Siwani

Siwani
city
Siwani

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 28°55′00″N 75°37′00″E / 28.9167°N 75.6167°E / 28.9167; 75.6167Coordinates: 28°55′00″N 75°37′00″E / 28.9167°N 75.6167°E / 28.9167; 75.6167
Country  India
State Haryana
District Bhiwani
Population (2001)
 • Total 15,849
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Siwani is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the north Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of Siwani tehsil. Siwani Mandi is very famous in the Bhiwani district for its agricultural market. There are many Guar Gum factories in Siwani. In recent times education standards have improved and a few students got admitted to prestigious IITs and NITs. Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal is from this town.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Siwani had a population of 15,849. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Siwani has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 46%. In Siwani, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Celebrations in Kejriwal's hometown Siwani - The Times of India
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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