Kharkhoda

Kharkhoda Kharkhauda
city
Kharkhoda Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°50′10″N 77°44′28″E / 28.836°N 77.741°E / 28.836; 77.741Coordinates: 28°50′10″N 77°44′28″E / 28.836°N 77.741°E / 28.836; 77.741
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Meerut
Population (2001)
• Total	12,435
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	245206
Telephone code	91121
Vehicle registration	UP14, UP15

Kharkhauda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Kharkhauda had a population of 12,435. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhauda has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kharkhoda, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Overview

This town (correctly spelled as Kharkhauda) lies on the western side of the road going from Meerut to Hapur, about 18 km south of the former. It gives its name to a railway station on the Meerut-Khurja line of the Northern Railway. A regular bus service is available here for Meerut, Hapur and Mohiudeenpur. A village kabbatta is also situated about 9 km from Kharkhoda and 3 km from Kaili and 1 km from East Milak Mandiya to the north in Meerut District. The main crops of the village are sugarcane and wheat. the source of irrigation for farmers is electric tubewell. Most of the villagers of this village depend on kharkhouda for their education and Hapur for marketing.

Kharkhauda is an ancient place where the stables of the rajas of Hastinapur are said to have been located and which is said to derive its name from Kharak meaning a stall. The town began to flourish in the time of Humayun.

Kharkhauda (formerly legislative seat) is now come under the KITHORE Legislative seat. The current MLA from this seat is Mr. Shahid Manzoor from SP. Some older MLAs that represented Kharkhauda in the past are:

• Mr. Lakhiram Nagar Gurjar MLA
• Mr. Haji Mohammad Yaqoob Qureshi,
• Mr. Jaipal Singh,
• Mr. Pradhan Prabhu Dayal,
• Mr. Rajendra Sharma,
• Mr. Damodar Sharma

Kharkhauda Nagar Panchayat:

1. Current E.O: Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma
2. Current Chairman: Mrs. Archana Prajapati w/o Mr. Ravindra Prajapati

Educational Institutes

The main education center in Kharkhauda and nearby areas is Janta Inter College.

The School is semi government and provide education from 6th standard to 12th Standard in arts, science, vocational commerce and agriculture. The School also caters for the students from nearby places like Chandpura, Bijauli, Kaili, Lalpur, Khandawli, Fafunda, Kaul, Khaspur, Kabbatta, Bamanpura, Atrada. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma is currently the principal of the school.

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