Bidhwan is a village and administrative unit with a democratically elected panchayat samiti (local council) in the Loharu (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Siwani Tehsil of Bhiwani district under Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and Hisar division of Haryana state, India.
It is situated from Hisar on the Hisar-Rajgarh road and from the district headquarters Bhiwani.
History
Bidhwan Jaglan Zail and Jaglan Lambardari
Bidhwan is the seat of former
"Jaglan Zail" headed by the
Zaildar from the influential
Jaglan clan, who during the
British Raj, ruled over four revenue villages near
Princely state of
Loharu State, namely Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली),
Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and
Mandholi Kalan (मंढोलीकलां). Currently, these villages lie in the
Bhiwani district. Descendants of the
Jaglan clan still live in the village and they currently holds the position of
Lambardar of Bidhwan village.
Nearby archaeological sites
Nearby Indus Valley civilization archaeological sites are
Banawali,
Lohari Ragho,
Masudpur,
Rakhigarhi,
Siswal all with Hissar district as well as Burj and
Bhirrana and
Kunal and Balu in Fatehabad
and
Mitathal and
Naurangabad in Bhiwani district. Other archaeological site are
Agroha Mound where the original pillar of Ashoka was taken to Firoz Shah Palace Complex in Hisar.
[ More details about Buddhist monuments at Sanchi , Archaeological Survey of India, 1989.]
Goldy Jaglan
Administration
Currently, Bidhwan is under Bhiwani Zilla Panchayat and has its own unreserved
Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat Smiti code 244115
[ and 2011 census village code 061301 and village name Bidhwan (113).][ Haryana Panchayats ] As of August 2013, Ravinder Kumar is the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat Smiti.
Government schemes
Bidhwan is covered by the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana,[ Priyadarshini Awas Yojna Beneficiary list][ Rural Housing] Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana rural electrification scheme,[ Rural electrification ] and National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.[ MANEGRA report][ NREGA report ]
Demographics
As per a 20101 census, Bidhwan had 45% literacy rate (2016 out of 4500 residents) and 1890 cell-phone connections.
Jat gotras
The following Jat are found in the village
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Khichar
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Beniwal
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Bisla
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Chahar
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Ghanghas
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Jaglan
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Malik(jadiya)
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Baloda
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Kulriya
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Nehra
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Poonia
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Repswal
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Saharan
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Sheoran
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Sura
Other gotras
Education
There is Government High School, Bidhwan.[ Bidhwan International Public School . Start 1 April 2019] There are many more schools institutes and 3 universities at Hisar (60 km) and Bhiwani (53 km).
Transportation
Bidhwan is well connected by the paved bitumen road. It lies from 7 km Jhumpa Khurd, 16 km Bahal, 19 km Siwani, 27 Rajgarh (Rajasthan), 31 Kairu, 53 km Hissar, 55 km Hansi, 47 km Pilani, and 58 km from Bhiwani, 165 km Delhi and 284 km from state capital Chandigarh.[ Pincodes of India]
Train connectivity
Nearest train stations on the Jakhal-Hisar-Sadalpur line are 7 km Jhumpa Khurd, 16 km Bahal and 19 km Siwani, Nearest major junctions are Sadulpur-Rajgarh Railway junction 34 km, Hisar Junction railway station and Bhiwani Junction railway station 60 km.
Airport connectivity
Hisar Airport, the nearest functional domestic airport and flying training club is away. Nearest international airport is at Delhi.
Geography
Bidhwan is at the altitude of 210 m or 689 feet. Bidhwan lies in the semi-arid climate of the sandy bagar tract with scattered low sand dunes.
Climate and ecology
Climate
Main ecological issues are desertification, deforestation, and land grabbing of common Panchayat forest and grazing land called "bani".[
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Fauna
Animals and birds of various species are found including sparrow, large Indian parakeet, parrot, crow, rat, rabbit, nilgai, pied crested cuckoo, koel, pheasant, kingfisher, bulbul and Indian magpie robin.[
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Notable people
See also
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