Bawwa

Bawwa
बव्वा
Village
Bawwa

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 28°23′N 76°19′E / 28.39°N 76.31°ECoordinates: 28°23′N 76°19′E / 28.39°N 76.31°E
Country  India
State Haryana
District Rewari
Population
 • Total 8,000 Approx
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 123303
Telephone code 01259
Nearest city Kanina, Kosli
Literacy 70%
Lok Sabha constituency Rohtak
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kosli
Climate Dry (Köppen)

Bawwa is a village in the Nahar Block of the Rewari District, in Haryana, India. It is located 50 km northwest of the district headquarters of Rewari,[1] 10 km west-southwest of Nahar[2] and 320 km from the state capital Chandigarh.[3] Karoli, Garhs, Sihor, Bahala, Naya-Gaon, and Gadhi are the neighboring villages. Bawwa is situated approximately 3 km from Karoli mod on Kanina-Bahu-Jholri road in the Rewari District. The Haryanvi dialect of Hindi is spoken locally. The nearest railway station is in Kanina Khas, however Rewari Junction railway station is the nearest major station.

The village is well known for its fertile land. The deity Dada Puranmal is the kuladevata of the village.

The religious sites near the village include Shiv Mandir, Sheetla Mata Mandir, Devi Mandir, and Shedh Bhaiya.

Demographics

Bawwa Village has a population of approximately 7,000. The Yadav (Ahir) caste forms the majority of the population. Bawwa is apart of Ahirwal, the land of Ahirs. Ahirwal includes the Mahendragarh–Narnaul area and Alwar, which also has a large population of Ahirs (Yadavs).

Geography

The land of Bawwa has an average ground elevation of 242 meters (794 feet).[4] It borders Karoli in the south-east, Garhi in north-east, Bahala and Naya-Gaon in north, Sehore in the north-west and Gahra in the south-west. The temperature is known to surpass 45 degrees Celsius (113° Fahrenheit) during the summer, which starts in May and ends in July. During winter, from November to February, temperatures can fall to 5 degrees Celsius (35.6° Fahrenheit), usually in December and January.

The village is adjacent to the Mahendergarh district and experiences dust storms known as Loo during the summer. These "Loo" are made of hot wind which causes various skin problems and sicknesses in people. Sand dunes are found in nearby villages.

The overall climate is dry, with rain normally falling only from July to September. The weather phenomenon known as Western Disturbance occasionally causes rain during the winter.

Occupation

Farming is the principal occupation in Bawwa. Many villagers are involved in the Defense Forces as well. At least one member of a family will serve, while other members of the population will serve in the local government.

Transport

Delhi Airport is approximately 120 kilometers from Bawwa (Via-Rewari). It is a 3-hour drive from the airport to Bawwa by the access-controlled 8-lane Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, 4-lane NH 8 (Gurgaon-Jaipur highway) and then the Rewari-Mahendergarh State Highway. State Highway's connect Bawwa to all major towns in Haryana and adjacent districts of Rajasthan.

Bawwa is connected to Rewari by a State Highway (SH22), which is a major junction on the Indian railway network. Five railway lines connect it to Delhi (82 km away) and Ahmedabad on the major North-West trunk route, Bhiwani and Hissar towards Punjab, Bikaner via Mahendragarh-Loharu-Sadulpur-Churu, Ajmer via Alwar and Jaipur, and Ajmer via Ringas. Construction of a sixth railway is currently under way to connect Rewari to Jhajjhar and Rohtak. A planned seventh railway line, which will connect Rewari to Palwal and Khurja has been under planning for over two decades but it yet to be approved for construction (as on September 2010).

Bawwa is just 7 km from the railway station in Kanina on the Rewari-Luharu-Sadulpur-Bikaner Railway line and 17 km from the Railway Station Kosli on Rewari-Bhiwani-Hissar-Sirsa railway line. Both of the stations (Kanina & Kosli) are connected to DELHI via Rewari.

Education

Bawwa has four schools (Two government and two private). The nearby towns Kanina and Kosli have a number of schools and colleges. A Government college in Nahar is the nearest while Ahir College, Kishanlal Public (KLP) College and several private colleges have been also set up in Rewari (40 km) and Mahendergarh (25 km) districts, specializing in the fields of engineering, nursing, management and various others.

Facilities

·Angan Waadi

·Telephone Exchange

·Mahila Mandal

·School

·Girls Senior Secondary school

·Boys Senior Secondary School

·Panchayat ghar

·Civil hospital

·Veterinary Hospital

·Primary health center

·Water Purification Center

·Village Pond (3 Johad)

·Post Office

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rewari, Haryana, India to Bawwa, Haryana, India - Google Maps". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nahar, Haryana 123303, India to Bawwa, Haryana, India - Google Maps". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chandigarh, India to Bawwa, Haryana, India - Google Maps". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ↑ http://rewari.gov.in/location.htm