Tosham

Tosham तोशाम Tusham
Town
Toshām Hill showing the site of the ancient monastery and water cascade
Tosham Show map of Haryana Tosham Show map of India Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 28°53′N 75°55′E / 28.88°N 75.92°E / 28.88; 75.92Coordinates: 28°53′N 75°55′E / 28.88°N 75.92°E / 28.88; 75.92
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Bhiwani
Elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,559
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	127040
Telephone code	+91-1253-XXXXXX
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR-46 to HR-48
Website	haryana.gov.in

Tosham is a town and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the Indian 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.

Tosham is located at 28°53′N 75°55′E / 28.88°N 75.92°E / 28.88; 75.92. It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 feet).

There are Total 108 Villages where main villages are:

Tosham was under Gupta rule in 4th Century as per the inscription. History of Tosham dates back to at least 4th century, as evident by the Sanskrit language Tosham rock inscription at Tosham hill. Later it came under Tomar during the rule of Anangpal Tomar and then Chauhan during the rule of Prithviraj Chauhan who built the Baradari) Rajput rulers, before falling into the hands of Delhi Sultanates, Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, Shekhawati and British Raj.

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Hindu Shekhawat rajput officials of British Raj based at Tosham killed the Bhati and Ranghar Muslim Rajputs of Jamalpur and Mangali. These Hindu thakurs (Shekhawat) were granted the Thikana of Tosham as a Pargana under Shekhawati in 1870 by the British raj and Maharaja Mukund Singh for their services.