Bhadra, Rajasthan

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{{about|the Tehsil area in Rajasthan, India|its namesake district|Hanumangarh district}}
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'''Bhadra''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Hanumangarh district]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].

Bhadra in colloquial [[Marwari language|Marwari]] (a dialect of Hindi) means "The City of Grace". This name comes from the river Raslana Vithrika Bhadra. Bhadra was founded by Bhadrak community on the Sangam of Varshvati and Swarnabhadra rivers which were a Janpad/Gantantra. Bhadra's history can be traced from the time of [[Mahabharata]] where it was mentioned that Bhadra is in Kurupradesh. Jats after being defeated by Mohmed Gazni in the year 1027 came to [[Jangal Pradesh]] and rebuilt Bhadra.

The town is well connected through a railroad on the Sri Ganganagar-Sadulpur (Rajgarh)-Jaipur line, and through state highways to Hisar and Sirsa in the neighbouring state of [[Haryana]].Roads are very good of this city since long time
.

==Administration==

There are 215 villages under Bhadra Tehsil, of which the main ones are:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Administration|url=https://hanumangarh.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/hanumangarh/en/about-hanumangarh/administration.html|website=hanumangarh.rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Indian census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bhadra has a population of 127,000. Males constitute 53% (70,000) of the population and females 47% (57,000). Bhadra has an average [[literacy]] rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

=== Language ===
[[Bagri language|Bagri]], a dialect of the [[Rajasthani language]], is spoken by a majority of the [[population]]. A little influence of the [[Haryanvi language]] can be noticed because of the close proximity of the town to [[Haryana]].

== Places of interest ==

Bhadra Market is famous for clothes and textiles imported from Haryana. The main market is located near Bapu Walo Ki Dharamsala at Murti Chowk.

Gogamedi ({{lang-hi|गोगामेड़ी}}) is a village of religious importance in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, India, 350 km from Jaipur. A grand fair is held in Gogamedi in August in memory of [[Gogaji]] (a Chauhan Rajput from Dadrewa village in Churu district) which runs for one month from the Poornima of Sharvan to the Poornima of Bhadrapad every year. Gogamedi is accessible on [[NH 65]] from Chandigarh.

== Sports ==

The Govt. College Ground cricket stadium has a seating capacity of 3,185 and has hosted State and District Cricket or Football matches. Indoor Stadium and Railway Cricket Ground are the other sporting areas in the city.

== Transport ==
===Road===

Bhadra is located on National Highway No. 8 connecting Delhi and Jaipur. RJ Sh 37 links Jaipur with Kota and National Highway 8 links Bikaner. The [[RSRTC]] operates bus service to major cities in Rajasthan, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Gujarat. The service operates more than 400 regular and low-floor buses. Major bus depots are located at Main Bus Stand, Ambedkar chock (night buses only), and Sahwa Bus Stand.

===Rail===

{{rws|Tahsil Bhadra}} railway station ([[North Western Railway zone]], Bikaner division) is well connected to major cities and towns like [[Bikaner]], Suratgarh, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Sikar, Ramgarh Shekhawati, Sadulpur, Churu, Gogameri, Nohar, Bhadra, Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar including Ramgarh, Elanabad, and Tibbi. Other cities include Bilaspur, Mumbai, and Sikar.

== Education ==
There are many government and private schools for high school education providing education in all streams like arts, science and commerce affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] as well as [[Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan|BSER]].

== Banks ==
There are several nationalized, scheduled, and rural banks in the city.

Nationalized banks include the [[Punjab National Bank]], [[Bank of Baroda]], [[Canara Bank]], [[Oriental Bank of Commerce]], [[State Bank of India]], [[State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur]], and [[State Bank of Patiala]].

Other scheduled banks include [[ICICI Bank]], [[HDFC Bank]], [[AXIS Bank]], and Rajasthan Marudhara Bank.

==Media==
Major daily newspapers in Bhadra include ''[[Rajasthan Patrika]]'', ''Samachar Jagat'', ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'', ''[[Dainik Navajyoti]],'' and ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref name="bhaskar.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jaipur/|title=Jaipur Guide|work=bhaskar.com|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Dainik Navajyoti">{{cite web|url=http://www.dainiknavajyoti.com/|title=Dainik Navajyoti|publisher=dainiknavajyoti.com|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> The state-owned [[All India Radio]] is broadcast both on the [[medium wave]] and [[FM band]] in the city. FM stations [[Gyan Vani]] (105.6 MHz). The city has a community FM channel in FM Radio 7 (90.4 MHz) by India International School Institutional Network. The public broadcaster ''[[Doordarshan]]'' (''[[Prasar Bharati]]'') provides a regional channel in addition to the private broadcasters.

==References==
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{{Hanumangarh district}}

{{Villages in tehsil Bhadra}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hanumangarh district]]

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