Gohana

Gohana गोहाना
City
Gohana Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29°08′N 76°42′E / 29.13°N 76.7°E / 29.13; 76.7Coordinates: 29°08′N 76°42′E / 29.13°N 76.7°E / 29.13; 76.7
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Sonipat
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	48,518
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	131301
Telephone code	91-1263
Vehicle registration	HR 11

Gohana (Hindi: गोहाना) is a sub-division/tehsil,a town and a municipal committee in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Geography

Gohana is located at 29°08′N 76°42′E / 29.13°N 76.7°E / 29.13; 76.7.^[1] It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

Demographics

Gohana town is situated in Sonipat district of Haryana. It is a main sub-division of more than 300,000 population now in year 2011, has its own municipality and a constituency for Haryana Vidhan Sabha. Villages in Gohana (Subdivision) are around 86.It is located in west from District Sonipat.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. 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,^[2] 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.

• Kishan Singh Sangwan (Politician)
• Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling)

Education

There are muti-disciplinary colleges in Gohana, most prominent being the Govt. PG College, BPS Mahila University and Bhagwan Parshuram College of Engineering . There are many private B.Ed and D.Ed Colleges too in the town.BPS Mahila University has become famous for being the first of its kind only women university in Northern India.

List of Educational Institutions -

1. Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya
2. Govt. P.G. College,Gohana
3. Mukhi Polytechnic college
4. I.T.I. Gohana
5. Bhagwan Parshuram College of Engineering

Travelling and Distance from major cities nearby

Gohana is well connected with major districts and other small towns/villages. There is a national highway NH 71-A that connects Gohana to Rohtak and Panipat - two major districts, and state highway that connects it to district Sonipat and Jind.Trains connect Gohana with Rohtak, Bhiwani and Panipat.New railway line from Jind to Sonipat through Gohana will be on the track soon.^{[citation needed]}

Distance from major cities

Places of Interest

• Ram Sharnam Ashram, Gohana
• Sanjivni Kaya Shodhan Sansthan,Gohana

References

External links

• Ram Sharnam Ashram

v t e Sonipat district topics Cities and towns Ganaur Gohana Kharkhoda Sonipat Education Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Transport NH 1 Lok Sabha constituencies Sonipat