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. Haryana, a state of India, has nineteen administrative districts. ... Haryana (हरयाणा) is a state in north India. ... Latitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing lines of longitude, which appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... This article deals with the metropolis of Delhi. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Benares (also known as Banaras, Kashi, Kasi and Varanasi (वाराणसी)) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...

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. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Indus Valley Civilization existed along the Indus River and the Hakra-Ghaggar river and their tributaries. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. ... Silver coin of the Gupta King Kumara Gupta I (414-455 CE). ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC - 300s BC - 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC Years: 305 BC 304 BC 303 BC 302 BC 301 BC - 300 BC - 299 BC 298 BC...

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Bhiwani Bhiwani district has also a very religious respect. It is called as "Chhota Kashi" because of the number of temples in the city. There are very famous temples in Bhiwani. Apart from this , some big industries are also here such as Bhiwani Textile Mills , unit of Grasim industries.

The well known college for textiles , Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences , is also in Bhiwani. Bhiwani is also known for its political heritage. Bhiwani is the home town of former railway and defence minister of India, Shree Bansi Lal.

Website : www.bhiwani.nic.in