males, and a literacy rate of 76.7%. After bifurcation the district has a population of 1,132,169. Scheduled Castes make up 251,736 (22.23%) of the population. Religion {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in Bhiwani District (1941) |- ! Religion ! Population (1941) ! Percentage (1941) |- | Hinduism | 127,740 | |- | Islam | 29,554 | |- | Sikhism | 533 | |- | Christianity | 169 | |- | Others | 591 | |- | Total Population | 158,587 | |} Languages At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.98% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi and 18.12% Hindi as their first language. Education Degree colleges Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalya Rajiv Gandhi College for Women Raja Neempal Singh Govt College Vaish P.G. College Technological colleges BRCM College of Engineering Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences University Chaudhary Bansi Lal University Religious places Kirorimal Mandir - Located in the heart of the city, temple of Vishnu. Shri Khakhi Baba Mandir - Located on the bank of Tal. The whole Ramayana is inscribed on its walls. Shri Jogi Wala Math - Devoted to Shiva and associated to Naath Pant. Shri Jahargir Mandir - Devoted to Shiva and associated to Giri Pant. Shri Bhoja Wali Devi Mandir - Devoted to Durga, also known as 84 Ghantiyon Wala Mandir'' (84 Bells Temple). Dhareru Dhaam - It is a village 12 km far from the district. Dedicated to Shyam Baba Devsar Dhaam - It is located on a hillock on Bhiwani-Luharu road. It has a temple devoted to the goddess Vaishno Devi. Manheru Dhaam - It is a village 11 km far from the district. There is a temple of Balaji Maharaj (Hanuman). Sports Sports played in the area include wrestling, volleyball, boxing and running. Hawa Singh won the Asian Games gold medal in Heavyweight category in consecutive editions of the games in the 1966 Asiad and the 1970 Asiad. Bhiwani has emerged as a centre of Indian boxing as all four boxers representing India at Beijing Olympics 2008 are products of Sports Authority of India (SAI) boxing hostel at Bhiwani. To top that three of them Akhil Kumar, Vijender Kumar and Jitender Kumar reached the quarterfinals of their respective categories. While Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar lost in their respective quarterfinals bouts Vijender Kumar qualified to the semifinals thereby ensuring India's first ever Boxing medal (Bronze) in the 2012 Summer