Tohana
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Tohana | |
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| Nickname: City of Canals | |
  Tohana Location in Haryana, India  Tohana Tohana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°42′N 75°54′E / 29.7°N 75.9°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Fatehabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Municipal Council Tohana |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 63,871 [urban] 199,870 [rural] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English, Haryanvi |
| • Regional | Bagri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125120 |
| Telephone code | 01692 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR23 |
Tohana[1] is a city and a municipal council, just 56 km from Fatehabad City in Fatehabad district[2] in the Indian state of Haryana. Its name comes from the Sanskrit 'Taushayana'[3]. It is known as the City of Canals (Nahro ki Nagri).
Geography
[edit]Tohana is located at 29°42′N 75°54′E / 29.7°N 75.9°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 225 metres (734 feet).
Communities
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Tohana is located near the Punjab border. The majority of people are Hindus, with some Sikhs and Jains. People mainly speak Haryanvi, Punjabi, Multani as well as Hindi.
Demographics
[edit]As per 2011,[5] Tohana had a population of 63,871 in 12,642 households. Males constitute 52.65% of the population and females 47.35%. Tohana has an average literacy rate of 67.81%, lower than the national average of 74.5%; male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 62.54%. In Tohana, 11.99% of the population is under 6 years of age. Among children under 6, the male to female ratio is 55.48:44.52.
Tohana is two kilometres from the Punjab border in north-west Haryana. One of the neighboring cities is Hisar, 72 km away from Tohana, which was the district headquarters of Tohana until 1997. Fatehabad was created as a separate district from Hisar and Tohana was included in the part that went to Fatehabad.All the parks of the city are located between the canals.
History
[edit]The area around Tohana used to be a desert land until the Bhakhra Nangal sub-branch canal brought a source of irrigation for the town and neighboring villages. After this, Tohana developed into a major agricultural hub. Credit for the transformation goes to Rai bahadur Kanwar Sen Gupta, who was born in 1899 in Tohana.[6]
Transportation
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Railways
[edit]Tohana railway station lies in Northern Railway zone and in Delhi railway division. Double electric line is present and a total of 47 trains halt here. India's longest everyday running train Avadh Assam Express also halts at Tohana railway station.[7]
Roadways
[edit]Tohana is connected to Narnaul, Hansi, Moonak, Bathinda with National Highway 148B.Tohana is connected to its district Fatehabad via Bhuna and Ratia.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Subdivision & Blocks | District Fatehabad, Government of Haryana | India". Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "District Fatehabad, Government of Haryana | Pink City of Haryana | India". Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "History | District Fatehabad, Government of Haryana | India". Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tohana
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ DIGITAL TOHANA Website
- ↑ "RBS - Station Front". rbs.indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
