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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gohana
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Hi
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| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.13|N|76.9|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sonipat district|Sonipat]]
| established_title = 
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| government_type = Chairman
| governing_body = Nagar Parishad Gohana
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| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 225
| population_total = 65708
| population_as_of = 2017
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], Regional [[Haryanvi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 131301
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-01263
| registration_plate = HR 11
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-HR]]
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'''Gohana''' is a [[city]] and a [[municipal council]] in the [[Sonipat district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]].

==Geography==
Gohana is located at {{Coord|29.13|N|76.7|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Gohana.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gohana]</ref> Its topography consists mainly of low plains, but its south-central area has a small plateau. Gohana's 43 km<sup>2</sup> (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 a main subdivision with a population of more than 300,000 (as of 2011). It has its own municipality and a constituency for Haryana Vidhan Sabha. There is 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, and some structures which show evidence of that time are still standing in the city: the City police station, Government Boys' Senior Secondary School, Government Girls' Senior Secondary School, and the Jain Senior Secondary School are some examples. Gohana City has its own Courts and Mini Secretariat, situated on Sonipat Road, in the eastern part of the city. "Nagar Palika Gohana" is the governing body of the city.

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

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref name="census">{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0608_PART_B_DCHB_SONIPAT.pdf |title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK}}</ref> 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%.

==Traveling 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 National highway NH 352A 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.<ref>{{cite news | title=Sonepat and Jind train flagged off |url=http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/suresh-prabhu-flags-off-maiden-train-between-sonipat-and-jind-1423713| work=PTI | date=26 June 2016 | agency=Press Trust of India | accessdate=2 August 2016 | location=Sonepat}}</ref> City has a railway station which was founded in early 70s and is a Junction now.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

'''Distance from major cities''' <br />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City
! Distance
! Direction
|-
| [[Chandigarh]]
| 202 km
| north
|-
| [[Panipat]]
| 42 km
| northeast
|-
| [[Rohtak]]
| 33 km
| southwest
|-
| [[New Delhi]]
| 90 km
| southeast
|-
| [[Sonipat]]
| 40 km
| east
|}

== 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 Ramesh Kaushik from the Bhartiya Janta Party.

=== Famous politicians of Gohana ===

* [[Ram Chander Jangra]]
* [[Jagbir Singh Malik]]
*Tirth Rana
*Parmveer Saini

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sriramsharnam.org/ Ram Sharnam Ashram]

{{Sonipat district topics}}
{{Municipalities of Haryana}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Sonipat district]]

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