Bawani Khera
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Bawani Khera is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani District
Bhiwani District
Bhiwani district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Bhiwani was created on 22 December 1972.The district headquarter is situated in Bhiwani town. The district occupies an area of . It is situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. north latitudes and 75.26 deg. and 76.28...

  in the state of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Bawani Khera had a population of 17,438. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bawani Khera has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

800 years ago, its name was "ANUPGARH". BAWANI KHERA is famous for several casts, relisions existing here. Bawani is located in between Bhiwani and Hansi.there are many temples, deras, gurudwaras, masjids etc. There are famous deras like "DERA BABA RAMROOP JI MAHARAJ", "BABA JARNANATH JI", "BABA SOMAARPURI" and temples like "Shiv Mandir", "Parvati Mandir","Pranami Mandir","Kaali Maa Mandir","Maa Durga Mandir". There is also a trust "Om Shanti".There are more than 22 schools like "Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri High School", "Adarsh High School", "City Sr. Sec. School", "B.K. Sr. Sec. School" etc. Some custum functions are organised here. These are "Ramleela", "Jaagran","satsangs"," Janmastmi". There are three fairs held namely: 1. Basant Punchmi Mela, 2. Googa Navmi Mela, 3. Teej Mela.

List of Villages in Bawani Khera

  • Kanwari (Haryana, India)
    Kanwari (Haryana, India)
    Kanwari , also spelled Kunwari or Kwari, is a village in Hansi Tehsil, Hisar District, Haryana, India. It is situated from Hisar on the Hisar to Tosham road.-Geography:...

     at times has been part of Bawani Khera Tehsil
    Tehsil
    A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

     and Vidhan Sabha
    Vidhan Sabha
    The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

     constituency, some times aligned to Hansi
    Hansi
    Hansi is a city and a municipal council in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. Its 2011 population is estimated to be 1,34,568. It is located at a distance of east of Hisar on National Highway 10. Geographically, it is semi-arid with around 46 cm of annual rainfall. It appears...

     tehsil
    Tehsil
    A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

     or Hissar
    Hisar District
    Hisar district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state, India. Hisar city serves as the district headquarters. The district is also part of Hisar division, which is headed by a commissioner who belongs to the Indian Administrative Service....

     district or Bhiwani
    Bhiwani
    Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. It is known as the city of temples. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city has been the centerstage of regional politics. The city is hometown to three of Haryana's chief ministers: Bansi...

     district.


Milakpur
Milakpur
Milakpur is a village in the Bhiwani district of Haryana, India.Milakpur is an Ahir dominated village with a significant percentage of Ahirs....

is a village under Bawani Khera section. All administration work is done here.
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