Bhiwani
Bhiwani | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Coordinates: 28°47′N 76°08′E / 28.78°N 76.13°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Bhiwani Municipal Council |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 196,057 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Regional Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 127021 |
| Telephone code | 91-1664 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-16 HR-61 |
| Website | bhiwani |
Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of three former Haryana chief ministers: Bansi Lal, Banarsi Das Gupta and Hukum Singh. It is located 128 km west of national capital New Delhi.
The city has a conventional school of boxing, with almost all of the members of the Indian Boxing Squad coming from its Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel. The late Capt. Hawa Singh, the legendary boxer, helped establish the boxing academy in Bhiwani.
Bhiwani is also known as Choti Kashi because of so many ancient Hindu temples in city like Kirorimal mandir, Khaki baba temple, Jogiwala mandir.