| Kanwari कंवारी |
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| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District(s) | Hisar |
| Population | 5,733 (2010[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kanwari (कंवारी), also spelled Kunwari or Kwari, is a village in Hansi Tehsil, Hisar District, Haryana, India. It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Hisar on the Hisar to Tosham road.[2]
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Kanwari (कंवारी) is part of a seven-village grouping called Saat Bas Khap (सात बास खाप) ("brotherhood clan of seven villages"). Saat Bas Khap (सात बास खाप) includes the villages of Kanwari (कंवारी), Rakhi Khas, Hissar (राखी खास), Ramayan Gaon (रामायण गाँव), Dhandheri, Hissar (ढानढेरी), Depal, Hissar (देपल), Muzadpur, Hissar (मुजादपुर), Umra, Hissar (उमरा) & Sultanpur, Hissar (सुल्तानपुर). Umra and Sultanpur were originally considered one village, hence the name "Seven Villages". Members of the Khap brotherhood or clanship are considered to be siblings and can not marry within the clan.
The village is subdivided into various 'Panna' (पान्ना) or subsectors, such as 'Parla Panna' or Sheoran Panna (the upper sub-sector), 'Nichla Panna' (the lower subsector) and 'Bahrla Panna' (the outer subsector), each having their own community center called paras (परस) or chaupal (चौपाल).
Kanwari is an ancient town, existing during the Tomara Dynasty, the rulers of Delhi, the Mughals, the Marathas, Jat Sikh rulers, and eventually under British rule. After Independence Kanwari became part of Punjab. Once Haryana was formed as a separate state in 1966, Kanwari became part of Hisar district, Haryana State.
During excavation at the archaeological dig at Kurdi (ancient rubbish tip), early gray ware and ancient materials were found.[3][4]
Kanwari has an old Shiva temple called 'Baba Siri Gir' and an Akhara (abode) for sadhus (Hindu mystics) as well as a temple of the village deity called 'Bua Kanwari' (Virgin Deity) where newlyweds go for blessings before entering the village. During renovations of the Bua Kanwari temple carried out in 2001 to 2003, ancient stone statues of Hindu deities were found. These stone statues are yet to be scientifically dated or examined by trained archaeologists. The statues are stored in the basement under the temple.
Kanwari is under Hisar constituency for the Lok Sabha (lower house).
Kanwari is an administrative unit and has a democratically elected panchayat samiti (local council). Kanwari has been assigned to Hansi Tehsil and Hansi-I block, sometimes to Hansi Vidhan Sabha constituency in Hisar District, and at other times Kanwari has been assigned to the 'reserved for Schedule Caste candidates' of Vidhan Sabha constituency in Bhiwani district.
Currently, Kanwari is under Hissar Zilla Panchayat, Hansi-I Intermediate panchayat, and has its own unreserved Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat code 25444 [5] and census village code 00412900.[6] As of July 2010, Dhup Singh Son of Sudhan Singh is the Sarpanch of the Kanwari Gram Panchayat [7]
There is a Patwari (government land record officer), an ADO (Agriculture Development Officer),[8] a Rural Health Officer (RHO), and an Anganbadi Worker based at Kanwari.
As per a July 2010 official report,[9] Kanwari has 1,147 households with a total population of 5,733 with 1,196 Scheduled Caste inhabitants.
All of the people living in the village are Hindus. The majority of people living in the village are Jats. There are Brahmins, Lohar, Khati, Balmiki, Harijans, Nai, Baniya, and other Hindu castes.
There were a couple of Kumhar families who converted to Islam during the Mughal Empire era (1526–1858). After the 1947 partition of India these families reconverted to and were accepted into the Hindu religion.
As per 2001 census, Kanwari had 896 households and a population of 5,119. There were 2,712 males and 2,407 females. 835 people were below the age of 6. The number literate were 2,655, of which 1,739 were male and 916 were female. The working population was 2,581.[10]
Kanwari is covered by The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and 135 Job cards were issued under this legislation as of July 2010.[11]
Southwest of Kanwari is desert, but the rest of the surrounding area is fertile plains. Kanwari has three large ponds: Bada Johad, Jharna, and Mundhala Johad. The fields are irrigated by the Sunder sub-branch extension of the Hansi-Butana branch of the Western Jamuna Canal.
Kanwari has a continental climate, with very hot summers and relatively cool winters. Summer starts in April and lasts till the middle of October. May is the hottest month, with the maximum day temperatures in the 48 °C (118 °F) range. Hisar experiences a weak monsoon, from late June to September, with about 15 inches (380 mm) of rain. Winter starts in November and is mild and sunny, although temperatures may reach freezing on some nights.
The climate of the district is characterised by its dryness and extremes of temperature. It is a semi-arid region and agriculture is supported mainly by canals and ground water irrigation. Kanwari lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the northeast edge of the Thar Desert. Hot winds, locally known as 'Loo', are strong and frequent from May to July. Intermittent dust storms are common. In the winter some rain is received due to western disturbances.
Kanwari is well connected by the paved bitumen road. It lies 25 km from Hisar to the north, 6 km from Nalwa, 15 km from Tosham, and 45 km from Bhiwani to the south on the Hisar-Tosham-Bhiwani road.
At Kanwari there is a link road that leads North-East to Hansi, 25 km away. Towards west, Kanwari is connected to the village of Badayan Jattan via a 4 km (2 kos) link road.
Nearest major train stations are 24 km (15 mi) at Hisar, India city and 45 k.m.at Bhiwani city.
Nearest functional airport and flying training club is 24 km (15 mi) at Hisar, India city, currently no commercial domestic or international flights from this airport.
Nearest domestic and international airport is 200 km (120 mi) at New Delhi.
Kanwari has a two government schools, a private government approved teachers training college and few more private schools.
There are many more educational institutes and 2 universities at Hisar (24 km or 17mile from Kanwari).
The following Jat gotras are found in the village.
In May 2007, the villagers of Kanwari rescued the cattle from a transport truck and set the truck on fire.[13] The villagers had received information that the cows were being carried to the slaughterhouse, and stopped the truck. [14]
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