Bidhwan

Bidhwan
बिधवाण or बिधवान
Village
Bidhwan

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 28°40′38″N 75°50′15″E / 28.67722°N 75.83750°ECoordinates: 28°40′38″N 75°50′15″E / 28.67722°N 75.83750°E
Country  India
State Haryana
District Bhiwani
Founded by Binja Bishnoi.
Named for Binja
Elevation 210 m (690 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,868
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 127046[1]
Bidhwan and Haryana in India

Bidhwan (Hindi: बिधवाण or बिधवान ) is a village and administrative unit with a democratically elected panchayat samiti (local council) in the Siwani Tehsil of Bhiwani District under Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and Hisar Division of the Haryana state.[2]

It is situated 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Hisar on the Hisar-Rajgarh road and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Bhiwani. Location map of Bidhwan is here.

History

Jaglan Zaildar (90 villages) and Jaglan Lambardar

Bidhwan is seat of the former Jaglan Zail that was headed by the Zaildar from influential Jaglan clan who during the British Raj ruled over 90 revenue villages of Princely state called Loharu State. Descendents of whom still live in the village and still hold the position of Lambardar.

Nearby archaeological sites

Nearby Indus Valley Civilization archaeological sites are Banawali, Lohari Ragho, Masudpur, Rakhigarhi, Siswal all with Hissar district as well as Burj and Bhirrana and Kunal and Balu in Fatehabad[3] and Mitathal and Naurangabad in Bhiwani district. Another archaeological site is Agroha Mound.

Administration

Currently, Bidhwan is under Bhiwani Zilla Panchayat and has its own unreserved Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat Smiti code 244115[2]and 2011 census village code 061301 and village name Bidhwan (113).[4] As of August 2013, Balbir Singh is the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat Smiti.[5] There is a Patwari (government land record officer), an ADO (Agriculture Development Officer),a Rural Health Officer (RHO), and an Anganbadi Worker based at Bidhwan.[6]

Government schemes

Bidhwan is covered by the rural housing development plan called Priyadarshini Awas Yojna,[7][8] rural electrification plan called Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna,[9] rural employment plan called National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)[10] and rural employment plan called Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MANEGRA).[11]

Demographics

Religions in Bidhwan as of 2011.

  Hindus (100%)
  Other (0%)
Demography of Bidhwan, 2011 Census
Category Population
Number of Household
750
Total Population
4,500
Scheduled Caste
229
Literate Population
2,016

As per a 2010 official report,[12] Bidhwan has 750 households with a total population of 4500, with 229 Scheduled Caste inhabitants, with 2016 literate residents and 1890 cell-phone connections. The residents are Hindu.

Jat gotras

The following Jat gotras are found in the village.

Other gotras

Education

Bidhwan has a Government High School[13] as well as a private school called AVN Middle School.

There are three universities at Hisar (55 km) and additional educational institutes at Hisar and Bhiwani (53 km).

Transportation

Bidhwan is well connected by the paved bitumen road. It lies from 7 km Jhumpa Khurd, 16 km Bahal, 19 km Siwani, 27  Rajgarh (Rajasthan), 31  Kairu, 53 km Hissar, 55 km Hansi, 47 km Pilani, 53 km from Bhiwani, and 58 km from Bhiwani, 165 km Delhi and 284 km from state capital Chandigarh.[14]

Train connectivity

Nearest train stations are 7 km Jhumpa Khurd, 16 km Bahal, 19 km Siwani, 27  Rajgarh. Nearest major junctions are 53 km (33 mi) at Hisar, India city and 55 km at Bhiwani city.

Airport connectivity

Hisar Airport, the nearest functional airport and flying training club is 55 km (34 mi) away. Currently no commercial domestic or international flights from this airport. Nearest domestic and international airport is 165 km (103 mi) at Delhi.

Geography

Bidhwan is at the altitude of 210 m or 689 feet.[15] Bidhwan is mainly desert with scattered low sand dunes.[5] Bidhwan has water ponds for the cattle. The fields are irrigated by the Canal.

Climate and ecology

Climate

Main ecological issues are desertification, deforestation, encroachment and land grabbing of common Panchayat forest and grazing land called "bani".[5]

Climate data for Hisar (1951–1980)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 30.5
(86.9)		 36.8
(98.2)		 40.7
(105.3)		 41.0
(105.8)		 37.0
(98.6)		 35.1
(95.2)		 35.4
(95.7)		 34.3
(93.7)		 29.1
(84.4)		 23.5
(74.3)		 32.5
(90.5)
Average low °C (°F) 05.5
(41.9)		 08.3
(46.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 24.2
(75.6)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.0
(78.8)		 23.7
(74.7)		 17.8
(64)		 11.0
(51.8)		 06.5
(43.7)		 17.6
(63.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 013.4
(0.528)		 015.5
(0.61)		 012.1
(0.476)		 005.6
(0.22)		 020.3
(0.799)		 042.9
(1.689)		 140.7
(5.539)		 146.9
(5.783)		 065.0
(2.559)		 014.8
(0.583)		 006.1
(0.24)		 007.3
(0.287)		 490.6
(19.313)
Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.6 1.3 3.0 6.9 7.5 3.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 28.5
Source: India Meteorological Department[16]

Fauna

Animals and birds of various species are found including Sparrow, large Indian Parakeet, Parrot, Crow, Rat, Rabbit, nilgai, Pied Crested Cuckoo, Koel, Pheasant, kingfisher, Bulbul and Indian Magpie Robin.[5]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ India Pincodes
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Panchayats of Siwani, Bhiwani, Haryana. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  3. ↑ Archaeology report. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  4. ↑ Haryana Panchayats
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Haryana Panchayat. haryanapanchayat. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  6. ↑ Child Welfare, Harayana
  7. ↑ Priyadarshini Awas Yojna Benificiary list
  8. ↑ Rural Housing
  9. ↑ Rural electrification
  10. ↑ NREGA report
  11. ↑ MANEGRA report
  12. ↑ Bidhwan village info
  13. ↑ Bidhwan Govt High School
  14. ↑ Pincodes of India
  15. ↑ Villages of India
  16. ↑ "Climatological table of Hisar, India". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

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