Kanwari | |
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Village | |
| Kanwari | |
  Kanwari Kanwari in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Kanwari Kanwari (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:28°58′30″N75°49′12″E / 28.97500°N 75.82000°E /28.97500; 75.82000 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar |
| Named after | Bua Kanwari (Virgin Goddess) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| • Sarpanch | Kartar Singh Sheoran |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,733 |
| Hindi | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125037[1] |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
Kanwari, also spelledKunwari, orKwari, is a village of 7,000 population, inHansi-ITehsil,[2]Hisar-1Rural Development Block,[3]Hansi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[4] andHisar (Lok Sabha constituency)[5] ofHisar District ofHisar Division in theHaryana state ofIndia.[6] It is part of thesaat basbhaichara grouping of 7 villages. The village has 4panna/patti (subdivisions), named asNangalia Panna (dominated by Garhwal gotra ),upparla Panna (dominated by Duhan gotra),parla Panna (dominated by Sheoran gotra), etc. with a total revenue land area of 43903kanal or 5487acre as perHALRIS records.
It is situated 260 kilometres (160 mi) from the state capitalChandigarh, 166 kilometres (103 mi) from the national capitalDelhi, 24 kilometres (15 mi) from the district headquarterHisar, 42 kilometres (26 mi) fromBhiwani and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from theTosham Hill range beginning at Khanak.
In the Kanwari archaeological mound,Painted Gray Ware (PGW) and later historic artifacts were found.[7] The PGW Culture corresponds to the middle and lateVedic period, i.e., theKuru-Panchala kingdom, the first large state in the Indian subcontinent after the decline of theIndus Valley Civilisation.[8][9]
Archaeological Survey of India's explorations, as reported in the"Indian Archaeological Review 1978-79" (page 8), foundearly historical and late medieval artifacts at Kanwari. Late medieval artifacts included 9th and 10th century temple [ofKaumari inNagara architecture from the times ofTomara dynasty rule who were vassals ofPratiharas until 10th century].[10] The earliest extant historical reference to the Tomaras rule in Haryana occurs in thePehowa inscription issued during the reign of thePratihara kingMahendrapala I (r. c. 885-910 CE).[11][broken footnote] Inscription states that Jaula of the Tomara family became prosperous by serving an unnamed king; and his descendants were Vajrata, Jajjuka and Gogga; Gogga was a vassal of Mahendrapala I; Gogga and his step-brothers Purna-raja and Deva-raja constructed threeVishnu temples atPrithudaka (Pehowa) on the banks of theSarasvati River (Ghaggar River).[12][broken footnote]F. Kielhorn suggested that this Tomara family actually resided in Delhi: they may have visited Pehowa on pilgrimage, and built a temple there.[13][broken footnote]
In 2022, while ploughing his sandy field with the tractor, on Kanwari-Badya Jattan Road on the western side of Kanwari, a farmer found a 70-80 kg heavy 2ft x 2 ft buff sandstone ancient statue ofVishnu accompanied by depiction of 14 otherHindu deities around it, includingShiva andGanesha, in the same style as 9th-13th centuryKhajuraho Group of Monuments. Slim and small ancient bricks were also found. An in-situ temple has been built. In 1986 also a buried ancient statue was accidentally discovered in the village and in-situ Chuganwali Mata temple was built for it too on the west of village.[14] A well preserved ancient buff sandstone panel showingRevanta, youngest son of the sun-godSurya and his wifeSaranyu, is now fixed in the wall of the Brāhmaņa dharmaśālā in the middle of the village of Kanwari.[15]
The medieval temple ofdhok of village ancestor deity at Kanwari explored byASI in 1978-79 is called theBua Kanwari Dham , where newlyweds go for blessings before entering the village.Dhok is also called Bhaiyan and Jathera. Dhok (Haryanvi: धोकworship) comes from the word दहक, which meansthe sacred fire.Bhaiyan (Haryanvi: भईयाँ) from भूमिया meansfrom the earth.Jathera (Punjabi: जठेरा from जेष्ठ) meansthe elder or ancestor. A modern temple has been built on top of the earlier temple and medieval sculptures have been preserved in the temple complex. People of several nearby village, including Kanwari,Sultanpur,Muzadpur,Nalwa,Umra,Ratera, and few other villages also consider Bua Kanwari as theirkuldevi, ie. ancestral tutelary deity.[16]
The village was established by theGarhwal Kingdom (गढ़वाल गोत्र) ancestors with likely connections withtomar kingdom of Garhwal Kingdom. The foundation temple put by Garhwal kingdom was name Dada kheda is ofGarhwal Gotra.Kanwari also has an oldBaba Shri GiriShiva temple with amonastic akhara for thesadhus (Hindu mystics).
