Bawal

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'''Bawal''' is a industrial town in India in the state of [[Haryana]], India. It lies in the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] (NCR) of India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ncrup.up.nic.in/ncr/coverage.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921041804/http://ncrup.up.nic.in/ncr/coverage.htm |archive-date=21 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is located on national highway [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]] (formerly called [[National Highway 8 (India, old numbering)|NH 8]]), 50 km from Gurugram and 100 km from [[Delhi]] railway station. Bawal Tehsil is a part of the Gurugram district . It was one of the three districts of the erstwhile [[Nabha State]] under [[British Raj]].

== Geography ==
Bawal is located at coordinates {{Coord|28.08|N|76.58|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.Bawal.com Bawal]</ref>

It has an average elevation of 266 metres (872  feet).

==History==
Bawal was a part of the Jhajjar [[princely state]] prior to the events of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]]. The Nawab of Jhajjar, Abdur Rehman, participated in campaigns against the [[East India Company]], and was captured and [[Hanging|hung]] on 23 January 1858. The [[Company rule in India|Company authorities]] gave Bawal to Hira Singh, the ruler of Nabha, who had participated in the successful suppression of the revolt. He constructed a fort made from slate and stone masonry here in 1875. Its three-sided walls and rear gateway have been maintained by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] for purposes of tourism.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the [[2011 Census of India]]}}, the town had 2,962 households with a total population of 16,766,<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=Bawal town|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=67351|publisher=[[Census of India]]|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> an increase of 28% over the 2001 figure of 13,016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> There were 8,828 males and 7,948 females in 2011.<ref name=census /> 

== HSIDC Industrial Model Township Bawal ==
{{anchor| Bawal Industrial Area | Industrial Model Township Bawal| IMT Bawal | IMT Bawal | Bawal IA | IA Bawal}}
{{See also|Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project|Western Dedicated Freight Corridor | National Capital Region (India)}}

'''Industrial Model Township Bawal''' in [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]] near [[Rewari]] in [[Haryana]], is a large industrial centre has been developed by the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC). It is part of [[Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project]] (DMIC) on [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (WDFC) and also located in the influence zone of the [[Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor]] (ADKIC) on [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (EDFC). It also synergises with other IMT of Haryana along [[Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway]] such as [[Bahadurgarh#IMTB|IMT Bahadurgarh]], [[Kundli#IMTK|IMT Kundli, Sonipat]] and [[Manesar#Industrial Model Township .28IMT.29.2C Manesar|IMT Manesar]].<ref name=imlhnc2>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/dubai-based-company-keen-on-investing-in-state/508723.html|title=Dubai-based company keen on investing in state|website=tribuneindia.com|date= 6 December 2017|access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref> During last three years, HSIIDC has allotted 78 Industrial plots in Bawal for medium- and large-scale projects with capital investment of around US$1.18 billion (2016). Many multinational corporations including Haco Group, Musashi Auto Parts India, POSCO, Kansai Nerolac, Asahi India, Atlas, YKK India Pvt. Ltd., Euothern Hema, Keihin, Caparo Maruti, [[Harley-Davidson]] and Ahresty India along with many Indian companies such as Delseal ,Omax, Rico, Minda Group, Rubyco International, Tenneco Automotive India, Continental Equipment and Multicolor Steels, Caparo power plant, etc. have set up plants. The [[Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project]] is an industrial development project undertaken by the [[Government of India]] to develop an industrial zone along [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]] on the Bombay-Ahmedabad-Palanpur-Ajmer and Kandla-Palanpur-Ajmer-Rewari railway routes.

===DMIC===
The [[Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project]] (DMIC) is a US$100 billion India-Japan state-sponsored industrial development project of the [[Government of India]] on the [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (WDFC), aimed at developing 7 Investment Regions of 250 km<sup>2</sup> and 13 industrial areas across six states ([[Delhi]], Western [[Uttar Pradesh]], Southern [[Haryana]], Eastern [[Rajasthan]], Eastern [[Gujarat]], Western [[Maharashtra]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]) in India by boosting major expansion of Infrastructure and Industry, including industrial clusters and [[Rail transport|rail]], road, [[port]] and air connectivity in the states along the route of the Corridor. This would open a floodgate of opportunities along several parts of [[Golden Quadrilateral]] such as [[National Highway 48 (India)|Delhi-Mumbai NH-48]], NH-2, NH-1 and NH -10 for developing industrial, urban and supporting infrastructure through public-private initiatives. More than 60% area of Haryana is under DMIC project, which is extended up to 150 km on both sides of the alignment of DMIC.

