Chohtan

Chohtan
Village
Chohtan Location in Rajasthan, India Chohtan Chohtan (India)
Coordinates: 25°28′59″N 71°04′0″E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Languages
• Official	Rajasthani, Marwadi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	344 702
Telephone code	02989
Vehicle registration	RJ-04
Nearest city	Barmer
Literacy	63.41 % Male-75.06% Female-50.29%
Lok Sabha constituency	Barmer-Jaisalmer
Climate	dry (Köppen)

Shiva temple in Chohtan, 1897.

Chohtan is a village and tehsil headquarters in Barmer district of Rajasthan state. There are several temples in the area, including Viratra(Vankal), Deri Dungar, Sunya Temple, Kapaleshwar, Krishna Temple, Verthan.

Geography

Chohtan is surrounded by hills in the west & north and by desert in the east and south. The village is located approximately 50  km from district headquarters Barmer. They are connected via road. Its location near the border with Pakistan makes it a place of strategic importance. Festivals and other events are celebrated by people. People here are very religious. There are temples, some of them are Jain temple, Viratra temple, Verthan temple and Shiva temple. In ancient time Chohtan is known as Pandva's Tapo Bhoomi because they resided there.

In the rainy season, natural ponds emerge and water falls can be visited by tourists. From Chohtan there are regular bus service between all major cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Surat.

Chohtan has very rich sacred grooves called ORANS it's a place where deforestation is prohibited. This Oran is spread around Viratra temple and is considered one of the biggest ORANSs it has an area of 20000 BEEGHA.

Demographics

According to the Indian Census 2011, the population of Chohtan tehsil is 2,03,797. The population of Chohtan village is 12, 465 where male constitutes 6,603 and female constitutes 5,862.

Schools in Chohtan

1. Government Senior Secondary School, Chohtan
2. Kheemraj Doshi Bal Mandir School
3. Adarsh Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Baba Lunkaran Thanvi Marg Chohtan
4. Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Chohtan
5. Mother Teresa Brilliant Academy, Chohtan
6. Viratra Public School, Chohtan
7. GPS
8. Kumbharam Arya Shikshan Sansthan Chohtan
9. Swami Vivekanand Government Modal School(English Medium) Chohtan
10. Marwar Public School, Chohtan
11. Sharda Bal Niketan Madhaymik Vidhalay, Chohtan
12. Bahadur Memorial Academy School Paradiya Chohtan
13. TPS, Chohtan
14. Naveen Academy, Chohtan
15. SANKAR BAAL SCHOOL CHOHTAN
16. balika aadrash vidya mandir school chohtan

Colleges in Chohtan

1. Viratra Mahavidhayalaya Verthan Road Chohtan
2. Maa Vankal Malani Mahavidhyalaya Chohtan
3. Daksh Mahavidhayalaya Ramsar Road Chohtan
4. Government College, Bakhasar Road, Chohtan

External links

• Chohtan Coordinates