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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhiwani district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Haryana|District]] of [[Haryana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Tosham Hill (back view).jpg
| image_caption = [[Tosham Hill range|Tosham Hills]]
| image_map =Bhiwani in Haryana (India).svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Haryana
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| coor_pinpoint = Bhiwani
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rohtak Division|Rohtak]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bhiwani]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Bhiwani]], 2. [[Bawani Khera]], 3. [[Tosham]], 4. [[Siwani]], 5. [[Loharu]]
| area_total_km2 = 3432
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,132,169
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 886
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| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhiwani-Mahendragarh]] (shared with [[Charkhi Dadri district|Charkhi Dadri]] and [[Mahendragarh district|Mahendragarh]] districts), 2. [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hisar]] (shared with [[Hisar district|Hisar]] and [[Jind district|Jind]] districts)
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1. [[Bhiwani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhiwani]], 2. [[Loharu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Loharu]], 3. [[Tosham (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tosham]], 4. [[Bawani Khera (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bawani Khera]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| website = https://bhiwani.gov.in/
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'''Bhiwani district''' is one of the 22 [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of the northern Indian state of [[Haryana]]. Created on 22 December 1972, it was the largest district of the state by area, before the creation of [[Charkhi Dadri district|Charkhi Dadri]] as a separate district, as it occupied an area of {{convert|4778|km2|mi2}} and administered 442 villages with a population of 1,634,445. [[Sirsa district|Sirsa]] is now the largest district of the state.

The district headquarters is the city of [[Bhiwani]], which is around {{convert|124|km}} from the national capital [[Delhi]]. Other major towns in the district are [[Siwani]], [[Loharu]], [[Tosham]], [[Bawani Khera]], [[Kohlawas]], [[Lamba, Haryana|Lamba]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bhiwani.nic.in/introduction.asp |title=Welcome to Bhiwani |access-date=27 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329180311/http://bhiwani.nic.in/introduction.asp |archive-date=29 March 2010 }}</ref>

As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Haryana (out of [[List of districts of Haryana|21]]), after [[Faridabad district|Faridabad]] and [[Hisar district|Hisar]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
{{see also | History of Haryana#Districts | l1= History of districts of Haryana | List of districts of Haryana | Administrative divisions of Haryana }}

Pre-[[Tosham Hill range#Tosham Hill range Indus Valley Civilization mines .26 smelters|Indus Valley Civilization mine, smelt and houses]] have been found at Khanak hills of [[Tosham Hill range]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Excavations (1968–1973 and 1980–1986) in the village of [[Mitathal]] in Bhiwani have unearthed evidence of pre-Harappan and Harappan ([[Indus Valley Civilisation]]) culture in the area. Near the village of [[Naurangabad, Bhiwani|Naurangabad]], about {{convert|10|km}} east of [[Bhiwani]] city, preliminary diggings in 2001 revealed artefacts including coins, tools, sieves, toys, statues and pots up to 2,500 years old. According to archaeologists the presence of coins, coin moulds, statues and design of the houses, suggests that a town existed here sometimes in the [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]], [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] and the [[Youdheya kingdom|Youdheya]] period till 300 BCE.

[[Bhiwani]] city is mentioned in the ''[[Ain-i-Akbari]]'' and has been a prominent centre of commerce since the time of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]].

Wreckage of a Boeing 747, from Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763, fell in Bhiwani District as part of the [[1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision|Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision]].<ref name=Y1996Summary>{{cite report |title=Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1996 |publisher=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] |url=http://dgca.nic.in/accident/acc96.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103164042/http://dgca.nic.in/accident/acc96.pdf |archive-date=3 January 2015|page=8/18}}</ref>

[[Naurangabad, Bhiwani|Naurangabad]] is an ancient archaeological mound.<ref name=ht1>[https://haryanatourism.gov.in/places_of_interest/tombs-of-loharu/ Tombs of Loharu], Haryana Tourism, accessed 17 Oct 2025.</ref><ref name=sen1/>

==Divisions==
The district comprises four sub-divisions: [[Bhiwani]], [[Loharu]], [[Siwani]] and [[Tosham]]. These sub-divisions are further divided into five [[Tehsils]]: [[Bhiwani]], [[Loharu]], [[Siwani]], [[Bawani Khera]] and [[Tosham]] and one sub-tehsil, Behal.

