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Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council
in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. It is
known as the city of temples. Besides being a seat of
spiritual learning, the city has been the centerstage of
regional politics. The city is hometown to three of
Haryana's chief ministers: Bansi Lal, Babu Gupta, and Hukum
Chand.
District Bhiwani was created on 22 July, 1972. The district
headquarter is situated in Bhiwani town. Bhiwani has 442
villages, with main towns being Charkhi Dadri, Loharu,
Bawani Khera and Tosham. The total area of Bhiwani district
is 5,099 km².
The city has been a conventional school of boxing, with
almost all of the members of the Indian Boxing Squad coming
from its SAI hostel itself. Late Capt Hawa Singh, the
legendary boxer, helped establish the boxing academy here.
Education
In the field of education, the city boasts of four
engineering colleges, one of them being the country's top
textile research institute, The Technological Institute of
Textile & Sciences, established by the prestigious Birla
Group. For more information, see Bhiwani District. Further,
there are four degree colleges(Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalaya
is one of the best college in M.D.U), three colleges of
education and a school of nursing. The Board of School
Education, Haryana (Shiksha Board) is also situated in the
city.
Transportation
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Railways: Bhiwani Junction is
a major railway station in the region. There are 3
railway lines originating from Bhiwani one is towards
northern side. This line connecting the Bhiwani to
cities like Hansi, Hisar, Sirsa (in Haryana) and
Bathinda, Ferozpur etc (in Punjab)
The Second line towards south side connect the Bhiwani
with Charkhi Dadri, Kosli and Rewari (in Haryana) which
further connect to Gurgaon and Delhi in Northern side
and Jaipur-Alwar in southern side. The 3rd branch line
of Railways go towards Rohtak and connecting to Delhi.
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Roads: The city is very well
connected through state roadways with all the major
towns in the region. The city is a chosen favorite as
the site for a proposed international airport in the
National Capital's proximity to ease operations at
Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi.
Bhiwani District came into existence on July 22, 1972
and is named after the administrative city of Bhiwani.
At present, it is the biggest district in the province.
There are six tehsils in Bhiwani: Bhiwani, Bawani Khera,
Dadri, Loharu, Tosham, and Siwani.
History
Bhiwani city is mentioned in Ain-e-Akbari. It was founded by
a Rajput King Neem after his wife named Bhani. The Bhani
word letter changed to Bhiyani and subsequently to Bhiwani.
Bhiwani has been a prominent center of commerce since the
time of the Mughals. Bhiwani is also known for its temples
and is known as the "Small Kashi" of India because of
numerous temples. Gauri Shankar temple of Bhiwani is known
throughout the country.
Geography
Bhiwani is located at 28.78°N 76.13°E. It has an average
elevation of 225 metres (738 feet). District Bhiwani is
situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. North latitude and
75.26 deg. & 76.28 deg. East longitude. The Bhiwani District
is bordered by Hissar District on its north, some area of
Jhunjunu & Churu District of Rajasthan on its west,
Mahendergarh and Jhunjunu District on its south and District
Rohtak to the east. It is 124 kilometres from Delhi & 285
kilometres from Chandigarh.
Development
Bhiwani was considered a deserted place. Farming could be
done with the help of rain. Thus, after every two or three
years there would be a drought. Men, women, animals and
birds suffered due to lack of water and greenery. Things
changed when in 1893 a canal was first built in Bhiwani. It
was a religious region, and gradually the people of this
region started taking part in politics and the Indian
struggle for independence.Neki Ram ,Fateh Chand, K.A. Desai
and Babu Gupta opened a branch of the Congress party here in
1919.
Satyagraha of Bardoli
In 1922 India's seekers of freedom society took part in the
Bardoli Satyagraha. They were Neki Sharma, Uma Sharma, Ram
Kumar, Gokul Chand , Fateh Chand , Lala Vith, Lala Karanji ,Diwan
Chand, Lala Moda etc. Neki Sharma Later known as Haryana
Kesri.
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Bhiwani and national leaders
In those days Bhiwani was visited by Pt. Nehru two
times, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya two times and Mahatma Gandhi
two times. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sh.
Subash Chandra Bose, Smt. Sarojini Naidu, Dr. Munje, Dr.
Ansari, Sh. Asif Ali, Ali Bandhu and Maulana Abdul Ghaffar
Khan also came to Bhiwani, took meetings and praised
Bhiwani's people for their taking part in the independence
war. Sonia Gandhi visited Bhiwani on 28 November, 2007 at
Bheem Stadium. Bhiwani is the home town of Late Ch.Bansi Lal,
former Chief Minister, Defense Minister, Railway Minister
and Civil Aviation Minister.
Bhiwani as India's boxing powerhouse
Bhiwani came to the limelight in 2008 as four of the
five boxers who represented India at the 2008 Summer
Olympics are from Bhiwani. Sports Authority of India coach
and boxer late captain Hawa Singh has been credited with
making the Bhiwani Boxing Club or "BBC" as it is known
locally, a powerhouse of Indian Boxing. The Academy was
established by the legendary Indian boxer, two time Asian
Games gold medallist and 11 time national champion, Captain
Hawa Singh.
Among the 2008 olympians, Jitender Kumar (Flyweight) (51kg)
and Akhil Kumar (54kg) went on to qualify for the quarter
finals, while Vijender Kumar (75kg) won a Bronze medal.
Bhiwani is known as Little Cuba in India due to the large
number of boxers who hail from the region.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Bhiwani had a population of
169,424. Males constitute 54% of the population and females
46%. Bhiwani has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher
than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of
76% and female literacy of 62%. 13% of the population is
under 6 years of age.
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Pin Code
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