Gohana town is situated in Sonepat district of Haryana. It is a Tehsil town of 50,000 population, has its own municipality and a constituency for Haryana Vidhan Sabha. Gohana is surrounded by Jat gotra villages. It is located on Rohtak-Panipat highway and has a railway station on Rohtak-Panipat railway line. From Sonipat, its distance is 40 Km. Earlier, it was part of Rohtak district.

In ancient times, Gohana was known as Gavambhavana and was considered a sacred place. Prithviraj Chauhan had constructed a fort here. After defeating Prithviraj in 1192, Muhammad Ghori destroyed the fort. Later, Gohana also became a settlement of Taga Brahmins. All Muslim families left this place in 1947 and migrated to Pakistan. Today, Gohana is inhibited by many Jat families of various gotras, including Malik gotra. Being a tehsil town, people from other communities also reside in the town.