[[Manesar#IMT Manesar|Manesar]]-[[Bawal#IMT Bawal|Bawal]]-[[Nangal Chaudhary#IMT Nangal Chaudhary|Nangal Chaudhary]] is one of the investment regions selected for development in the first phase of ambitious DMIC.
* [[Manesar#IMT Manesar|Manesar]] has more than US$10 billion investment in several large multinational industries, specially from Japan, such as [[Maruti Suzuki]] and [[Toshiba]] Eco City. [[Aadhar]]'s national [[Data Center]] is also located here.
* [[Bawal#IMT Bawal|Bawal]] has been evolved as a mega industrial growth hub where HSIIDC has allotted 78 Industrial manufacturing plots to 78 medium- and large-scale projects multi-national companies here with capital investment of around US$1.18 billion (2016),(EGLO INDIA PRO. PVT. LTD.), including [[Harley-Davidson]], [[Asahi Breweries|Asahi India]], [[Miyamoto Musashi|Musashi Auto Parts India]], [[POSCO|POSCO steel]], [[Kansai Nerolac Paints]], [[YKK]], [[HEMA (store)|Euothern Hema]], [[Keihin Corporation]], [[Atlas Copco]], Ahresty Wilmington Corporation, Caparo Maruti and Haco Group along with many Indian companies such as Delseal , [[Omax Corporation]], Rico Auto Corporation, Minda Auto Group, Rubyco Modular Furniture International, Tenneco Automotive India, Continental Equipment and Multicolor Steels, Caparo power plant, etc. have set up plants.
* [[Nangal Chaudhary#IMT Nangal Chaudhary|Nangal Chaudhary]], with USD$3.3 billion phase-I investment, is North India's largest logistics and warehousing hub.

=== Transport ===
The nearest airport is [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] at [[New Delhi]], about 85 km away. Bawal railway station is on the [[Alwar]]-[[Rewari]] railway line.

National Highway [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]] (formerly called NH 8) passes through Bawal connecting it with the major cities of [[Delhi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Vadodra]], [[Surat]] and [[Mumbai]]. The former NH 71 used to connect Bawal to Rewari before it was realigned and widened to a 4-lane toll road bypassing east of Rewari city. Now [[National Highway 352 (India)|NH 352]] (former name NH 71) ([[Narwana]]-[[Jind]]-[[Rohtak]]-[[Jhajjar]]-[[Rewari]]) terminates on NH 48 about {{convert|10|km}} north of Bawal.

== Wildlife ==

=== HSIDC Bawal wetland ===
{{anchor | Wetland | Bawal | HSIDC Bawal wetland }}
{{See also | List of protected areas of Haryana}}

During the winter, over 4,000 migratory birds of 50 species from [[Siberia]], [[Russia]], [[Mongolia]], [[Alaska]] and other parts of the [[USA]] are found at a wetland between Toyota Gosei Minda factory and Baba Pachpir Temple in the east HSIIDC Estate in Bawal. Bird species found here are [[wagtails]], [[common teal]], [[Northern pintail|pintail]], [[northern shoveller]], [[garganey]], [[eurasian coot]], [[Common redshank|redshank]], [[common sandpiper]], [[ruff (bird)|ruff]], [[wood sandpiper]], [[marsh sandpiper]], [[stint]], [[kentish plover]], [[greater sand plover]], [[little ringed plover]], [[white-tailed lapwing]], [[greater flamingo]], [[common pochard]], [[ferruginous pochard]], [[gull]]s and [[pied avocet]]. The [[pacific golden plover]], rare a rare bird species from Western Alaska, has also been spotted.<ref name=trimb1>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/winged-guests-flock-to-rewaris-masani-barrage-169964 inged guests flock to Rewari’s Masani barrage], The Tribune, Nov 13, 2020</ref>

Over 200,000 migratory birds have been spotted at [[Masani barrage#Wildlife|Masani barrage wetland]],<ref name=trimb1/> which is 15 km southeast from Bawal wetland.

== See also ==
* [[Tourism in Haryana]]

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