Bhiwani

Bhiwani

▪ India
also called  Bhawani 

      city, southwestern Haryana (Haryāna) state, northwestern India. The city is located on a tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River, northeast of the Thar Desert. Selected by the British in 1817 as a free-market site, it was incorporated as a municipality in 1867. A road and rail junction, it is a major centre for trade with Rajasthan state. Industries include cotton milling and ginning, and pressing and light manufacturing. Several colleges and one technological institute are affiliated with Maharshi Dayanand University. The Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences in Bhiwani is well known in the region. The surrounding region includes outlying hills of the Aravalli Range. Products include grain, cotton, sugarcane, and oilseed, but agriculture has been hindered by poor water resources. Pop. (2001) 169,531.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bhiwani — Bhiwani, Bezirkshauptstadt im Distrikt Hissar der britisch ind. Provinz Pandschab, an einer Zweigbahn der Radschputanabahn, mit (1891) 35,487 Einw., die lebhaften Handel mit Zucker, Pfeffer, Gewürzen, Metallen und Salz treiben …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bhiwani — Bhiwani, Stadt in der indobrit. Div. Dehli (Prov. Pandschab), (1901) 35.917 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bhiwani — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Bhiwani | type = city | latd = 28.78 | longd = 76.13 locator position = right | state name = Haryana district = Bhiwani leader title = leader name = altitude = 225 population as of = 2001 population total …   Wikipedia

  • Bhiwani — Original name in latin Bhiwni Name in other language Bhiwani, Bhiwni State code IN Continent/City Asia/Kolkata longitude 28.79194 latitude 76.14108 altitude 220 Population 190855 Date 2012 10 06 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Bhiwani — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Bhiwani Country and Admin Code IN.10.1275900 IN …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Bhiwani (Lok Sabha constituency) — Bhiwani is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Haryana. Members of Parliament*1977: Chandrawati, Janata Party *1980: Bansi Lal, Indian National Congress *1984: Bansi Lal, Indian National Congress *1987: Chaudhary Ram Narain Singh, Indian… …   Wikipedia

  • Bhiwani district — This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Bhiwani. Bhiwani district भिवानी जिला Location of Bhiwani district in Haryana …   Wikipedia

  • Bhiwani Boxing Club — The Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani in the state of Haryana, India came to the limelight in 2008 as four of the five boxers who represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics are from Bhiwani. Sports Authority of India coach and boxer Jagdish Singh …   Wikipedia

  • Бхивани — (Bhiwani)Bhiwani, город в Харьяне, сев. Индия, к З. от Дели; 121450 жителей (1991) …   Страны мира. Словарь

  • Бивани — (Bhiwani) г. в Индии, в брит. инд. провинции Пенджаб, при жел. дороге. Жит. 35 тыс.; торговля сахаром, перцем, пряностями, металлами и солью …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”