Bhadra is a city and a municipality in Hanumangarh district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Bhadra in colloquial Marwari 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 -Jaipur line, and through state highways to Hisar and Sirsa in the neighbouring state of Haryana.
Administration
There are 215 villages under Bhadra Tehsil, of which the main ones are:
As of the 2011 Indian census, Bhadra has a population of 127,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. 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
, 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. Gogamedi 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 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.
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, and Sahwa Bus Stand.
Rail
railway station 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 CBSE as well as BSER. LBS, senior secondary school, Tagore International School, Maple International School, and Shanti Niketan Public School are CBSE-affiliated high schools and are well-reputed in the district. There is a government college ready to open in Bhadra and many private colleges are providing higher education facilities such as ITI and teacher training institutes.
Major daily newspapers in Bhadra include Rajasthan Patrika, Samachar Jagat, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Navajyoti, and The Times of India. The state-owned All India Radio is broadcast both on the medium wave and FM band in the city. FM stations Gyan Vani. The city has a community FM channel in FM Radio 7 by India International School Institutional Network. The public broadcaster Doordarshan provides a regional channel in addition to the private broadcasters.
