Chohtan
title: "Chohtan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tehsils-of-barmer-district", "cities-and-towns-in-barmer-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chohtan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chohtan |
| settlement_type | Tehsil Municipality |
| image_skyline | Viratra Vankal Mata Temple.jpg |
| image_caption | Viratra Vankal Mata Temple in Cohtan, Barmer |
| pushpin_map | India Rajasthan#India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Rajasthan, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Rajasthan |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Barmer |
| established_title | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| governing_body | Municipality |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| elevation_m | 178 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Hindi |
| demographics1_title2 | Regional |
| demographics1_info2 | Rajasthani, Marwadi, Sindhi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 344 702 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 02989 |
| registration_plate | RJ-04 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Nearest city |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Barmer |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Literacy |
| blank2_info_sec1 | 63.41 % |
| blank3_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank3_info_sec1 | Barmer-Jaisalmer |
| blank1_name_sec2 | Climate |
| blank1_info_sec2 | dry (Köppen) |
| :: |
| name = Chohtan | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Tehsil Municipality | image_skyline = Viratra Vankal Mata Temple.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Viratra Vankal Mata Temple in Cohtan, Barmer | pushpin_map = India Rajasthan#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Rajasthan | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Barmer | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Municipality | governing_body = Municipality | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 178 | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | demographics1_title2 = Regional | demographics1_info2 = Rajasthani, Marwadi, Sindhi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 344 702 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 02989 | registration_plate = RJ-04 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Barmer | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank2_info_sec1 = 63.41 %
Male-75.06% Female-50.29% | blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Barmer-Jaisalmer | blank1_name_sec2 = Climate | blank1_info_sec2 = dry (Köppen) | website = | footnotes = ** Chohtan ** is a Municipality 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 and north and by desert in the east and south. The village is located approximately 48 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 Mata Tample, 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.
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.
Languages
|caption = Languages of Chohtan tehsil (2011) |label1 = Marwari |value1 = 60.76 |color1 = maroon |label2 = Rajasthani |value2 = 22.56 |color2 = firebrick |label3 = Sindhi |value3 = 15.30 |color3 = gold |label4 = Others |value4 = 1.38 |color4 = blue
At the time of the 2011 census, 60.76% of the population in Chohtan tehsil spoke Marwari, 22.56% Rajasthani, 15.30% Sindhi and 1.38% spoke the rest. People in the west of the tehsil along the border with Pakistan speak Dhatki, a mix of Marwari and Sindhi.
References
References
- [http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=457246 Chohtan Population]
- [http://www.census2011.com/state census /district list/barmer/Chohtan]
- "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
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