Bhainsa
| Bhainsa భైంసా भैंसा महिषा | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
.svg.png){kind=spacer}  Bhainsa Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°06′00″N 77°58′00″E / 19.1000°N 77.9667°ECoordinates: 19°06′00″N 77°58′00″E / 19.1000°N 77.9667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Adilabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Member of Parliament | Godam Nagesh |
| • Member Of the Legislative Assembly | Vittal Reddy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 4th in district |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,764 |
| • Rank | 7th in district |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TS-01 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Adilabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mudhole |
Bhainsa or (previously known as Mahisha) is a Municipal town in Adilabad district of Telangana, India. Major crops include cotton,[2] paddy, maize, vegetables and sugarcane.
Geography
Bhainsa is located at 19°06′00″N 77°58′00″E / 19.1000°N 77.9667°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 363 meters (1194 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Bhainsa had a population of 49,764. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhainsa has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of the females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Language
Major Languages spoken in this area are Telugu, Urdu, followed by Hindi, English, Marathi.
Festivals
Bathukamma is a festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana. It is followed by Boddemma in the month of September–October. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack,arranged with seasonal flowers, in seven concentric layers, of potter’s clay like a cone. Bathuku in Telugu means live/life, and Amma means mother; is celebrated for the glory, later denoted as Goddess Gauri – the patron goddess of womanhood.
Other festivals include Bonalu, Rama Navami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navarathri, Dussehra, Diwali, Holi, Raksha bandhan, Gokulashtami, Makara Sankranti,Ugadi, muslims festivals EID-UL-FITR, EID-UL-ZUHA etc..,
MASJIDS
Famous masjids in this town Jama masjid, Darool-uloom masjid, Panjesha masjid, Mominan masjid, Madina masjid, Darga masjid, EK-minar masjid, Abu-bakar masjid, Madar-khan masjid, osman masjid, Makkah masjid, Mohammadia masjid, Mohammad-ali-khan masjid, Qazi-sahab masjid, bilal masjid .
References
- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ The Indian journal of agricultural economics. Indian Society of Agricultural Economics. 1 January 1997. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Bhainsa
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