Tosham
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Tosham is a town and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district
in the India
n state
of Haryana
. It has been awarded with title of "Adarsh Village". There is one small mountain of Aravali Mountain Range
. Temple of "Baba Mungipa" is situated on this mountain. This temple is very famous and popular in local area. A rock-shelter inscription on the mountain has an inscription of a group of Sātvata religious preceptors (ācārya) dating to the circa 4th century CE. This is an important record for the history of the Vaiṣṇava religion.
, Tosham had a population of 11,271. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tosham has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 54%. In Tosham, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Bhiwani District
Bhiwani district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Bhiwani was created on 22 December 1972.The district headquarter is situated in Bhiwani town. The district occupies an area of . It is situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. north latitudes and 75.26 deg. and 76.28...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
. It has been awarded with title of "Adarsh Village". There is one small mountain of Aravali Mountain Range
Aravalli Range
The Aravalli Range literally meaning 'line of peaks', is a range of mountains in western India and eastern Pakistan running approximately 800 km from northeast to southwest across states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh...
. Temple of "Baba Mungipa" is situated on this mountain. This temple is very famous and popular in local area. A rock-shelter inscription on the mountain has an inscription of a group of Sātvata religious preceptors (ācārya) dating to the circa 4th century CE. This is an important record for the history of the Vaiṣṇava religion.
Geography
Tosham is located at 28.88°N 75.92°E. It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Tosham had a population of 11,271. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tosham has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 54%. In Tosham, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.