A Gurjara‐Pratihara period 13x10x8.5 cm buff-colored statute of standingJina inkayotsarga yoga pose in a pillared niche, withmakaramukha on its right side, was found. This is a fragment of a big sculpture, which was likely destroyed by islamic invaders.[17]
AfterIndependence of India in 1947, Kanwari became part ofPunjab. OnceHaryana was formed as a separate state in 1966, Kanwari became part of theHisar district.
As per June 2025by-election for the sarpanch, Kanwari had 4,116 voters.[18]
As per2011 census of India,[19] Kanwari had 1,147 households with a population of 5,733 (12% increment since last census), including 1,196 Scheduled Caste inhabitants.
As per2001 census of India, Kanwari had 896 households with a population of 5,119, including 2,712 males, 2,407 females, and 835 children below the age of 6. The number of literate were 2,655, including 1,739 male and 916 female. The working population was 2,581.[20]
Kanwari is well-connected by theMatelledAsphalt (paved bitumen) road; five different roads converge at Kanwari. Places in clock-wise direction from Kanwari are:[21] ToNorth isHisar (city) 24 km on Hisar-Tosham-BhiwaniMDR 108 (Major District Road 108). ToNorth-East isHansi 43 km via Umra link road number 1409. ToEast isMuzadpur 2 km via link road. ToSouth areBalawas 2 km andNalwa 4 km; further South-West continuing on the same Hisar-Tosham-BhiwaniMDR 108 (Major District Road 108) areTosham 16 km andBhiwani 40 km. ToWest isBadya Jattan 4 km via a link road, that also leads to Hisar viaMangali 15 km andKaimri 22 km.
Kanwari does not have a rail station. Nearest major train stations accessible by road are 24 km (15 mi) atHisar, 24 km (15 mi) atHansi and 45 km atBhiwani city.
Hisar Airport, the nearest functional airport and flying training club is 24 km (15 mi) away. Currently, there are no commercial domestic or international flights from this airport. Nearest domestic and international airports are 200 km (120 mi) atIndira Gandhi International Airport atDelhi and 260 km (160 mi)Chandigarh International Airport.
Kanwari is underHansi land and revenueTehsil,[2]Hisar-1 Rural Development Block,[3]Hansi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[4] andHisar (Lok Sabha constituency)[5] of theHisar District ofHisar Division in theHaryana state ofIndia.[6]
Kanwari is an administrative unit and has a democratically electedpanchayat samiti (village council). Kanwari is underHisar Zilla Panchayat parisad andHisar block panchayat smiti, and has its own unreservedGram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat code 25444[6] and census village code 00412900.[22] Mr. Bhoop Singh s/o Ganeshi Ram of was elected asSarpanch during theGram panchayat elections held in February 2016.[23]
Haryana Government has appointed Mr. Pravesh s/o Dharam Vir[24] to run Customer Service Center (CSC) to delivere-Seva government e-services includingG2C Services such as Birth certificate, death certificate, Nakal of Jamabandi, Caste certificate, etc. andB2C Services such as payment of mobile phone bills and top-ups, PAN card, Voter card for delivery through the CSCs.[25]
Water for drinking and irrigation is sourced fromHimalaya viaSunder Branch ofHansi-Butana branch ofWestern Yamuna Canal ofYamuna river.[26][27] Electricity is distributed by theDakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.[28]
The village is subdivided into various 'Panna' (पान्ना) or subsectors, such as 'Parla Panna' (the upper sub-sector) or Sheoran Panna (the sub-sector of theSheorangotra) (clan) of theHinduJat, 'Nichla Panna' or Garhwal Panna (the sub sector ofGarhwal) where majority of the residents are Hindu Jat people of Duhan gotra and 'Bahrla Panna' (the outer subsector), each having their own community center called paras (परस) orchaupal (चौपाल).
