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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tohana
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| nickname = City of Canals
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.7|N|75.9|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Fatehabad district]]
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| government_type = Democracy
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 224
| population_total = 63,871 [urban] 199,870 [rural]
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 125120
| area_code = 01692
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| registration_plate = HR23
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'''Tohana''' is a city and a [[municipal council]] in [[Fatehabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. Its name comes from the [[Sanskrit]] 'Taushayana'. It is known as the City of Canals (Nahro ki Nagri).

==Geography==
Tohana is located at {{Coord|29.7|N|75.9|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Tohana.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tohana]</ref> It has an average elevation of 225 [[metre]]s (734 [[foot (length)|feet]]).

==Communities==
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Tohana is located near the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] border. The majority of people are Hindus, Sikhs, or Jains. [[Jaat]], [[Jat Sikhs]], [[Dalits]], [[Agrawal]], BHATIA and [[Arora]] clans constitute the majority of the population. Other population groups include the [[Saini]], [[Jangir]], [[Kamboj]] and [[Jain]] [[Brahman]]s. People mainly speak [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Haryanvi language|Haryanavi]], [[Saraiki language|Multani]] as well as [[Hindi]].

==Demographics==
As per 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
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.<ref>[http://www.digitaltohana.com/tohana/ DIGITAL TOHANA Website]</ref>

== Transportation ==
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=== Railways ===
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 halt at Tohana railway station.

=== Roadways ===
Tohana is connected to [[Narnaul]], [[Hansi]], [[Moonak]], [[Bathinda]] with [[National Highway 148B (India)]].Tohana is connected to its district [[Fatehabad, Haryana|Fatehabad]] via [[Bhuna, Fatehabad|Bhuna]] and [[Ratia]].

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Fatehabad district]]

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