Bhiwani
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Bhiwani भिवानी ਭਿਵਾਨੀ |
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 Bhiwani
Bhiwani
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| Coordinates: 28°47′N 76°08′E / 28.78°N 76.13°ECoordinates: 28°47′N 76°08′E / 28.78°N 76.13°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,099 km2 (1,969 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 196,057 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 127021 |
| Telephone code | 91-1664 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-16, HR-61 |
| Website | bhiwani |
Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. The headquarters city of the eponymous district, it is known as the city of temples and often termed "Bangarh Kashi" . Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of three former Haryana chief ministers: Bansi Lal, Banarsi Dass Gupta and Hukum Singh.
The city has a conventional school of boxing, with almost all of the members of the Indian Boxing Squad coming from its SAI hostel. The late Capt. Hawa Singh, the legendary boxer, helped establish the boxing academy in Bhiwani.
In the field of education, the city has six major institutes, one of them being the country's top textile research institute, the Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, established by the Birla Group. There are also four degree colleges, three colleges of education and a school of nursing. The Board of School Education, Haryana (BSEH) is also situated in the city while the government P.G College is located on Hansi road. Recently, the new Chaudhary Bansi Lal University has been established in Bhiwani in memory of the late Choudhary Bansi lal.
Bhiwani railway Junction is on the Bathinda-Rewari line. It is Junction of railway lines and there are three railway lines originating from Bhiwani; one is towards Rewari side.The second line towards Hisar side. The third branch line goes towards Rohtak and connects to Delhi.
The city is very well connected through state roadways with all the major towns in the region. District Bhiwani is situated in the western part of Haryana. It shares its boundary with Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. Bus service is the major means of public transport in Bhiwani district. The sub-depot at Bhiwani was upgraded as full-fledged depot on 1.11.1973. At the time of its inception, it had 98 buses, which were covering a distance of 24,700 km every day with 495 employees.
At present Bhiwani depot has 138 buses, which carry about 12.34 Lacs passengers every day and cover a distance of about 43650 km daily. Out of this total distance covered daily on nterstate routes is 4,160 km and 39,500 km are operated within Haryana and 735 total employees.
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