There is aPatwari (Government Land Records Officer), anAgriculture Development Officer (ADO),[29] aRural Health Officer (RHO), and anAnganwadi (Community Childcare) worker based at Kanwari.
There isKanwari Yuva Mandal (Kanwari Youth club) established in 1990 by the youths of the village to spread the social awareness among the villagers about the importance of education, their rights and creation of attitude for a positive change. Currently, Baljeet Jangra is the Pardhan (Chairman) and Sudarshan Sheoran is the Cashier for the same. It received an award for the Best Yuva Mandal in the Hissar district.
Government of Haryana services are accessible via theirOfficial website.
Government of India e-governance services can be availed online at theirwebsite for various govt departments including land & revenue (land rights and ownership records), transport (driving license and vehicle registration), health (birth and death certificates), public health (water and sewage connection), food (ration cards), Power (electricity connection) and HUDA or Municipal Committee/council (house tax and building plans), etc.[30]
Kanwari has a two government schools, a private government approved teachers training college and few more private schools.
Kanwari is a semi-arid region and agriculture is supported mainly by canals and ground water irrigation. Kanwari lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the northeast edge (bagar tract) of theThar Desert.[32] Hot winds, locally known as 'Loo', are strong and frequent from May to July. Intermittent dust storms are common. In the winter some rain is received due to western disturbances.
TheSunder Branch ofWestern Yamuna Canal (originating fromYamuna river) passes through the agricultural fields of Kanwari on the eastern side between Kanwari andMuzadpur villages, and goes towardsBalawas village.
Kanwari has a continental climate, with very hot summers and relatively cool winters. Summer starts in April and lasts till the middle of October. May is the hottest month, with the maximum day temperatures in the 48 °C (118 °F) range. Hisar experiences a weak monsoon, from late June to September, with about 15 inches (380 mm) of rain. Winter starts in November and is mild and sunny, although temperatures may reach freezing on some nights.
Climate data for Hisar (1991–2020, extremes 1914–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 35.3 (95.5) | 45.6 (114.1) | 47.9 (118.2) | 48.8 (119.8) | 48.4 (119.1) | 47.2 (117.0) | 44.3 (111.7) | 42.2 (108.0) | 41.7 (107.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 48.8 (119.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 41.4 (106.5) | 40.8 (105.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 35.9 (96.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 29.2 (84.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.1 (86.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 25.5 (77.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | −1.5 (29.3) | −3.9 (25.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.7 (0.50) | 17.4 (0.69) | 18.2 (0.72) | 11.4 (0.45) | 31.2 (1.23) | 70.8 (2.79) | 123.1 (4.85) | 118.4 (4.66) | 76.5 (3.01) | 7.2 (0.28) | 2.6 (0.10) | 4.4 (0.17) | 494.0 (19.45) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 60 | 51 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 58 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 47 |
| Source 1:India Meteorological Department[33][34][35] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[36] | |||||||||||||
Main ecological issues aredesertification,deforestation,encroachment andland grabbing of common Panchayat forest and grazing land called "bani".
Animals and bird of various species are found includingsparrow, large Indianparakeet,parrot,crow,rat,rabbit,nilgai (state animal of Haryana), pied crestedcuckoo,koel,pheasant,kingfisher,bulbul andIndian magpie robin.
The national bird of India, the commonpeafowl (mor) is quite common and is seen in the fields and common village land.[37]
Snakes: The poisonous snakes likecommon krait,Russel’s viper,phoorsa and other snakes likeblind snake,John’s sand boa,wolf snake,rat snake andsand snake are found around the village.[37]
The common lizards can be seen in the houses.Kirla or girgit is found in the hedges and attracts the attention by changing its colours.Sanda is found in sandy areas.[37]
Two species of tortoises found areblack pond turtle andthree-striped pond turtle in around village and the common frogs found in the village areIndian bull frog,Indian cricket frog,Indian burrowing frog andcommon toad.[37]
In May 2007, Kanwari villagers stopped a transport truck full of cattle, rescued the cattle (which were on their way to the slaughterhouse), and set the truck on fire.[38][39] The slaughter of cows is not permitted in the Hindu religion, as the cow is sacred and worshiped by the Hindus as mother (giver of life-nurturing milk).
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