television only and all three mediums together.

Table – 31

Annual Household income of the Sample Domestic Visitors in the State

The table above is indicative of the fact that majority of the domestic visitors touring Haryana have an annual HH Income from Rs. 2 Lakh – Rs. 5 Lakh. None of the respondents in the sample had an annual household income of less than 1 lakh rupees.

HH Income (Rs.) %age of Domestic Overnight Visitors


(1) (2) (3) Rs.1,00,001 – Rs.2,00,000 15% 14% Rs.2,00,001 – Rs.5,00,000 69% 69% Above Rs.5,00,000 16% 16% Total 100% (11533) 100% (19951)



Table – 32

Annual Household income of the Sample Foreign Visitors in the State

The table above is indicative of the fact that majority of the foreign visitors touring Haryana have an annual HH Income from $ 80001- 100000.

Table – 33

Accommodations

Domestic Over Night Visitors Domestic Day Visitors Foreign Overnight Visitors

Before

During THE TRIP (Amt

in INR)

TOTAL Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before

During THE TRIP (Amt in

INR)

TOTAL

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Hotel No

expenses occurred

before the trip for the

sample responden

ts

463.4 463.4 No expense

s occurred before the trip for the sample

respondents

137.25 137.25 No expense

s occurred before the trip for the sample

respondents

1909.714 1909.714 Private Guest House 219.45 219.45 86.5 86.5 1199.286 1199.286

Dharamshala 3.5 3.5 0 0 0 0

Others 2.5 2.5 0 0 0 0

Total 0 688.85 688.85 0 223.75 223.75 0 3109 3109

None of the respondents in the sample incurred any expenditure on government guest houses, rented houses and friend’s houses.

HH Income (US $) %age Foreign Overnight Visitors (1) (2)

Less than $.40,000 9% $.40,001 – $.60,000 13% $.60,001 – $.80,000 27% $.80,001 – $.1,00,000 42% Above $.1,00,000 9% Total 100% (516)



Table – 34

Food & Drink


Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before


INR)

TOTAL

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) In the accommodation unit

No expense

s occurred before the trip for the sample respond

ents

396.2 396.2 No expenses occurred


sample responde

nts

42.5 42.5 No expenses occurred


sample responde

nts

802.28 802.28

o/s accommodation unit & during journey and transit

208.2 208.2 204.3 204.3 463.28 463.28

Total 0 604.4 604.4 0 246.8 246.8 0 1265.57 1265.57

Table – 35

Transport


Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before


INR)

TOTAL

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) RAILWAYS 543.75 150.5 694.25 226.75 130.2 356.95 1891.28571 679.8571 2571.143 Road 406.35 172.5 578.85 354.95 178.7 533.65 1673 674.4286 2347.429 WATER 20.95 22.75 43.7 16.7 24.65 41.35 43.5714286 48.71429 92.28571 AIR 666.7 18.45 685.15 0 0 0 2773.28571 479.4286 3252.714 Transport equipment rental

0 88.5 88.5 0 89.1 89.1 218.571429 0 218.5714

Total 1637.75 452.7 2090.45 598.4 422.65 1021.05 6599.71429 1882.429 8482.143



None of the respondents in the sample incurred any expenditure on travel agency services and other aspects of transportation.

Table – 36

Shopping


Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before


in INR)

TOTAL Before


INR)

TOTAL

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Clothing & garments No

expenses occurred


sample responde

nts

0 0 No expenses occurred


sample responde

nts

0 0 86.67 28.57143 115.2381

Processed food 30.15 30.15 26.55 26.55 25 100.7143 125.7143 Tobacco products 42.4 42.4 35.45 35.45 0 108.4286 108.4286 Alcohol 116.4 116.4 76 76 0 330.8571 330.8571 Books Journals, Magazines, Stationery etc

13.3 13.3 13 13 0 63.57143 63.57143

Total 0 202.25 202.25 0 151 151 111.67 632.1429 743.8095 None of the respondents in the sample incurred any expenditure on travel related consumer goods, footwear, toiletries and gems / jewellery.

