| ABOUT BHIWANI |
BHIWANI district
came into existence on July 22nd,
1972 and is named after the Administrative
city Bhiwani. Bhiwani city finds mention
in Ain-e-Akbari. It was founded by
the Rajput name Neem after his wife
named Bhani. The Bhani word letterchanged
to Bhiyani and subsequently to Bhiwani.
Bhiwani has been a prominent center
of commerce since time of Mughals.
Bhiwani is also known for its temples
and is called as Small Khashi of India
because of numerous temples. Gauri
Shankar temple of Bhiwani is known
throughout the country. Another important
city of the district is Dadri which
was founded by the son of Prithvi
Raj Chauhan. It is also a hub of commercial
activity. Apart from these two cities
other major towns in Bhiwani are Loharu,
Tosham, Bawani Khera which have been
seats of power since historical times.
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| LOCATION |
District
Bhiwani is situated between
28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg.
North latitude and 75.26 deg.
and 76.28 deg. East Longitude.
The Bhiwani District is surrounded
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 on east.
It is 124 Kilometer from Delhi
& 285 Kilometer from Chandigarh |
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GEOGRAPHY |
| In North Region
of the district there are Alluvial Plains
and in South there are Semi -Desert
with remnants of Aravali Range Mountains.
The Soil is loom in the North region
and sandy in the Southwest region of
Bhiwani District. The Groundwater is
mainly Saline with some of small pokets
of fresh water in Southwest. The groundwater
level of the district is decreasing
fastly. Lack of any Drainage system
is the main cause of salinity of ground
water. Total area covered by Bhiwani
District is 5,099 sq.km. |
ACCESS
By road
District is connected by road
to cities like Rohtak, Delhi,
Pilani, Jaipur, Hissar,Sirsa,Chandigarh.
By Rail it is connected to
Delhi, Mathura, Malda Town,
Jaipur, Ferozpur, Chandigarh,
Amritsar, Hissar.
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CLIMATE
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- Temperature
in the Bhiwani District varies from
2 Deg. c to 45 deg. c.
- Rainfall is scanty(Annual Rainfall-483mm)mainly
in months of July-August.
- Vegetation mainly thorny trees like
Babool, Jandi, Kair, along with Neem,
Sheesham, Peepal etc.
- Crops like Bajara & Cotton in
Kharif and Wheat &Sarson in Rabi.
- Minerals like Building Stone&
Gypsum or flexible stones ( Kaliyana
Village).
- Wildlife Rabbit, Neelgai, Fox |
PEOPLE& CULTURE |
| People of Bhiwani
district are hard working whose main
occupation is agriculture. They are
religious people. Apart from this, residents
of this region are fine Sports men and
represents Haryana and the National
and International level sports meets.
Residents of this region also join Armed
Forces in large numbers and defend the
country from foriegn aggression and
internal disturbances. Due to sacrifices
of brave soilders of this district during
battles, city is came to be known as
City of War Heroes. |
DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
General Information |
| Formation
Of District |
|
22
December- 1972 |
| Sub-Division |
4 |
BHIWANI,
DADRI, LOHARU, SIWANI |
| Tehsil |
6 |
BHIWANI,
DADRI, LOHARU, SIWANI, BAVANI
KHERA, TOSHAM |
| Sub
-Tehsil |
2 |
BADARA,
BOND KALAN |
| Block |
9 |
BHIWANI,DADRI-I,II,
BADARA,KAIRU,SIWANI,TOSHAM, BAHAVNI
KHERA, LOHARU |
| Village |
442 |
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| Village
Panchayat |
458 |
|
| Area |
5099
sq. km |
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| Vidhan
Sabha Area |
7 |
BHIWANI,
DADRI, LOHARU, BADARA, BAVANI
KHERA, TOSHAM, MUNDHAL KURD |
| Constituency
Area |
1 |
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| Useful
Agricultural Land |
411976
lac hec. |
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| Population |
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Total:
14 lac. 24 Thousand. 524 Approx.
Male: 7 lac. 57 Thousand
824 Female: 6 lac. 66 thousand
730 |
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| Other Information |
| D.S.P Office |
3 |
BHIWANI, LOHARU,
DADRI |
| Police
Station |
12 |
|
| Police Post
|
17 |
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| Post Office |
222 |
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| Telegraph Office |
12 |
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| Municipal Council |
1 |
|
| Municipal
Commitee |
1 |
DADRI |
| Market Commitee |
7 |
BHIWANI, LOHARU,
DADRI, JUI, BAHAL, SIWANI, TOSHAM |
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| PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
| Ration Depot |
469 |
| Urban |
95 |
| Rural |
374 |
| Ration
Card |
284719 |
| Consumer |
1412238 |
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| HEALTH |
| General Hospital |
5 |
| T.B. Hospital |
1 |
| Community Health
Centre |
9 |
| Primary Health
Centre |
29 |
| Sub-Health
Centre |
208 |
| Urban Family
Welfare Centre |
1 |
| Nursing Traning
Centre |
1 |
| E.S.I. Hospital |
1 |
| E.S.I. Dispencery |
3 |
| Ayurvedic Hospital |
2 |
| Ayurvedic Dispencery |
40 |
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| ELECTRICITY |
| Power House |
220 k.v.-1 |
| Sub- Station |
132 k.v.-9 |
| Sub- Station |
33 k.v.-18 |
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| ROADS |
| Pucca
Roads |
1918
k.m. Public Construction (Houses
and Roads) 211 k.m. Marketing
Board |
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| ANIMAL HUSBANDARY |
| Vetnary Hospital
|
15 |
| Vetnary
Hospital and Breeding Centre |
33 |
| Regional
Artificial Breeding Centre |
5 |
| Vetnary
Medicine Centre |
52 |
| Animal Husbandry
Centre |
76 |
| Animal Diseases
Testing Lab. |
1 |
| Semen Bank |
1 |
| Polutry
Development Centre |
1 |
| Piggry development
Centre |
1 |
| Sheep and
Wool Devlopment Centre |
1 |
| Adarsh Videsi
Farm |
1 |
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| EDUCATION |
| College |
10 |
| Senior Secondary
Schoool |
78 |
| High School |
169 |
| Middle School |
112 |
| Primary School |
644 |
| Gurukul |
1 |
| Navodaya School |
1 |
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| MISCELLANEOUS INFROMATION |
| Anaganwadi Centre |
106 |
| Co-operative
Bank and Branches |
25 |
| Primary Co-operative
Agriculture and Rural Development
Bank |
7 |
| Mini Banks |
200 |
| Haryana Kshetriya
Gramin Development Bank and Branches |
51 |
| Co-operative
Societies |
1312 |
| Employment Office |
6 |
| Vocational
Guidance Centre |
1 |
| Commercial Banks |
38 |
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