Bahal, Bhiwani
Bahal, also known as Behal, is a small town in the Loharu tehsil in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana.[1] Situated near the town of Rajgarh on the Haryana-Rajasthan border, it lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) south west of the district capital Bhiwani and 160 kilometres (99 mi) south west of the national capital New Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is also situated in Bahal.
Bahal Behal | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Bahal Bahal | |
| Coordinates: 28°37′47″N 75°37′04″E / 28.62972°N 75.61778°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Tehsil | Loharu |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 196,057 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 127021 |
| Telephone code | 91-1664 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-16 HR-61 |
| Website | Official Website |
Places of interest edit
There are many temples in the town including Khatu Shyam, Devi Mandir, Alakh Baba, Balaji Mandir and Krishna Mandir.
Bahal has a police station on Rajgarh Road which also serves nearby villages. Bahal also has a cereal market where farmers from in and around Bahal sell their agricultural products.
There are four banks in Bahal:-
- Punjab National Bank
- State Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Haryana Gramin Bank
- HDFC Bank
A very famous nearby village is Modasiya and surname Jhajharia is very famous over there.
Transportation edit
Nearest railway stations:-
- Rajgarh/Sadulpur (Rajasthan) (25 kilometres (16 mi))
- Loharu (45 kilometres (28 mi))
- Bhiwani (56 kilometres (35 mi))
- Rampura Beri (10 kilometres (6.2 mi))
Nearest airports:-
Education edit
There are many schools in Bahal including BRCM Public School (Gyankunj), BRCM Public School (Vidhyagram), Shriram international school , Govt Sr. Sec. School, and Shree Shyam Sr. Sec. School. There are some well known colleges in the town too, such as BRCM CET (Engineering College) and GDC Memorial College (Degree College), Government Girls College, ITI and BRCM Law College.
References edit
- ^ "Behal". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.