Bhiwani district General information

Bhiwani district is one of the districts of the state of Haryana. It 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. Bhiwani has 442 villages, with main towns being Charkhi Dadri, Loharu, Bawani Khera and Tosham. The total area of Bhiwani district is 5,099 sq kms and its population is 14,24,000.

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 kilometers from Delhi and 285 kilometers from Chandigarh.

There are a number of stories regarding the name 'Ambala'. According to one, Ambala District has been founded by Amba Rajput during the 14th century AD. Another version is that the name is a corruption of Amba Wala or the mango-village judging from mango groves that existed in its immediate neighborhood. Still another version is that the District has taken its name after goddess "Bhawani Amba" whose Temple still exist in Ambala city.

Naurangabad Mound is situated near Naurangabad village, about 10 km from Bhiwani town. It covers an area of about 58 acres. Owing to its archeological importance, Naurangabad Mound was taken over by the government in 1985 and was handed over to Archeological Department. The excavations done here in 2001 revealed artifacts such as coins, coin moulds, statues, design of houses, tools and toys, most of them dating back to 2,500 years. The coins during the period of the Youdheyas bear the seals of religious figures. According to archeologists, here existed a town during the Kushan, Gupta and Youdheya periods till 300 BC. Ruins of houses made of mud bricks and baked bricks, apart from the walls of about 18 to 24 inches and floors lined with baked bricks, were identified from here. The antiquities revealed from the site are displayed in Archaeological Museum of Gurukul, Jhajjar.

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.

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.

CLIMATE

- 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.

MAJOR OCCUPATIONS

The major  source  of  occupation here in  Bhiwani  District  is mainly Agriculture. Apart from agriculture some other
medium-scale and small-scale industries are providing employment to the people of the district. BTM,TITS,CHINAR,
S.K FOILS are  few medium-scale industries situated in Bhiwani. Most of the land here is used for cultivation. So in
villages the  main source  of income is Agriculture.
The youth here always ready join Armed Forces, as result of this Bhiwani is also known as Land Of  War  Heroes.
There are also Administrative jobs in the District which include jobs in Govt.depatments and Semi-Govt.departments.