Gohana

Gohana
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Gohana Location of Gohana in Haryana and India
Coordinates	29°08′N 76°42′E
Country	India
State	Haryana
District(s)	Sonipat
Population	48,518 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 225 metres (738 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 131301 • Telephone • +01263 • Vehicle • HR 11

Gohana (Hindi: गोहाना) is a town and a municipal committee in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Geography

Gohana is located at 29.13°N 76.7°E / 29.13; 76.7. It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

Demographics

Gohana town is situated in Sonipat district of Haryana. It is a Tehsil town of more than 300,000 population now in year 2011, has its own municipality and a constituency for Haryana Vidhan Sabha.It is located on Rohtak-Panipat state highway and has a railway station on Rohtak-Panipat railway line. From the district, its distance is 40 Km. Earlier, it was part of Rohtak district.

In ancient times, Gohana was known as Gavambhavana and was considered a sacred place. Prithviraj Chauhan had constructed a fort here. After defeating Prithviraj in 1192, Muhammad Ghori destroyed the fort. Later, Gohana also became a settlement of Taga Brahmins. All Muslim families left this place in 1947 and migrated to Pakistan. Being a tehsil town, people from diverse communities reside in the town. it is 40 km away from the Sonipat district.

As of 2001 India census, Gohana had a population of 48,518. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gohana has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gohana, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable Citizens

• Bhagat Phool Singh - On his name first women's university in North India "Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya" also known as BPS Women's University was established at Khanpur Kalan ,a village near Gohana. This holy land was first transformed into a centre of learning of girls when he started a Gurukul for girls in 1936. After sometime a Gurukul was opened for boys in the village Bhainswal Kalan(in the vicinity of Gohana) in 1919 which today is the South Campus of the University.

The Gurukul, started with only three students grew in size, stature and reputation with time and in November 2006, the Haryana Legislative Assembly passed a Legislative Notification, vide no. 31/2006 making the Gurukul a full-fledged State University.

• Bhagat Hansraj

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