Bhiwani
Sign in to saveBhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana. 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 Das Gupta and Hukum Singh. It is located 128 km west of national capital New Delhi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bhiwani
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 196,057
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhiwani
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Haryana#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Haryana, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haryana
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bhiwani
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Bhiwani Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- भिवानी
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Haryana
- Population
- +197662
- Area
- +4778
- Elevation
- +225
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Bhiwani district
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Early modern era
- Samadhi
- British era
- Education
- Transportation
- Railways
- Roads
- Geography
- Development
- Satyagraha of Bardoli
- National leaders
- Boxing
- Demographics
- Religion
- City
- Tehsil
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana. 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 Das Gupta and Hukum Singh. It is located 128 km west of national capital New Delhi.
The city has a conventional school of boxing, with almost all of the members of the Indian Boxing Squad coming from its Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel. The late Capt. Hawa Singh, the legendary boxer, helped establish the boxing academy in Bhiwani.