Bawal

Bawal
Bawal
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PIN	123501
Telephone code	01284
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR 81
Website	haryana.gov.in

Bawal is a big industrial town located, near Rewari city in Rewari district in Indian state of Haryana. It lies in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India.^[1] It is located on national highway NH 48 (formerly called NH 8), 11 km from Rewari, the district headquarter, 50 km from Gurugram and 91 km from New Delhi railway station. Bawal Tehsil is a part of the Rewari district. It was one of the three districts of the erstwhile Nabha State under British Raj.

Geography

Bawal is located at coordinates 28°05′N 76°35′E / 28.08°N 76.58°E / 28.08; 76.58.^[2]

It has an average elevation of 266 metres (872 feet).

History

Bawal was a part of the Jhajjar princely state prior to the events of the Indian Rebellion. The Nawab of Jhajjar, Abdur Rehman, participated in campaigns against the East India Company, and was captured and hung on 23 January 1858. The Company authorities gave Bawal to Hira Singh, the ruler of Nabha, who had participated in the successful suppression of the revolt. He constructed a fort made from slate and stone masonry here in 1875. Its three-sided walls and rear gateway have been maintained by the Indian government for purposes of tourism.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of

2011 Indian Census, Bawal had a total population of 16,776, of which 8,828 were males and 7,948 were females.^[3]

HSIIDC Industrial Model Township Bawal

Industrial Model Township Bawal in

IMT Kundli, Sonipat and IMT Manesar.^[4] During last three years, HSIIDC has allotted 218 Industrial plots in Bawal for medium- and large-scale projects with capital investment of around US$4.18 billion (2016). Many multinational corporations including Honda, Toyota, Hitachi, Haco Group, Musashi Auto Parts India, POSCO, Kansai Nerolac, Asahi India, Atlas, YKK India Pvt. Ltd., Euothern Hema, Keihin, Caparo Maruti, Harley-Davidson

and Ahresty India along with many Indian companies such as Delseal, Omax, Rico, Minda Group, Rubyco International, Tenneco Automotive India, Continental Equipment and Multicolor Steels, Caparo power plant, etc. have set up plants.

Transport

The nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi, about 75 km away. Bawal railway station is on the Alwar-Rewari railway line.

National Highway

Vadodra, Surat and Mumbai. The former NH 71 used to connect Bawal to Rewari before it was realigned and widened to a 4-lane toll road bypassing east of Rewari city. Now NH 352 (former name NH 71) (Narwana-Jind-Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari

) terminates on NH 48 about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Bawal.

Wildlife

HSIDC Bawal wetland

During the winter, over 4,000 migratory birds of 50 species from

ferruginous pochard, gulls and pied avocet. The pacific golden plover, rare a rare bird species from Western Alaska, has also been spotted.^[5]

Over 200,000 migratory birds have been spotted at Masani barrage wetland,^[5] which is 15 km southeast from Bawal wetland.

References

^ "NCR>>coverage". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^ Bawal
^ "Census India". censusindia.gov.in. 23 September 2022.
^ "Dubai-based company keen on investing in state". tribuneindia.com. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b inged guests flock to Rewari’s Masani barrage, The Tribune, Nov 13, 2020

[1] "NCR>>coverage". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

[2] Bawal

[3] "Census India". censusindia.gov.in. 23 September 2022.

[imlhnc2-4] "Dubai-based company keen on investing in state". tribuneindia.com. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[trimb1-5] uests flock to Rewari’s Masani barrage, The Tribune, Nov 13, 2020

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