There are four [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: [[Bhiwani]], [[Loharu]], [[Tosham]] and [[Bawani Khera]]. Bawani Khera is part of the [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] while the rest are part of [[Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

Previously in Bhiwani district, sub-divisions [[Badhra]] and [[Charkhi Dadri]] and sub-tehsil Baund Kalan became part of the new [[Charkhi Dadri district]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Charki Dadri notified as 22nd district of Haryana|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Charki-Dadri-notified-as-22nd-district-of-Haryana/articleshow/55803185.cms|access-date=14 March 2021|work=The Times of India|date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|21=1951|22=4,31,188|23=1961|24=5,55,889|25=1971|26=7,24,741|27=1981|28=9,47,374|29=1991|30=11,63,400|31=2001|32=14,25,022|33=2011|34=16,34,445|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bhiwani district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,634,445,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est. }}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Idaho 1,567,582 |url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 306th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 341 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.32%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhiwani has a [[sex ratio]] of 884 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.7%.<ref name=districtcensus/> After bifurcation the district has a population of 1,132,169. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] make up 251,736 (22.23%) of the population.<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/06/0613_PART_A_DCHB_BHIWANI.pdf District Census 2011: Bhiwani]</ref>

=== Religion ===
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Bhiwani district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11374/download/14487/DDW06C-01%20MDDS.XLSS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|align=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|98.61}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.82}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.57}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ ''Religion in Bhiwani District'' (1941){{efn|1941 figures are for Bhiwani Tehsil, which roughly matches present-day district borders. District was incorporated to take into account population increases during the post-independence era, which has resulted in various bifurcations of districts and tehsils across the historic [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] region.}}
|-
! Religion
! Population (1941)<ref name="BhiwaniTehsil1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE|access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>{{rp|58}}
! Percentage (1941)
|-
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1941 census: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
| 127,740
|{{Percentage | 127740 | 158587 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 29,554
|{{Percentage | 29554 | 158587 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 533
|{{Percentage | 533 | 158587 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 169
|{{Percentage | 169 | 158587 | 2 }}
|-
| Others{{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], or not stated}}
| 591
|{{Percentage | 591 | 158587 | 2 }}
|-
| '''Total Population'''
| '''158,587'''
| '''{{Percentage | 158587 | 158587 | 2 }}'''
|}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Bhiwani district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] |value1 = 79.98 |color1 = indianred
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 18.12 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 1.90 |color3 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 79.98% of the population in the district spoke [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] and 18.12% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204/download/13316/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0600.XLSX|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}.</ref>

==Education==

===Degree colleges===
* [[Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalya]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal faces farmers' ire in his home district Bhiwani |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryana-agriculture-minister-jp-dalal-faces-farmers-ire-in-his-home-district-bhiwani-321111 |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=Tribune |date=7 October 2021}}</ref>
* [[Rajiv Gandhi College for Women]]<ref>{{cite news |title=हरियाणा: भिवानी में महिला कॉलेज की छत से गिरी Bsc की छात्रा, हालत गंभीर; PGI रेफर |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/haryana/bhiwani-bsc-student-fell-from-the-roof-of-women-college-in-bhiwani-hrrm-4405299.html |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=News18 हिंदी |date=20 July 2022 |language=hi}}</ref>
* [[Raja Neempal Singh Govt College]]<ref>{{cite news |title=महाराजा नीमपाल सिंह राजकीय महाविद्यालय ने जीत ओवरऑल ट्रॉफी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/bhiwani/maharaja-neempal-singh-government-college-won-the-bhiwani-news-hsr6251691192 |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=Amar Ujala |date=25 February 2022 |language=hi}}</ref>
* [[Vaish P.G. College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak - List of Degree Colleges |url=https://mdu.ac.in/UpFiles/UpPdfFiles/2013/Jan/2-List%20of%20Degree%20College_updated-.pdf |website=mdu.ac.in |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>

===Technological colleges===
* [[BRCM College of Engineering]]<ref>{{cite news |title=BRCM College of Engineering and Technology (BRCMCET), Bhiwani, Bhiwani: Admission, Address, Rating |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/institutes-colleges/brcm-college-of-engineering-and-technology-brcmcet-bhiwani-1311 |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=Dainik Jagran}}</ref>
* [[Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences]]

===University===
* [[Chaudhary Bansi Lal University]]

