Kosli

This article is about the town in Haryana. For the language of Odisha, see Kosli language.

Kosli is a town and "tehsil" in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It comes in Ahirwal (a region dominated by Ahir/Yadav community). Kosli Tehsil is known as the "Cultural Capital of Haryana" due to its rich cultural heritage and traditional arts. Kosli is bordered by Jhajjar district to the north. It is located approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region. The region is predominantly inhabited by the Ahir/Yadav community.

Kosli Koshalgarh
Town
Kosli Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Kosli Kosli (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 28.391771°N 76.4793315°E / 28.391771; 76.4793315
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Rewari
Founded by	Baba Mukteshwar Puri
Named after	Maharaj Koshal
Government
• Type	Panchayat (Municipal committee)
Area
• Total	23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi)
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (census2011)
• Total	22,000
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi हिंदी ,Ahirwate
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	123302
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR – 43
Sex ratio	57:43 ♂/♀

History

According to Haryana State Gazetteer, Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh, the grandson of King of Delhi. Kosal Dev Singh said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli engaged in meditation at Koshalgarh Kosli, which was then a dense shrub jungle. Its also called "Abode of Soldiers".^[1] A famous book Battle of Rezang La written by Famous screen writer Kulpreet Yadav.^[1]

During British Raj there were as many as 70 senior Commissioned Officers and 150 Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. 247 soldiers from Kosli participated in the First World War between 1914-1918.^[2]