Barwani


Barwani is a municipal town in the Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh, India and is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River. It is the administrative headquarters of the district Barwani and has also served as the capital of the former princely state of Barwani. Barwani is only accessible by roads.

Origin of name

The name Badwani originated from two words Bad and Wani. The Forests of Bad surrounded the city in old times, and Wani is an old word meaning the Garden. Hence, the city got its name from a combination of these two words, translating to the Garden of Bads. Barwani is still pronounced as 'Badwani' even though it is written as 'Barwani.'

Geography

Barwani is located at. It has an average elevation of 178 meters. The great Narmada River flows through Barwani. The maximum temperature of Barwani in April and May used to go as high as 48° C, or 118° F, making it one of the hottest places in Central India. However, in recent years, it has cooled down.
Barwani is surrounded by the great hills of Satpura. The city is also called the Paris of Nimar. Nimar is split into East Nimar and West Nimar. Nimar, in local terms, means "area beyond Neem trees." Barwani lies in West Nimar. The annual rainfall of Barwani is around 15 inches, though since 2006, it has increased significantly. Barwani is famous for its Papitas and Bawangaja.

Transportation infrastructure

Barwani has no immediate connectivity through rail, but is easily accessible via roadways.

Railways

With no direct rail connectivity, the nearest station to the town is at Indore. Western Railways has a reservation counter in Ambedker Park on Rajghat Road. Another railway station is Khandwa on the Central Railway, which is 180 km from Barwani via State Highway 26.

Roads

Barwani is 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 51 km at Thikri. There are bus services to and from all of the major and minor cities near Barwani, including Indore, Khandwa, Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Ratlam, Khargone, Harda, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Vadodara.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Barwani has a population of 55,504. This population consists of 28,437 males which constitutes 51% of the population, and 27,067 females, constituting 49% of the population.
The population of children ages 0-6 is 6,961, which is 12.54% of the total population of Barwani. In Barwani Municipality, female sex ratio is of 952 against the state average of 931. Moreover, child sex ratio in Barwani is around 919 compared to Madhya Pradesh's state average of 918. The literacy rate of Barwani city is 82.10% higher than the state's average of 69.32%. In Barwani, Male literacy is around 87.17% while female literacy rate is 76.80%.
Schedule Tribe constitutes 23.29% while Schedule Caste were 9.95% of total population in Barwani.
Out of total population, 18,438 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 13,957 were males while 4,481 were females. In a census survey, worker is defined as person who does a business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. With a total of 18,438 people in the working population, 89.06% were engaged in Main Work, while 10.94% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Economy

Economically, Barwani engages in agricultural crops and wood, with several other small industries developing in the area. The following is a list of national banks operating in Barwani:

Banks

Main festivals

The major festivals of Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Utsav, Navratri, Dussehra, Deepavali, Muharram, Gudi Padwa, Gangore, Bhaidooj, Eid, Christmas, Nagpanchmi are all celebrated with equal enthusiasm. Barwani is known for jhakis during Ganesh Utsav and Tajiye during the Muharram. It is the major village of festivals, and people of Barwani are so religious that they enjoy each and every festival with same level of energy.

Temples

Cinema Halls

Barwani is prominent in the Nimar and Malwa regions for its health care facilities with its district hospital and many other private hospitals.
Barwani District Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Madhya Pradesh.

Education

Colleges

Notable Persons