# Bhiwani District, Haryana – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/ District · Haryana # Bhiwani district Bhiwani is a district of Haryana, 3rd of 21 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,634,445 people** in 7 sub-districts, 6 towns and 444 villages; 20% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bhiwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/bhiwani/) (196,057). - 1,634,445people (2011) - 7sub-districts - 6towns - 75.2%literacy ## Who lives in Bhiwani? Bhiwani had **1,634,445 people** at the 2011 Census — 6.4% of Haryana's population and 3rd of 21 districts of Haryana by population. There were 886 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Haryana figure of 879; 8th of 21 districts of Haryana). Among children under 7 the ratio was 832 girls per 1,000 boys (the Haryana figure is 834). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.2 across Haryana. ## How literate is Bhiwani? 75.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Haryana's 75.6%), 13th of 21 districts of Haryana. Men were at 85.6% and women at 63.5% — a gap of 22.1 points (it is 18.1 points across Haryana). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Dadri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/dadri/) (77.5%) and lowest in [Siwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/siwani/) (69.7%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Bhiwani do for a living? 38.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.1%). Of all workers, 34% farmed their own land, 8% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 28% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 28% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 42% of workers here, against 32% across Haryana. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Tosham](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/tosham/) (55% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhiwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/) (32% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (28%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Bhiwani 19.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Haryana's 34.9%), 18th of 21 districts of Haryana. The Census counted 6 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Bhiwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/bhiwani/) with 196,057 people, home to 61% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Bhiwani Bhiwani had 444 census villages, 442 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,971 people; 63 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Barsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bawani-khera/barsi/) (23,327), [Bapora](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/bapora/) (14,332), [Bond Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/dadri/bond-kalan/) (14,309), [Kelanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/kelanga/) (13,910) and [Chang](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/chang/) (12,979). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Bhiwani district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Bhiwani district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > BHIWANI, a town of British India, in the Hissar district of the Punjab, 38 m. S.E. of Hissar town by rail. It is an important centre of trade with Rajputana, and has factories for ginning and pressing cotton, and metal manufactures. Its rise dates from 1817, when it was made a free market. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Bhiwani compared with Haryana ■ Bhiwani · ■ Haryana Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **879 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **834 Working population ****38.1%** **35.2% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhiwani Of every 100 households in Bhiwani in 2011, 86 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bhiwani · ■ Electricity for lighting ****86%** Toilet within the home ****57%** No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** Tap water ****66%** Drinking water within premises ****53%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** Use banking services ****65%** Television ****57%** Mobile phone ****75%** Computer with internet ****2%** Two-wheeler ****21%** Car / jeep / van ****5%** None of these assets ****13%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Bhiwani Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bawani Khera](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bawani-khera/) 127,035 19 1 [Bhiwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/bhiwani/) 553,698 82 1 [Tosham](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/tosham/) 191,466 60 1 [Siwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/siwani/) 100,183 33 1 [Loharu](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/loharu/) 159,787 78 1 [Dadri](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/dadri/) 384,192 118 1 [Badhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/bhiwani/badhra/) 118,084 54 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Bhiwani - Bhiwani · 196,057 - Charkhi Dadri · 56,337 - Bawani khera · 20,289 - Siwani · 19,143 - Tosham · 15,559 - Loharu · 13,937 ## Largest villages in Bhiwani - Barsi · 23,327 - Bapora · 14,332 - Bond Kalan · 14,309 - Kelanga · 13,910 - Chang · 12,979 - Kharak Kalan · 12,605 - Devsar · 12,488 - Baliali · 12,440 - Barwa · 11,830 - Dinod · 11,792 - Dhanana · 11,766 - Bamla · 10,859 - Tigrana · 10,712 - Ranila · 10,199 - Behal · 10,126 - Kairu · 9,894 - Kungar · 9,846 - Lohari Jatu · 8,971 - Jamalpur · 8,846 - Mundhal Khurd · 8,837 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Bhiwani?7: Bawani Khera, Bhiwani, Tosham, Siwani, Loharu, Dadri, Badhra - What is the population of Bhiwani district?1,634,445 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bhiwani?Bhiwani