Barwani
Barwani
Barwani बडवानी | |
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Population (2001) | |
• Total | 73,222 |
Website | barwani.nic.in |
Barwani (बडवानी ), also known as Badwani, is a city and a municipality in Barwani District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River, and is the administrative headquarter of Barwani District. It has served as the capital of the former princely state of Barwani. It can be reached by road only. Nearest airport and railway station are located at Indore 150 KM from Barwani. Bawangaja, a Jain pilgrimage place, is 8 km from Barwani.
Origin of name
The name Badwani originated from the forests of BAD which had surrounded the city in old times. WANI is the old word for the Garden. Hence city got its name BADWANI which means Garden of Bads. Barwani is still pronounced as Badwani but it spells Barwani.
Geography
Barwani is located at 22°02′N 74°54′E / 22.03°N 74.9°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 178 metres (583 feet). The great Narmada River flows through Barwani (just 5 km from city). The temperature of Barwani in April and May goes as high as 48'C, making it the hottest place in India.
Barwani is surrounded by the great hills of Satpura and in the raining days it becomes one of the most beautiful places in central India. The city is also called the Paris of Nimar. The Nimar region is split into East Nimar and West Nimar. Nimar, in local terms, means "area beyond the Neem Trees". Barwani lies in West Nimar. The annual rainfall of Barwani is around 15 inches, though since 2006, it has increased a lot. Barwani is famous for its Papitas and Bawangaja (a Jain holy place 8 KM from Barwani).
Transportation infrastructure
The city is not well connected via railway. The nearest functional airport is situated at Indore. However, Barwani has good connectivity via roads.
Airport
The nearest airport to Barwani is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport. It distances about 150 km (3–4 hours) and provides direct connectivity to Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Raipur, Bangalore, Lucknow, Patna, Srinagar and Nagpur with major airlines operating on these routes.
Railways
Barwani has no direct railway connectivity. The Western Railway (Ratlam Mandal) has a reservation counter in Barwani (Ambedker Park on Rajghat Road). The nearest railway station is situated at Indore, which is one of the major commercial railway station of western railway. Another nearer railway station is Khandwa on the Central Railway, which is 180 km from Barwani via State highway No 26. On the Western Railway, Ratlam, Dahod and Meghnagar are closer though not well connected by road.
Roads
Barwani is fairly well connected to other parts of Madhya Pradesh and India with national and state highways. The city is connected to the Agra-Bombay national highway no.3 by Khandwa-Baroda interstate highway no.26 at the distance of 45 km at Julwaniya. There are bus services to and from all of the major and minor cities near Barwani, including Indore, Khandwa, Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Ratlam, Khargone, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Baroda.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Barwani had a population of 73,222. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Barwani has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Economically Barwani is entirely dependent on agriculture, with several other small industries developing in the area. Following is a list of national banks operating in Barwani.
Banks
- Axis Bank (Opp. Old Roadways Depot, Khandwa-Baroda Road, 07290-223377/222388)
- Bank of India (41, M.G. Road, 07290-224665)
- Canara Bank (Jawahar Marg)
- Central Bank of India (4, Sukhvilas Colony, Opp. District Hospital, 07290-222501)
- Dena Bank (Zanda Chowk 07290-222019)
- ICICI Bank (132/10, Rajghat Road)
- IndusInd Bank (7/1, M.G. Road, Near Satyanarayan Mandir)
- Punjab National Bank (Khandwa-Baroda Road 07290-222275)
- State Bank of India (3 branches, Indra Bhavan Palace, Ranjit Chowk 07290-222016, M.G. Road 07290-224800, & Sainath Colony, Anjad Naka 07290-222081)
ATMs
- Axis Bank (Opp. Old Roadways Depot, Khandwa-Baroda Road)
- Bank of India (New Bus Station Road, Opp. Police Station)
- Canara Bank (Jawahar Marg)
- Central Bank of India (Opp. District Hospital, Club Road)
- ICICI Bank (2 ATMS, 132/10, Rajghat Road & 80, M.G. Road)
- Punjab National Bank (Khandwa-Baroda Road)
- State Bank of India (3 ATMs, M.G. Road, Club Road, & Sainath Colony)
Culture
Temples
- Bada Ganpati temple
- Shree Savliya temple
- Vaishno devi temple
- Hanuman temple at segaon
- Kalka mata temple
- Mahalaxmi temple
- Santoshi Mata and Ram-Krishna Temple
- Moti mata temple
- Shani and Sai Temple
- Satyanarayan Temple
- Gayatri Temple
- Shri Siddhanath Mahadev Temple
- Ramkulleshwar Temple
- Shani Mandir
- Bhilat Temple
Health care
Barwani is prominent in Nimar and Malwa regions for its health care facilities with its district hospital and many other private hospitals.
- Barwani District Hospital
- Mahamartunjaya Hospital
- Asha Gram Trust
- Saraswati Eye Hospital
- Samraddhi child care hospital
- Sai Hospital
Barwani District Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in central India.
Education
Colleges
- Vivekanand Institute of Information Technology, Barwani[3]
- Aadinath Institute of Information Technology & Management, Barwani[4]
- Government PG College, Barwani
- Government Girls College, Barwani
- Barwani Polytechnic College, Barwani
- Pinnacle College Of Higher Education
Schools
- Panjataniyah English Medium Higher Secondary School
- Vaishnavi Vidya Vihar Higher Secondary School
- Paramount Academy (CBSE)
- Harsukh Digamber Jain Higher Secondary School
- Gov. Boys Higher Secondary School No.1
- Gov. Boys Higher Secondary School No.2
- Gov. Girls Higher Secondary School
- Saraswati Shishu/vidhya Mandir
- Rotery Higher Secondary School
- Barwani Public School
- St. Mary's High Secondary School
- St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
- Knowledge-Rain High school
- Puspkunj High School
- Rajkumar Khendalwal Memorial HSCH school
- K.V.Barwani [central school]
- Gov.boys Midlle School
Gov.Boys H.s.School
Gallery
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The Way to Barwani
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new bridge on Narmada River, Barwani
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Sun set at Bawangaja
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Vaishno Devi Mandir during festival, Barwani
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84 feet tall, huge statue of Bhagwan Aadinath at Bawangaja
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Beauty of Satpura Hills
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Beautiful Satpura Hills, Barwani
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Choolgiri, Bawangaja
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Choolgiri View from forest point
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Narmada view from Choolgiri
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MAA VAISHNO DEVI MANDIR
Trivia
- Before Independence, Barwani was known as "निमाड़ का पेरिस" (Paris of Nimar)
- Rajghat (Ghat at Narmada River in Barwani) has Samadhi of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
- Barwani has a Historic Symbol known as TIR-GOLA. It is located at Khandwa-Baroda Road, in front of Sagar Vilas Palace. It was built in the memory of late son of Raja Ranjit Singh. It is visible in Google Earth's 3D building layer.
- The only other temple of Maata Vaishno Devi, in the world, is situated at Barwani.
Notable Persons
- Dr.Anil Kakodkar, India's eminent nuclear scientist, and the former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy was born in Barwani.
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barwani
- ^ Template:GR
- ^ Associated to Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, Bhopal
- ^ Associated to Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, Bhopal