Asthal Bohar
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Bohar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bohar Location in Haryana, India  Bohar Bohar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°52′23″N 76°38′31″E / 28.873°N 76.642°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Rohtak |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,267 of Bohar[1] and 2,894 of Garhi Bohar[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
Asthal Bohar, also known as Bohar, is a village on the outskirts of Rohtak city in Rohtak District, Haryana, India.[1][3] Asthal means Bairagi Monastery.[4] Jain, Nath Shaivite and Brahminical images were found in Asthal Bohr monastery.[5] A seventh century AD statue of Parshvanatha, twenty-third Jain tirthankara, was found in the village.[6]
It has a railway station on Rewari-Rohtak line.[citation needed]
