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.
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.[1][2]
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