Chohtan

Chohtan
—  village  —
Chohtan Location of Chohtan in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	25°28′59″N 71°04′0″E / 25.48306°N 71.066667°E / 25.48306; 71.066667Coordinates: 25°28′59″N 71°04′0″E / 25.48306°N 71.066667°E / 25.48306; 71.066667
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Barmer
Nearest city	Bajrang Pura Dharasar
Parliamentary constituency	Barmer
Literacy	50%%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 178 metres (584 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 344 702 • Telephone • +02989 • Vehicle • RJ-04

Chohtan is a village in Barmer district of Rajasthan state. It is a tehsil headquarter.

There are several temples in the area, including Viratra, Deri Dungar, and Sunya mata ka mandir.

Geography

Chohtan is surrounded by hills in east and north and by desert to the west and south. The village is located approximately 50 km from Barmer. It is connected via a road to Barmer. The village got the importance because of Pakistan border.

Theew are regular bus services from Chohtan to Barmer and Ahmedabad. It is very near from Pakistan.It is 30 KM approx from Pakistan. In history when fight was running then all villagers go to desert and keep a light then Pakistan's pilots was confused and they throw down the missiles but no casualty happened.

Demographics

According to the Indian Census 2001, the population of Chotan is 12,148, where male constituts 6,622 and female constitutes 5,526.^[1]

References

1. ^ Chotan Population

• Chohtan Coordinates