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BARWANI , a native See also:state of See also:India, in the See also:Bhopawar agency in central India . It lies in the See also:Satpura mountains, See also:south of the See also:Nerbudda, See also:Area, 1178 sq. m.; pop . (1901) 76,136 . Many of the inhabitants are See also:Bhils . The See also:chief, whose See also:title is Rana, is a See also:Rajput of the Sisodhyia See also:clan, connected with theUdaipur See also:family . Though the family lost most of itspossessions during the Mahratta invasion in the 14th See also:century, it never became tributary to any See also:Malwa chief . The forests are under an See also:English See also:official . The See also:town of Barwani is situated near the See also:left See also:bank of the Nerbudda . The See also:population in 1901 was 6277 . |
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Barwani is famous for Jain pilgrimage tirtha Bawangaja having 84 ft. high statue of Jain thirthankar Swami Adhinath.The place is 8 km. away from barwani and followers of Jain sect come from all over India throulgh out the whole year.
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