Bawal#IMT Bawal
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Haryana
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Rewari
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| population_total = 16776
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
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| demographics1_info2 = Haryanvi
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 123501
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| area_code = 01284
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Bawal is a big industrial town located, near Rewari city in Rewari district in Indian state of Haryana. It lies in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India.{{cite web |url=http://ncrup.up.nic.in/ncr/coverage.htm |title=NCR>>coverage |access-date=2011-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921041804/http://ncrup.up.nic.in/ncr/coverage.htm |archive-date=21 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }} It is located on national highway NH 48 (formerly called NH 8), 11 km from Rewari, the district headquarter, 50 km from Gurugram and 91 km from New Delhi railway station. Bawal Tehsil is a part of the Rewari district. It was one of the three districts of the erstwhile Nabha State under British Raj.
Geography
Bawal is located at coordinates {{Coord|28.08|N|76.58|E|}}.[http://www.Bawal.com Bawal]
It has an average elevation of 266 metres (872 feet).
History
Bawal was a part of the Rewari princely state prior to the events of the Indian Rebellion. The Raja of Rewari, Rao Tula Ram, lead the revolt against the East India Company. The Company authorities gave Bawal to Hira Singh, the ruler of Nabha, who had participated in the successful suppression of the revolt. He constructed a fort made from slate and stone masonry here in 1875. Its three-sided walls and rear gateway have been maintained by the Indian government for purposes of tourism.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Bawal had a total population of 16,776, of which 8,828 were males and 7,948 were females.{{Cite web |date=23 September 2022 |title=Census India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/data-visualizations/PopulationSearch_PCA_Indicators |website=censusindia.gov.in}}
[[Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation|HSIIDC]] Industrial Model Township Bawal
{{anchor| Bawal Industrial Area | Industrial Model Township Bawal| IMT Bawal | IMT Bawal | Bawal IA | IA Bawal}}
Industrial Model Township Bawal in NCR in Haryana, is a large industrial centre has been developed by the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) in 1995.It is a state government project to establish multiple auto parts manufacturers in mid-1990's. It also synergises with other IMT of Haryana along Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway such as IMT Bahadurgarh, IMT Kundli, Sonipat and IMT Manesar.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/dubai-based-company-keen-on-investing-in-state/508723.html|title=Dubai-based company keen on investing in state|website=tribuneindia.com|date= 6 December 2017|access-date=7 December 2017}} During last three years, HSIIDC has allotted 218 Industrial plots in Bawal for medium- and large-scale projects with capital investment of around US$4.18 billion (2016). Many multinational corporations including Honda, Toyota, Hitachi, Haco Group, Musashi Auto Parts India, POSCO, Kansai Nerolac, Asahi India, Atlas, YKK India Pvt. Ltd., Euothern Hema, Keihin, Caparo Maruti, Harley-Davidson and Ahresty India along with many Indian companies such as Delseal, Omax, Rico, Minda Group, Rubyco International, Tenneco Automotive India, Continental Equipment and Multicolor Steels, Caparo power plant, etc. have set up plants.
= Transport =
The nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi, about 75 km away. Bawal railway station is on the Alwar-Rewari railway line.
National Highway NH 48 (formerly called NH 8) passes through Bawal connecting it with the major cities of Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Surat and Mumbai. The former NH 71 used to connect Bawal to Rewari before it was realigned and widened to a 4-lane toll road bypassing east of Rewari city. Now NH 352 (former name NH 71) (Narwana-Jind-Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari) terminates on NH 48 about {{convert|10|km}} north of Bawal.
Wildlife
= HSIDC Bawal wetland =
{{anchor | Wetland | Bawal | HSIDC Bawal wetland }}
{{See also | List of protected areas of Haryana}}
During the winter, over 4,000 migratory birds of 50 species from Siberia, Russia, Mongolia, Alaska and other parts of the United States are found at a wetland between Toyota Gosei Minda factory and Baba Pachpir Temple in the east HSIIDC Estate in Bawal. Bird species found here are wagtails, common teal, pintail, northern shoveller, garganey, eurasian coot, redshank, common sandpiper, ruff, wood sandpiper, marsh sandpiper, stint, kentish plover, greater sand plover, little ringed plover, white-tailed lapwing, greater flamingo, common pochard, ferruginous pochard, gulls and pied avocet. The pacific golden plover, rare a rare bird species from Western Alaska, has also been spotted.[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/winged-guests-flock-to-rewaris-masani-barrage-169964 inged guests flock to Rewari’s Masani barrage], The Tribune, Nov 13, 2020
Over 200,000 migratory birds have been spotted at Masani barrage wetland, which is 15 km southeast from Bawal wetland.