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Bhiwani, a district in Haryana, India, has an area of 5099 sq. km. Situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. north latitude and 75.26 deg. and 76.28 deg. east Longitude,it has 442 villages with a population of 1.42 million. The district headquarters is the city of Bhiwani, which is around 124 kilometers from Delhi. The city, it is believed, was founded by a Rajput named Neem after his wife Bhani. The name Bhani later changed to Bhiyani and subsequently to Bhiwani. The city finds mention in Ain-e-Akbari and has been a prominent center of commerce since time of Mughals. Bhiwani is known for its numerous temples and therefore is also called the little Kashi a.k.a. Benares of India.
Other major towns in the district of Bhiwani are Dadri, Loharu, Tosham and Bawani Khera. Excavations (1968-73 and 1980-86) in the village of Mitathal in Bhiwani have unearthed evidence of pre-Harappan and Harappan (Indus Valley Civilization) culture in the area. Near the village of Naurangabad, about 10 km from Bhiwani, preliminary diggings in 2001 have revealed artifacts like coins, tools, sieves, toys, statues and pots up to 2500 years old. According to the archeologists the presence of coins, coin moulds, statues and design of the houses, suggests that a town existed here sometimes in the Kushan, Gupta and the Youdheya period till 300 BC.
External links
Bhiwani (http://haryana-online.com/Districts/bhiwani.htm)
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