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Bhiwapur | |
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town | |
  Bhiwapur Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°50′08″N 79°30′04″E / 20.83556°N 79.50111°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Vidarbha |
| District | Nagpur |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 441201 |
| Telephone code | 07106 |
| Nearest city | Nagpur |
| Literacy | 70 % |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ramtek |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Umred |
Bhiwapur is a town and a tehsil in Umred subdivision of Nagpur district in Nagpur revenue Division in the Berar region in the state of Maharashtra, India. Bhiwapur city had a gram panchayat and 2015 it became a Nagar Panchayat. Mr Lav Parmanand Janbandhu (INC) became the first President of Bhiwapur Nagar Panchayat and Mr Shankar Rajeram Dadmal (Shivsena) became first Vice President of Bhiwapur Nagar Panchayat and one of the Corporator Mr Balaji Shankar Dewalkar was winning Election by one side voting. He won the election by lot of difference.
Bhiwapur is famous for red spicy GI tagged Bhiwapur chillies, and red chilli power Mr Vithu Laxman Dahare Ganga Vithu Dahare is proprietor of Dahare chili powder. and the main occupation of people in this town is red chilli cutting. The town was founded by Bhiwa gawali (Ref-Marathi vishwakosh). A big temple of bhima mata is in it. Bhima Mata temple is known in the nearby districts, in Vijayadashmi (Dasara) a big fear in the town all religion people celebrated together.[clarification needed]
5 high schools are in the town. Bhiwapur Education Society high school & junior college is old high school in the town. The topper of the area are from this schools. Rashtriya vidyalaya and bhiwapur mahavidyalaya is also big high educational institute in Bhiwapur.
The name of this town is derived from the name of goddess Bhima. A temple of Bhima Devi attracts hundreds every year during the annual fair on Vijaya Dashami.
A tiny river called Maru river flows from the outskirts of Bhiwapur which dries up during hot summers and overflows during good monsoon season. This serves as a source of water for irrigation for the nearby villages.