Gignaw Explained

Gignow
Other Name:Gigangarh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:28.4903°N 75.7966°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bhiwani
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Loharu
Governing Body:Village panchayatLachhi ram
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2,357
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:127201
Official Name:Gignow

Gignaw is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. Located in the Loharu tehsil, it lies approximately south west of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani., the village had 556 households with a total population of 2,357 of which 1,222 were male and 1,135 female.[1]

History

Gignow is a historic village. In old time it was known as gigangarh. King rishalu ruled here in 5th century and palace of raja rishalu.

Famous temple

In Gignow three temples are famous in which two are very old from historic period Dada Garhwala and Baba Madiya. Shiv Mandir is newly build due to the tragic story happens on same place on highway which is very painful accident.

Transport

Gignow is near by Badhra Tehsil towards east, Kairu Tehsil towards north, Behal Tehsil towards west, Surajgarh Tehsil towards south and Jhumpa Kalan (2 km), Barwas (6 km), Gothra (6 km), Jhanjhara Sheoran (6 km), Dhigawa Shamiyan (6 km) are the nearby Villages to Gignow and near by cities are Pilani, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Charkhi Dadri, Chirawa. By train destination is Kushal Pura and Parvezpur Railway Station are both nearby railway stations to Gignow.

Airport distance from Gignow

Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) - 142 km

Sanganeer Airport (Jaipur) - 212 km

Surat Gujarat Airport (Surat)- 226 km

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gignaw village. Census of India. 30 July 2015.