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Gohana
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Gohana
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Gohana
Gohana (India)
Coordinates: 29°08′N76°54′E / 29.13°N 76.9°E / 29.13; 76.9
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Government
 • TypeChairman
 • BodyNagar Parishad Gohana
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
65,708
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Regional Haryanvi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
131301
Telephone code91-01263
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR 11

Gohana is a city and a municipal council, near Sonipat city in the Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. Gohana is the oldest Tehsil of Haryana. Gohana is also famous all over the world for its Maturam's Jalebi (which is also national sweet of India).

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Geography

Gohana is located at 29°08′N76°42′E / 29.13°N 76.7°E / 29.13; 76.7 . [1] Its topography consists mainly of low plains, but its south-central area has a small plateau. Gohana's 43 km2 (27.95sq mile) land area has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

Demographics

Gohana city is situated in the Sonipat district of Haryana. It is the main subdivision with a population of more than 300,000 (as of 2011).[ citation needed ] It has its own municipality and a constituency for Haryana Vidhan Sabha. There are around 86 Villages in Gohana. It is located in the west of the Sonipat District, 40 km from the town of Sonipat. Earlier, it was part of Rohtak district. Gohana is the oldest tehsil of Haryana. It was declared a tehsil in 1826 by the British,[ citation needed ] and some structures which show evidence of that time are still standing in the city: the City police station,[ citation needed ] Government Boys' Senior Secondary School,[ citation needed ] Government Girls' Senior Secondary School,[ citation needed ] and the Jain Senior Secondary School[ citation needed ] are some examples. Gohana City has its own Courts and Mini Secretariat,[ citation needed ] situated on Sonipat Road, in the eastern part of the city. "Nagar Parishad Gohana" is the governing body of the city.

It is famous for jumbo-sized Maturam Jalebis since British Era. Each jalebi generally weighs 250 grams and is made from Desi Ghee.[ citation needed ]

In ancient times, Gohana was known as Gavambhavana and was considered a sacred place.[ citation needed ] Prithviraj Chauhan constructed a fort here,[ citation needed ] which was later destroyed by Muhammad Ghori after betraying Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192.[ citation needed ] Later, in 1947, all Muslim families left this place and migrated to Pakistan.[ citation needed ] Being a tehsil city, people from diverse communities reside in the city.[ citation needed ]

As of 2011 India census, [2] Gohana had a population of 121,637. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gohana has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 74.5%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 65%.

Religion

City

Religion in Gohana City
ReligionPopulation (1911) [3] Percentage (1911)Population (1941) [4] : 30 Percentage (1941)
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 3,3573,832
Hinduism Om.svg [a] 1,3602,194
Sikhism Khanda.svg 516
Others [b] 716776
Total Population5,4386,818

Tehsil

Religion in Gohana Tehsil
ReligionPopulation (1941) [4] : 58 Percentage (1941)
Hinduism Om.svg [a] 176,682
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 38,136
Sikhism Khanda.svg 196
Christianity Christian cross.svg 11
Others [c] 1,762
Total Population216,787

Traveling and distance from major cities nearby

Gohana is well connected with major districts and other small towns and villages. There is a national highway NH 71-A that connects Gohana to Rohtak and Panipat - two major districts, and National highway NH 352-A 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 is fully functional since 26 June 2016. [5] City's railway station which was founded in early 70s is a Junction since 2012. [5]

Distance from major cities

CityDistanceDirection
Chandigarh 202 kmnorthwest
Jind 50 kmnorthwest
Panipat 42 kmnortheast
Rohtak 33 kmsouthwest
Sonipat 40 kmsoutheast
New Delhi 90 kmsoutheast

Politics

The region has its own seat in Vidhan Sabha, and it comes under Sonipat in the Lok Sabha constituency. The politics of Gohana mostly revolves around caste politics. Jagbir Singh Malik has been the three time winning member of Vidhan Sabha from Indian National Congress and their member of Parliament is Satpal Bharamchari from INC .

Famous politicians of Gohana

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References

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  2. ↑ "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 1, Report" . Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE" . Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Sonepat and Jind train flagged off". PTI. Sonepat. Press Trust of India. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  1. 1 2 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ↑ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
  3. ↑ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
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