Barwani

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This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Barwani District.
Barwani
बड़वानी
city
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Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Area
 • Total 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation 178 m (584 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 55,504
 • Density 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 451551
Telephone code 91-7290
Vehicle registration MP 46
Website barwani.nic.in

Barwani is a city and a municipality in Barwani District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River, and is the administrative headquarters of Barwani District. It has served as the capital of the former princely state of Barwani. It can be reached by road only. Nearest airport and railway station are located at Indore 150 km from Barwani. Bawangaja, a Jain pilgrimage place, is 8 km from Barwani.

Origin of name

The name Badwani originated from the forests of BAD which had surrounded the city in old times. WANI is the old word for the Garden. Hence city got its name BADWANI which means Garden of Bads. Barwani is still pronounced as Badwani but it spells Barwani.

Geography

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Rajghat, Barwani

Barwani is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 178 metres (583 feet). The great Narmada River flows through Barwani (just 5 km from city). The temperature of Barwani in April and May goes as high as 48'C, making it the hottest place[citation needed] in India.

Barwani is surrounded by the great hills of Satpura and in the raining days it becomes one of the most beautiful places in central India. The city is also called the Paris of Nimar. Nimar region is split into East Nimar and West Nimar. Nimar, in local terms, means "area beyond thetdhgn Neem Trees". Barwani lies in West Nimar. The annual rainfall of Barwani is around 15 inches, though since 2006, it has increased a lot. Barwani is famous for its Papitas and Bawangaja (a Jain holy place 8 km from Barwani).

Transportation infrastructure

Barwani has good connectivity via roads.

Barwani at night

Railways

Barwani has no direct railway connectivity. The Western Railway (Ratlam Mandal) has a reservation counter in Barwani (Ambedker Park on Rajghat Road). The nearest railway station is situated at Indore. Another nearer railway station is Khandwa on the Central Railway, which is 180 km from Barwani via State highway No 26.

Roads

Barwani is well connected to other parts of Madhya Pradesh and India with national and state highways. The city is connected to the Agra-Bombay national highway no.3 by Khandwa-Baroda interstate highway no.26 at the distance of 45 km at Julwaniya. There are bus services to and from all of the major and minor cities near Barwani, including Indore, Khandwa, Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Ratlam, Khargone, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Baroda.

Demographics

Religions in Barwani
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 85.0%
Muslims
  
 10.0%
Buddhist
  
 1.0%
Jains
  
 3.0%
Others†
  
 1.0%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (1.0%), Buddhists (<0.5%).

As of 2011 India census,[2] Barwani had a population of 55,504. Males with a population of 28,437 constitute 51% of the population and females with a count of 27,067, constitute 49%.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 6961 which is 12.54% of total population of Barwani. In Barwani Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 952 against state average of 931. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Barwani is around 919 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Barwani city is 82.10% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Barwani, Male literacy is around 87.17% while female literacy rate is 76.80%.

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 23.29% while Schedule Caste (SC) were 9.95% of total population in Barwani.[3]

Out of total population, 18,438 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 13,957 were males while 4,481 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 18438 working population, 89.06% were engaged in Main Work while 10.94% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.[4]

Economy

Economically Barwani is entirely dependent on agriculture, with several other small industries developing in the area. Following is a list of national banks operating in Barwani.

Banks

Culture

Main festivals

All major festivals Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Utsav, Navratri, Dussehra, Deepavali, Muharram, Gudi Padwa, Bhaidooj, Eid, Christmas, Nagpanchmi are celebrated with equal enthusiasm. Barwani is famous for jhakis (झाकी) during Ganesh Utsav and Tajiye during the Muharram.

Temples

  • Ganesh Mandir (Jambu Gali)
  • Shree Savriya Mandir
  • Vaishno Devi Mandir
  • Hanuman Mandir (Near Segaon)
  • Kalka Mata Mandir
  • Mahalaxmi Mandir
  • Santoshi Mata Mandir
  • Ram-Krishna Mandir
  • Moti Mata Mandir
  • Shani and Sai Mandir
  • Satyanarayan Mandir
  • Gayatri Mandir
  • Shri Siddhanath Mahadev Mandir
  • Ramkulleshwar Mandir
  • Shani Mandir
  • Bhilat Mandir
  • Sawaria Seth Mandir
  • Hanuman Mandir Segaon Tekri

Entertainment

Cinema Halls

  • Mahendra
  • Laxmi

Places of interest

  • Bawangaja
  • Bandhan (Water Fall)
  • Rajghat (Narmada River)
  • Gwalbeda (Jain Mandir)

Health care

Barwani is prominent in Nimar and Malwa regions for its health care facilities with its district hospital and many other private hospitals.

  • Barwani District Hospital
  • Mahamartunjaya Hospital
  • Asha Gram Trust
  • Saraswati Eye Hospital
  • Samraddhi child care hospital
  • Sai Hospital
  • New Sai baba healthcare hospital
  • GMH
  • New Sai Hospital

Barwani District Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Madhya Pradesh.

Education

Colleges

  • Balaji Institute of Technology,Kerwa(Kuwan)
  • Govt. Polytechnic College, Barwani
  • Nimar Institut of IT Barwani
  • Aadinath Institute of Information Technology & Management, Barwani ( Associated to Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal)
  • S.B.N. Government P.G. College, Barwani
  • Government Girls College, Barwani
  • Career Institute
  • SHAHID BHAGAT SINGH INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AFFILIATED WITH Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal, SAIF TRADE CENTER, RANIPURA MAIN ROAD, BARWANI, CONTACT- 9893511186, 07290222140
  • Narmada IIT Barwani
  • Rajkumar Khandelwal Institute of Information Technology, Barwani

Schools

  • Bal Jagat Higher Secondry School Barwani
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya Barwani
  • GURUKUL PUBLIC SCHOOL BARWANI (English Medium)
  • E.M.R.S. BARWANI
  • Panjataniyah English Medium Higher Secondary School
  • Career School Of Sanskar English Medium (Career group)Barwani
  • Vaishnavi Vidya Vihar Higher Secondary School
  • Paramount Academy barawani (CBSE)
  • Harsukh Digamber Jain Higher Secondary School
  • School of Excellence (Higher secondary)
  • Gov. Boys Higher Secondary School No.2
  • Gov. Girls Higher Secondary School
  • Saraswati Shishu/vidhya Mandir
  • Rotary Higher Secondary School
  • Barwani Public School
  • St. Mary's High Secondary School
  • St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
  • Knowledge-Rain High school
  • Puspkunj Vidhya Mandir
  • Rajkumar Khendalwal Memorial Higher Secondary school
  • K.V.Barwani [central school]
  • Gov.boys Middle School
  • Crescent Public School
  • Gov.Boys High School
  • Narmada convent higher secondary school
  • Gov.Girls College Barwani
  • Bachpan Play School Barwani

Gallery

  • Mandirduringfestival.jpg

    Vaishno Devi Mandir during festival, Barwani

  • 84 feet tall, huge statue of Bhagwan Aadinath at Bawangaja

  • Beauty of Satpura Hills

  • Beautiful Satpura Hills, Barwani

  • Chulgiri2.jpg

| Choolgiri, Bawangaja Image:chulgiri1.jpg| Choolgiri View from forest point Image:NilkanthMandir.JPG|MAA VAISHNO DEVI MANDIR Image:Navratri 2012.jpg|Mandar Bakery Barwani Navratri 2012 Image:Sawria.jpg|Sawaria Seth Mandir </gallery>

Notable Persons

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barwani
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802285-barwani-madhya-pradesh.html
  4. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802285-barwani-madhya-pradesh.html
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