Barwala, Hisar


Barwala is a town and municipal committee 30 km northeast of Hisar city in Hisar district of the state of Haryana, India.

History

According to the local tradition, the town was founded by the Raja Bal, and wala in Hindi means of or belonging to. Hence, Bala+wala means belonging to Bal, which in corrupted form came to be known Barwala.
Coins of Agratya were excavated here, which indicates that town was once under the rule of nearby Agroha.
During Muhammad of Ghor's invasion of India, his generals - two brothers named Sayyad Niamat Ullah and Mir Hassan fought here. Niamat Ullah was killed at Hansi Fort, where he was buried; Mir Hassan's successors at Barwala.
A Shivalaya to the north of the town possibly dates back to the early medieval period.
From 1852 to 1891, Barwala was a tehsil during the British raj. It was made a tehsil again after the formation of Haryana.

Geography

Barwala is located at . It has an average elevation of 214 metres.

Demographics

India census, Barwala had a population of 43,384. Males constitute 52.5% of the population and females 47.5%. Barwala has an average literacy rate of 63.5%, above than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 8.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Barwala was located in the honour of the king Raja Barwala. After his name the barwala city was named. In the 19th century there was the kingdom of Muslims. After firing of tank attacks from village Dhani Khan Bahadur with the lead crystal they were defeated to run away to Pakistan.
Barwala is home to the Satlok ashram of Rampal. In November 2014, thousands of his followers gathered around his ashram to prevent the police from arresting him. Around 200 people were injured in the resulting violent clashes.