Table-37

Month: Overnight Visitors Domestic Day Visitors

Absolute Number Percentage Absolute

Number Percentage (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

April 310 7% 1760 7% May 325 8% 1734 7% June 390 9% 1889 8% July 310 7% 2081 9% August 379 9% 2195 9% September 364 9% 2041 9% October 381 9% 2059 9% November 337 8% 2260 10% December 370 9% 1683 7% January 373 9% 2167 9%



February 307 7% 2020 8% March 356 8% 1892 8% Total 4202 100% 23781 100%

Table-38

Month: Overnight Visitors Domestic Day Visitors

Absolute Number

Percentage Absolute Number

Percentage

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) April 2211 8% 4122 11% May 2567 9% 3810 10% June 2609 9% 3869 10% July 1970 7% 4520 12% August 2019 7% 4160 11% September 2274 8% 3116 8% October 2381 8% 2504 7% November 2907 10% 2545 7% December 3236 11% 721 2% January 2148 7% 2034 5% February 2453 8% 3140 8% March 2525 9% 3750 10% Total 29300 100% 38291 100%

Table – 39

Total number of Domestic Visitors from outside the State at the year end

State Overnight Visitors Domestic Day Visitors

Absolute Number

Percentage Absolute Number

Percentage

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Himachal Pradesh 1476 5% 189 3% Gujarat 1265 4% 2 0% West Bengal 1148 4% 23 0% Bihar 976 3% 0 0% Orissa 627 2% 0 0% Punjab 6799 21% 1170 16% Delhi 9027 28% 3014 40% Uttrakhand 744 2% 12 0% Chandigarh 9800 30% 3034 41% J & K 919 3% 1 0%



Total 32781 100% 7445 100%

The above table is a depiction of the proportion of people of respective states from where they come to visit Haryana. Maximum visitors come from its neighboring states like Delhi and Chandigarh.

Table – 40

Total number of Foreign Visitors (Including NRI) by their country of residence

at the year end

The above table is a depiction of the proportion of people of respective countries from where they come to visit Haryana. Maximum visitors come from USA followed by UK.

Table – 41

Total number of Foreign Visitors (Excluding NRI) by their country of residence at the year end

Country Foreigner Overnight Visitors Absolute Number Percentage

(1) (2) (3) UAE 542 15% UK 624 18% Russia 121 3% Australia 567 16% USA 988 28% Canada 272 8% Singapore 239 7% Saudi Arabia 168 5%

Country Foreigner Overnight Visitors

Absolute Number

Percentage

(1) (2) (3) UAE 1366 16% UK 1828 22% Russia 218 3% Australia 1197 14% USA 2083 25% Canada 889 11% Singapore 361 4% Saudi Arabia 302 4% Nepal 41 0%

Total 8285 100%



Nepal 41 1% Total 3562 100%

The above table is an indicator of foreign visitors excluding NRI’s. If we take this parameter into consideration, even then results show maximum visitors are from USA.

Table – 42 Total number of NRI Visitors by country of residence at the year end

Taking into consideration, the proportion of NRI Visitors, from the above table we can conclude that most of the NRI visitors touring Haryana come from USA.

Country Foreigner Overnight Visitors Absolute Number Percentage

(1) (2) (3) UAE 824 17% UK 1204 25% Russia 97 2% Australia 630 13% USA 1095 23% Canada 617 13% Singapore 122 3% Saudi Arabia 134 3% Nepal 0 0%

Total 4723 100%



Annexure – Additional Tables

Table 1 – Average Number of Places Visited

The average number of places visited by leisure visitors is given in the following

table. These ratios were used to convert leisure visits to leisure visitors, hence,

avoiding the perplexity of counting more than one visit of a single visitor to

several destinations as more than one visitor.

