Bhawani Mandi Explained

Bhawani Mandi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:24.42°N 75.8297°W
Subdivision Type:SDM Headquarter
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhalawar
Founder:Bhawani Singh
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Rank:1st in jhalawar
Elevation M:420
Population Total:42,283
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi[1]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30 main Chouraha = Balaji chouraha
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:326502
Registration Plate:RJ17 (Applied in jhalawar dist.)

Bhawani Mandi is a town and a municipality in Jhalawar district in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Bhawani Mandi is also known as "The Orange City of Rajasthan", and titis the second-largest orange market in India after Nagpur.

Bhawani Mandi railway station divided between two states, viz. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The northern part of the platform is in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh and the southern part is in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan. It is a border town in Rajasthan. There have been many incidents where criminals took advantage of its location.

History

Bhawanimandi was established by Bhawani Singh in the year 1911, ruler of Jhalawar state when the railway passed through this state. The town was developed when some of the richest families of the region were invited to come and settle here. This turned the ancient garrison into a bustling town and soon it became the principal market town of the south-east region. Not only did the economy boom, Jhalawar also became the first Indian town to have a municipality. This was quite an exceptional characteristic in area that was still in a completely feudal land.

The state patronized music and drama in the early years and the presence of Bhawani Natyashala, a reputed theatre in those times, bears testimony to this fact. Renowned ballet performer the late Uday Shankar hailed from the court of Jhalawar.

Demographics

India census,[2] Bhawani Mandi had a population of 35629. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhawani Mandi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 58%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Currently, Kailash Bohra is the chairperson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA. nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 28 June 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Rajasthsan. 2001. Census of India. 19 April 2010.