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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Bawwa''' is a village in the [[Nahar Block of Rewari|Nahar Block]] of the [[Rewari District]] in [[Haryana]], [[India]]. It is located {{convert|50|km|mi}} northwest of the district headquarters of [[Rewari]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Rewari,+Haryana,+India/Bawwa,+Haryana,+India/@28.2875435,76.3933652,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x390d50719ae37551:0xe4c45afc4faedcee!2m2!1d76.616667!2d28.183333!1m5!1m1!1s0x391298f890a94de5:0x8a341b55f1622ab1!2m2!1d76.31!2d28.39|title=Rewari, Haryana, India to Bawwa, Haryana, India - Google Maps|access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> {{convert|10|km|mi}} west-southwest of [[Nahar Block of Rewari|Nahar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nahar,+Haryana+123303,+India/Bawwa,+Haryana,+India/@28.4010025,76.3181581,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x39129ee34c7387b7:0xfb9e508f4cc12886!2m2!1d76.397007!2d28.4094343!1m5!1m1!1s0x391298f890a94de5:0x8a341b55f1622ab1!2m2!1d76.31!2d28.39!3e2|title=Nahar, Haryana 123303, India to Bawwa, Haryana, India - Google Maps|access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> and {{convert|320|km|mi}} from the state capital [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Chandigarh,+India/Bawwa,+Haryana,+India/@29.5483376,75.5051015,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x390fed0be66ec96b:0xa5ff67f9527319fe!2m2!1d76.7794179!2d30.7333148!1m5!1m1!1s0x391298f890a94de5:0x8a341b55f1622ab1!2m2!1d76.31!2d28.39| title=Chandigarh, India to Bawwa, Haryana, India - Google Maps|access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> [[Karoli, Rewari|Karoli]], Garhs, [[Sihor]], Bahala, Naya-Gaon, and Gadhi are the neighboring villages. Bawwa is situated approximately 3 km from ''Karoli mod'' on Kanina-Bahu-Jholri road in the [[Rewari District]].

The village is well known for its fertile land.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} The [[Haryanvi]] dialect of [[Hindi]] is spoken locally. Religious sites near the village include Shiv Mandir, Sheetla Mata Mandir, Devi Mandir, and Shedh Bhaiya. The deity Dada Puranmal is the [[kuldevta]] of the village.

==Demographics==
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Bawwa Village has a population of approximately 4,500. The [[Yadav]] ([[Ahir]]) [[caste]] of Tondak Gotra forms the majority of the population. Bawwa is a part of [[Ahirwal]], the land of Ahirs. Ahirwal includes the Mahendragarh-Kanina-Narnaul area and [[Alwar]], which also has a large population of ''Ahirs (Yadavs)''.

==Geography==

Bawwa has an average ground elevation of {{convert|242|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rewari.gov.in/location.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419063709/http://rewari.gov.in/location.htm |archive-date=2015-04-19 }}</ref> It borders [[Karoli, Rewari|Karoli]] in the south-east, Garhi in the north-east, Bahala and Naya-Gaon in the north, Sehore in the north-west and [[Gahra]] in the south-west. The temperature usually reaches {{convert|45|C|F}} during the summer<ref name="AccuWeather Historical Data">{{cite web|title=AccuWeather Historical Data|url=http://www.accuweather.com/en/in/bawa/3045204/month/3045204?monyr=7/01/2015|website=AccuWeather|publisher=AccuWeather|access-date=10 December 2015|language=en}}</ref> and can fall to {{convert|5|C|F}} during the winter.<ref>{{cite web|title=AccuWeather Historical Data|url=http://www.accuweather.com/en/in/bawa/3045204/daily-weather-forecast/3045204?day=7|website=AccuWeather|publisher=AccuWeather|access-date=10 December 2015|language=en}}</ref>

The village is adjacent to the [[Mahendergarh]] district and experiences dust storms known as [[Loo (wind)|Loo]] during the summer. Sand dunes are also found in nearby villages.

Bawwa has a dry climate, with rainfall occurring from July to September. [[Western Disturbance]] occasionally causes rain during the winter.

==Economy==

Farming is the principal occupation in Bawwa. Many villagers are involved in the Defense Forces as well. At least one member of a family will serve while other members of the population will serve in the local government.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

==Transport==

[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi Airport]] is approximately 120 kilometers from Bawwa via [[Rewari]]. It is a three-hour drive from Delhi Airport to Bawwa via the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, Gurgaon-Jaipur Highway, and Rewari-Kanina-Mahendergarh State Highway. State Highways connect Bawwa to all major towns in [[Haryana]] and adjacent districts of [[Rajasthan]].

Bawwa is connected to Rewari by a State Highway (SH22) from Kanina, which is a major junction on the Indian railway network. Five railway lines connect it to Delhi (82 km away) and Ahmedabad on the major North-West trunk route, Bhiwani and Hissar towards Punjab, Bikaner via Mahendragarh-Loharu-Sadulpur-Churu, Ajmer via Alwar and Jaipur and Ajmer via Ringas. The construction of a sixth railway is currently underway, which will connect Rewari to Jhajjhar and Rohtak. A planned seventh railway line, which will connect Rewari to Palwal and Khurja, has been under planning for over two decades, but has yet to be approved for construction (as of September 2010).

Bawwa is 7 km from the railway station in Kanina on the Rewari-Luharu-Sadulpur-Bikaner railway line and 17 km from the railway station in Kosli on the Rewari-Bhiwani-Hissar-Sirsa railway line. Both of these stations are connected to Delhi via Rewari.

==Education==

Bawwa has four schools: two government and two private. The nearby towns [[Kanina Khas|Kanina]] and [[Kosli]] have a number of schools and colleges. The closest government college is in Nahar; several private colleges, including Ahir College and Kishanlal Public (KLP) College, have also been set up in [[Rewari]] (40 km away) and [[Mahendergarh]] (25 km away), which specialize in the fields of engineering, nursing, and management, among others.

==Facilities==

*Angan Waadi
*Telephone Exchange
*Mahila Mandal
*Panchayat ghar
*Civil hospital
*Veterinary Hospital
*Primary health center
*Water Purification Center
*Village Pond (3 Johad)
*Post Office

==See also==

*[[Kanina Khas]]
*[[Karoli, Rewari|Karoli]]
*[[Lookhi]]
*[[Mahendragarh]]
*[[Yadav]]
*[[Yaduvanshi Ahirs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Rewari district]]

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