Average Destinations - Domestic S. No. District Average Overnight Visits Average Same day Visits 1 Ambala 1.33 1.50 2 Bhiwani 1.00 1.00 3 Faridabad 1.12 1.00 4 Fatehabad 1.00 1.00 5 Gurgaon 1.03 1.00 6 Hisar 1.00 1.00 7 Jhajjar 1.00 1.00 8 Jind 1.00 1.00 9 Kaithal 1.00 1.00 10 Karnal 1.33 2.00 11 Kurukshetra 1.22 1.95 12 Mahendragarh 1.00 1.00 13 Mewat 1.00 1.00 14 Punchkula 1.00 2.00 15 Panipat 1.00 1.00 16 Rewari 1.00 1.00 17 Rohtak 1.00 1.00 18 Sirsa 1.00 1.00 19 Sonipat 1.43 1.40 20 Yamunanager 1.00 1.50

Average Destinations - Foreign S. No. District Average Overnight Visits Average Same day Visits 1 Ambala 1 1 2 Bhiwani 1 1 3 Faridabad 1 1 4 Fatehabad 1 1



5 Gurgaon 1 1 6 Hisar 1 1 7 Jhajjar 1 1 8 Jind 1 1 9 Kaithal 1 1 10 Karnal 1 1 11 Kurukshetra 1 2 12 Mahendragarh 1 1 13 Mewat 1 1 14 Punchkula 1 2 15 Panipat 1 1 16 Rewari 1 1 17 Rohtak 1 1 18 Sirsa 1 1 19 Sonipat 1 1 20 Yamunanager 1 1



Table 2 – Total Number of Visits to the State

The total number of visits by all visitors is given as below. Total number of visits was calculated by summing up total number of

visits by leisure visitors and total number of non-leisure visitors (the number of non-leisure visits was calculated by taking the

number of visit by non-leisure visitor).

Total Domestic Leisure Visits District April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March Total

Ambala 17915 18406 19255 16239 16958 19133 24095 23357 22359 22991 21069 23180 244959 Bhiwani 3356 3093 3260 2360 2860 2860 3455 3115 2247 3028 2104 3104 34842 Faridabad 17590 18256 18681 25518 27996 27996 28800 27899 27251 38238 901366 38868 1198459 Fatehabad 2606 2806 2990 2790 2880 2880 3000 2623 2260 2572 1924 2324 31655 Gurgaon 34873 33892 35933 34313 50356 50356 43395 39907 34131 35999 36220 45719 475093 Hisar 14068 13748 14299 11599 10699 10699 14879 13699 11254 12179 9394 11694 148211 Jhajjar 6898 6861 7387 4687 5187 12587 12862 12387 11122 11917 9788 10790 112473 Jind 4485 4660 5085 3461 3759 4275 5011 4588 4081 4725 3607 3987 51723 Kaithal 2242 2054 2200 2280 2099 2200 2470 2120 1817 2022 1343 1718 24565 Karnal 45376 48283 51835 34833 43833 49835 51385 50395 48052 50471 43656 50704 568657 Kurukshetra 116562 125848 134115 116136 85193 92239 103817 96246 102365 105941 105105 105415 1288983 Mahendragarh 6510 7175 7294 4514 5514 6294 7048 6394 5506 6143 5067 5491 72950 Mewat 2254 2454 2606 3506 3006 2406 2660 2518 2213 2421 1934 2448 30426 Punchkula 56377 60846 62150 54166 48318 54305 69782 63900 59306 61912 55209 65576 711849 Panipat 3425 3725 4050 4550 4549 4634 5370 4700 4179 4657 3814 4106 51759 Rewari 3937 4254 4443 2943 2843 2643 3353 3072 2425 2970 2240 2358 37481 Rohtak 7245 7770 8469 6469 8969 8469 9588 8996 8043 8816 6824 8298 97956 Sirsa 216423 238522 260335 48852 52857 68719 68719 74952 71217 74195 66137 71092 1312020 Sonipat 8724 8983 9770 11170 10170 12470 13616 12918 11420 12070 10029 11280 132620 Yamunanager 10530 10740 11714 14714 13714 10714 12894 11744 11404 12091 9904 13604 143767 Total 581396 622375 665871 405101 401761 445717 486200 465531 442651 475357 1296733 481755 6770447



