Bawana
Sign in to saveBawana is a census town founded by two Gaur Brahmins Kala and Thukrai in the North West district of Delhi, India. It houses the Bawana Fortress of Zail (also called Bawana Tehsil), a Zail headquarter built by the Chief of the Bawana Zail, which was one of the four Zails of Delhi during British Raj along with Zails of Mehrauli, Dilli, and Najafgarh.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bawana
- Settlement.nickname
- बुआणा
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Delhi
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Delhi
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- North West
- Settlement.established_date
- 1168 CE
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- North West Delhi district
- Area
- +17
- Elevation
- +213
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- {{anchor|Bawana Zail|Bawana Jail|Bawana Fortress|Bawana tehsil |Bawana Zail Fortress Jail}} History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Politics
- Education
- Sports
- References
Bawana is a census town founded by two Gaur Brahmins Kala and Thukrai in the North West district of Delhi, India. It houses the Bawana Fortress of Zail (also called Bawana Tehsil), a Zail headquarter built by the Chief of the Bawana Zail, which was one of the four Zails of Delhi during British Raj along with Zails of Mehrauli, Dilli, and Najafgarh.
==Etymology== Bawana derives its name from the Hindi language word "bawan" (52), since this area was a group of 52 villages, 17 in Narela, 17 in Karala, 6 in Palam and 12 directly under Bawana, with 5,200 bighas of agricultural land.