==Religious places==
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*[[Kirorimal Mandir]]—Located in the heart of the city, temple of [[Vishnu]].
*[[Shri Khakhi Baba Mandir]] - Located on the bank of Tal. The whole ''[[Ramayana]]'' is inscribed on its walls.
*[[Shri Jogi Wala Math]] - Devoted to [[Shiva]] and associated to ''Naath Pant''.
*[[Shri Jahargir Mandir]] - Devoted to Shiva and associated to ''Giri Pant''.
*[[Shri Bhoja Wali Devi Mandir]] - Devoted to [[Durga]], also known as ''84 Ghantiyon Wala Mandir'' (84 Bells Temple).
*Dhareru Dhaam - It is a village 12 km far from the district. Dedicated to Shyam Baba
*[[Devsar Dhaam]] - It is located on a hillock on Bhiwani-Luharu road. It has a temple devoted to the goddess [[Vaishno Devi]].
*Manheru Dhaam - It is a village 11 km far from the district. There is a temple of Balaji Maharaj ([[Hanuman]]).
*BABA PURNA GIRI DHAAM -It is located at Nandgaon , village of Bhiwani, Haryana. It is 18 km from district HQ.
*[[Seth Mool Chand Mandir]]—Devoted to Lord [[Rama]] on the bank of Mool Chand ka Talab, it is a 200-year-old temple with a rare Shaligram Idol of Shree Ram. It was one of the first Black Ram idols in Bhiwani.
*[[ Dadu Dayalu Mandir ]] - This esteemed temple is dedicated to Saint Dadu Dayal and is situated at Patram Gate. Additionally, the chhatri of Seth Patramdas Ji Nandram Katla Wale graces the temple premises, enhancing its significance and spiritual ambiance.

==Sports==
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Sports played in the area include wrestling, volleyball, boxing and running. [[Hawa Singh]] won the [[Asian Games]] gold medal in [[Heavyweight]] category in consecutive editions of the games in the [[1966 Asian Games|1966 Asiad]] and the [[1970 Asian Games|1970 Asiad]]. [[Bhiwani]] has emerged as a centre of Indian boxing as all four boxers representing [[India]] at [[Beijing Olympics 2008]] are products of [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI) boxing hostel at Bhiwani. To top that three of them [[Akhil Kumar]], [[Vijender Kumar]] and [[Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer)|Jitender Kumar]] reached the quarterfinals of their respective categories. While [[Akhil Kumar]] and [[Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer)|Jitender Kumar]] lost in their respective quarterfinals bouts [[Vijender Kumar]] qualified to the semifinals thereby ensuring India's first ever Boxing medal (Bronze) in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. [[Paramjeet Samota]] who won a gold for India in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] also lives in a large village called Dinod in the Bhiwani district.

==Notable people==
{{div col}}


*[[Rohit Bhaker]] - Badminton Player
*[[Banarsi Das Gupta]] - Former Chief Minister of Haryana
*[[Dinesh Kumar (boxer)|Dinesh Kumar]] - Boxer
*[[Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer)]]
*[[Jitender Kumar (middleweight boxer)]]
*[[Arvind Kejriwal]] - Chief Minister of Delhi
*[[Bansi Lal]] - Former Chief Minister of Haryana
*[[Richhpal Ram]] - [[Victoria Cross]] winner in World War-II
*[[Paramjeet Samota]] - Boxer
*[[Brijpal Singh]], [[Vir Chakra]]
*[[Hawa Singh]] - heavyweight boxer, [[Asian Games]] gold medal winner
*[[Hukam Singh (Haryana politician)|Hukam Singh]] - Former Chief Minister of Haryana
*[[Jagdish Singh (boxer)|Jagdish Singh]] - Boxer
* Air Marshal [[Prithi Singh]]
*[[V. K. Singh|Vijay Kumar Singh]] PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC - [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|COAS]] of [[Indian Army]]
*[[Vijender Singh]] - Olympic Bronze medal winner in boxing
*Air Marshal[[Vikram Singh (air marshal)|Vikram Singh]]

{{col div end}}

==Villages==
*See [[List of villages in Bhiwani district]].

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bhiwani district}}

*[https://bhiwani.gov.in/ Official website of Bhiwani district]
*[http://www.bynhospital.com/ Best Hospital in Bhiwani]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bhiwani district
|North = [[Hisar district]]
|Northeast = [[Rohtak district]]
|East = [[Jhajjar district]]
|Southeast = [[Rewari district]]
|South = [[Mahendragarh district]]
|Southwest = [[Jhunjhunun district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|West = [[Churu district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northwest = [[Hanumangarh district]], [[Rajasthan]]
}}

{{Districts of Haryana}}

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[[Category:Districts of Haryana]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Haryana]]
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NydiaSilverman2 at 20:04, 11 January 2026