Total Foreign Leisure Visits District April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec




Annexure – Supplementary Tables

Table 1 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of April 2011

State Absolute Number Percentage Haryana (Same State) 331965 70.23% Himachal Pradesh 6265 1.33% Gujarat 4343 0.92% West Bengal 4071 0.86% Bihar 3376 0.71% Orissa 2248 0.48% Punjab 27914 5.91% Delhi 41434 8.77% Uttrakhand 2734 0.58% Chandigarh 45431 9.61% J & K 2884 0.61% Total 472665 100.00%

Table 2 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from

other State in the month of May 2011




Table 3 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of June 2011

State Absolute Number Percentage

Haryana (Same State) 393166 72.50% Himachal Pradesh 8407 1.55% Gujarat 6021 1.11% West Bengal 5086 0.94% Bihar 4168 0.77% Orissa 2807 0.52% Punjab 32115 5.92% Delhi 40407 7.45% Uttrakhand 9406 1.73% Chandigarh 37401 6.90% J & K 3314 0.61% Total 542298 100.00%

Table 4 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of July 2011




Table 5 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of August 2011


Table 6 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of September 2011




Table 7 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from

other State in the month of October 2011


Table 8 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of November 2011




Table 9 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of December 2011


Table 10 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of January 2012




Table 11 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of February 2012


Table 12 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of March 2012




Table 13 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of April 2011


Table 14 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of May 2011




Table 15 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of June 2011


Table 16 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of July 2011




Table 17 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of August 2011


Table 18 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of September 2011




Table 19 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors

from other State in the month of October 2011


Table 20 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of November 2011




Table 21 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors

from other State in the month of December 2011


Table 22 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of January 2012




Table 23 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of February 2012


Table 24 : Percentage and estimated number of Domestic Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of March 2012




Table 25 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of April 2011

Country Absolute Number Percentage UAE 137 16.04% UK 190 22.25% Russia 26 3.04% Australia 121 14.17% USA 214 25.06% Canada 94 11.01% Singapore 33 3.86% Saudi Arabia 34 3.98% Nepal 5 0.59%

Total 854 100.00%

Table 26 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of May 2011


Total 914 100.00%

Table 27 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of June 2011


Total 916 100.00%



Table 28 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of July 2011


Total 4852 100.00%

Table 29 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of August 2011


Total 3817 100.00%

Table 30 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of September 2011


Total 4397 100.00%



Table 31 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of October 2011


Total 4568 100.00%

Table 32 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of November 2011


Total 4191 100.00%

Table 33 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of December 2011


Total 3851 100.00%



Table 34 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of January 2012


Total 4187 100.00%

Table 35 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of February 2012


Total 36885 100.00%

Table 36 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of March 2012


Total 4286 100.00%



Table 37 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of April 2011


Total 304 100.00%

Table 38 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of May 2011


Total 263 100.00%

Table 39 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of June 2011


Total 122 100.00%



Table 40 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of July 2011


Total 7209 100.00%

Table 41 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of August 2011


Total 5717 100.00%

Table 42 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of September 2011


Total 6598 100.00%



Table 43 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of October 2011


Total 6299 100.00%

Table 44 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of November 2011


Total 5864 100.00%

Table 45 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of December 2011


Total 5311 100.00%



Table 46 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of January 2012


Total 5820 100.00%

Table 47 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of February 2012


Total 27683 100.00%

Table 48 : Percentage and estimated number of Foreign Non-Leisure Tourists/ Visitors from other State in the month of March 2012


Total 5986 100.00%

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