Kharkhoda | |
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city | |
Location in Haryana, India | |
Coordinates: 28°31′N 76°30′E / 28.52°N 76.5°ECoordinates: 28°31′N 76°30′E / 28.52°N 76.5°E | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
District | Sonipat |
Founded by | Dahiya Badshah |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 18,758 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
131402 | 131402 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
Vehicle registration | HR 79 |
Website | haryana |
Kharkhoda is a city, the administrative headquarters of Kharkhoda Tehsil and a municipal committee in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana.In kharkhoda there is a temple of lord shiva which is very popular within the connected villages at the time of shivratri a large number of tourists comes for visiting the temple. Due to proximity of Delhi, there is lot of scope of industrial and residential development in the area. HSIIDC acquired 3200 Acres of land to develop Industrial Model Township(IMT). Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway is just 1 km away from the city. In October,2015 Chinese Delegation (Wenda Group) of around 35 people visit the city to develop Entertainment Theme City in the area.
Here Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb constructed a Mosque, which is now ruined. In Pre Partition days, Kharkhoda was town of Muslim Syed Families, which is also called Mir. In 1947 they migrate to Pakistan. Famous Pakistani writer and researcher, Syed QasimMohamood, was born here.
Kharkhauda is located at 28°31′N 76°30′E / 28.52°N 76.5°E. It has an average elevation of 207 metres (682 feet).
As of 2001 India census, Kharkhoda had a population of 18,758. As a Tehsil it contain 45 villages. Tehsil had population of 160083 in villages.Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhoda has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Kharkhoda, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Its current population is about 21,302. Kharkhoda can be made subdivision after ongoing census of India. The most common language spoken in Kharkhoda is Haryanvi. Dahiya Jats are in majority. Khanda, Sonipat is big village.