| Chohtan | |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.4831°N 71.0667°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barmer |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 178 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Rajasthani, Marwadi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 344 702 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 02989 |
| Registration Plate: | RJ-04 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Barmer |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 63.41 % Male-75.06% Female-50.29% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Barmer-Jaisalmer |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | dry (Köppen) |
Chohtan is a village and tehsil headquarters in Barmer district of Rajasthan state. There are several temples in the area,including Viratra(Vankal), Deri Dungar, Sunya Temple, Kapaleshwar, Krishna Temple, Verthan.
Chohtan is surrounded by hills in the west and north and by desert in the east and south. The village is located approximately 48km from district headquarters Barmer. They are connected via road. Its location near the border with Pakistan makes it a place of strategic importance. Festivals and other events are celebrated by people. People here are very religious. There are temples, some of them are Jain temple, Viratra Mata Tample, Verthan temple and Shiva temple. In ancient time Chohtan is known as Pandva's Tapo Bhoomi because they resided there.
In the rainy season, natural ponds emerge and water falls can be visited by tourists. From Chohtan there are regular bus service between all major cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Surat.
According to the Indian Census 2011, the population of Chohtan tehsil is 2,03,797. The population of Chohtan village is 12, 465 where male constitutes 6,603 and female constitutes 5,862.[1] [2]