Barwani district

22°01′29″N 74°55′05″E / 22.02485°N 74.91805°E / 22.02485; 74.91805

Barwani district
District of Madhya Pradesh
top - Vaishno mata Mandir, Bottom - Sunset over hills in Barwani
Vidhan Sabha constituencies		4
Area
• Total	5,427 km2 (2,095 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,385,881
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
• Urban	14.72%
Demographics
• Literacy	49.08%
• Sex ratio	982
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MP-46
Major highways	MP SH 26 MP SH 36
Website	barwani.nic.in

Barwani district is one of the

Economy

In 2006 the

• Anjad, a town that houses the Veereshwar Mahadev, Gayatri Temple and Nagari Mata temple, Balaji temple, Bhairav mandir is the famous religious places of the town along with many cotton factory which gives employee to the thousand of local people. Sanjay Cotton Fiber is the most famous and largest Cotton Factory of the region.^[citation needed]
• hindu temples. Kumbhakarna and Indrajeet were said to have attained Nirvana here.^[5]
• The ancient fort of Bhawar Garh (Borgarh) is located in the Satpuras, 16 km from Sendhawa.^[citation needed]
• Beejasan is a temple of Goddess Beejasani (Durga), located 20 km south of Sendhawa.^{[citation needed]}
• The ancient fort of Ramgarh (Ramgad) is located in the Satpuras, 17 km from Pansemal.^{[citation needed]}
• Ancient Bandhareshwar Temple and Jharna (Waterfall) is located in Bandhara Buzurg Village, 8 km from Pansemal.^{[citation needed]}
• Jalgone Fort and Tin Taal Bawadi (Well) is located in Jagone Village, 4 km from Pansemal.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	143,627	—
1911	196,098	+3.16%
1921	215,853	+0.96%
1931	255,157	+1.69%
1941	293,541	+1.41%
1951	326,990	+1.08%
1961	407,325	+2.22%
1971	517,468	+2.42%
1981	661,208	+2.48%
1991	835,625	+2.37%
2001	1,086,366	+2.66%
2011	1,385,881	+2.46%
source:[6]

Religions in Barwani district (2011)[7]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			95.16%
Islam			4.20%
Other or not stated			0.64%

According to the

640).^[8] The district has a population density of 256 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi).^[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.57%.^[8] Barwani has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,^[8] and a literacy rate of 49.08%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.35% and 69.42% of the population respectively.^[8]

Languages

Languages of Barwani district (2011)[11]

  Bareli (49.58%)

  Nimadi (23.84%)

  Hindi (9.71%)

  Bhilali (4.95%)

  Bhili (3.75%)

  Khandeshi (2.10%)

  Gujarati (1.31%)

  Marathi (1.26%)

  Banjari (1.04%)

  Others (2.46%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 49.58% of the population in the district spoke Bareli, 23.84% Nimadi, 9.71% Hindi, 4.95% Bhilali, 3.75% Bhili, 2.10% Khandeshi, 1.31% Gujarati, 1.26% Marathi and 1.04% Banjari as their first language.^[11]

Languages spoken include three mutually unintelligible Bareli languages:

Devanagari script;^[13] and Rathwi, with approximately 64,000 speakers.^[14] Other languages include Bhilali, with 11 50 000 speakers.^[15]

Notable people

• Bala Bachchan ( MLA) Rajpur And Home Minister in 2018 State Government of Madhya Pradesh
• Gajendra Singh Patel
  (MP) Khargone-Barwani
• Ramesh Patel (MLA) Barwani
• Sumer Singh Solanki (MP Rajyasabha) Barwani

Tourist places

• Nagalwadi
• Bawangaja
• Badi Bijasan Mata Mandir sendhwa
• 108 Shiv Mandir

Villages

• Bahía Creek
• Balkunwa
• Pipri Buzurg

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
2. ^ Singh, Anuraag (25 January 2015). "MP man who made pistol for D-Company to kill Varun Gandhi arrested". The Times of India. No. 25 January 2015. TNN. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
3. ^ Sharma, Kapilesh (7 December 2014). "Two accused sent to jail, absconding engineer held". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
4. ^ Ayub, Jamal (26 November 2012). "Now, English medium schools for tribals in Madhya Pradesh". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
5. ^ http://bawangaja.com
6. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "District Census Handbook: Barwani" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
9. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
10. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Hawaii 1,360,301
11. ^ ^{a b} "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
12. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bareli, Palya: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
13. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bareli, Pauri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
14. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bareli, Rathwi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
15. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhilali: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Barwani".

• Barwani district official website