Siwani

Siwani
city
Siwani Siwani Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 28°55′00″N 75°37′00″E / 28.9167°N 75.6167°ECoordinates: 28°55′00″N 75°37′00″E / 28.9167°N 75.6167°E
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Bhiwani
Population (2001)
• Total	15,849
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	haryana.gov.in

Siwani is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the north Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of Siwani tehsil.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Siwani had a population of 15,849. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Siwani has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 46%. In Siwani, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Siwani Mandi is very famous in the Bhiwani district for its agricultural market. There are many Guar Gum factories in Siwani.^[1]

Education

In recent times education standards have improved and a few students got admitted to prestigious IITs and NITs.^[1] Educational institutes in Siwani are:

• Seth Megh Raj Jindal Government college, Siwani^[3]
• Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Siwani Mandi
• Aarohi Model Senior Secondary School, Siwani Khera
• Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Siwani
• Nav Bharat Senior Secondary Siwani School, Siwani
• Shree Krishna Pranami Public School, Siwani
• Vishwas School, Siwani Mandi Vishwas School
• Shiksha Sanskar Coaching Center Siwani Mandi, Bhiwani (Er. Sarjeet Bedwal, Director of SSCC siwani)

Notable citizens

• Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi is from Siwani^[1]

References

1. Celebrations in Kejriwal's hometown Siwani - The Times of India
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. SMRJ college

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