Kharaghoda
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Kharaghoda is a census town
in Surendranagar district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat.
Under the Bombay Presidency
of British Raj
, Kharaghoda was a part of the then Ahmedabad district, and had the terminus of a branch railway line. A government salt factory was established here under the brand name of "Bharat Salt".
Hindustan Salts Limited, the only public sector
company in India engaged in the manufacture and sale of salt has salt plants in Karaghoda. Recent studies have uncovered that the bittern
s produced in Kharaghoda are rich in bromide
s and can become a source for bromine
.
, Kharaghoda had a population of 10,927. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kharaghoda has an average literacy rate of 41%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 29%. In Kharaghoda, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The main business of the kharaghoda is salt production.
There is one hospital also, it operated by HSL only (company). There is very good , old library started by britisers and it has lots of books still.
Kharaghoda is located at the end of Little Rann of Kutch
. Recently Rann mahotsav was held first time there.
Kharaghoda is one of the main hub for salt industry.Huge amount of salt is produced at kharaghoda.
The most of the businessman of salt are living in Patdi 8 km away from kharaghoda
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Surendranagar district
Surendranagar district
Surendranagar is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar is also known as Zalawad, as the city of Surendranagar was ruled by Zala Rajputs...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Gujarat.
Under the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
of British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, Kharaghoda was a part of the then Ahmedabad district, and had the terminus of a branch railway line. A government salt factory was established here under the brand name of "Bharat Salt".
Hindustan Salts Limited, the only public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
company in India engaged in the manufacture and sale of salt has salt plants in Karaghoda. Recent studies have uncovered that the bittern
Bittern
Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family...
s produced in Kharaghoda are rich in bromide
Bromide
A bromide is a chemical compound containing bromide ion, that is bromine atom with effective charge of −1. The class name can include ionic compounds such as caesium bromide or covalent compounds such as sulfur dibromide.-Natural occurrence:...
s and can become a source for bromine
Bromine
Bromine ") is a chemical element with the symbol Br, an atomic number of 35, and an atomic mass of 79.904. It is in the halogen element group. The element was isolated independently by two chemists, Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard, in 1825–1826...
.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Kharaghoda had a population of 10,927. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kharaghoda has an average literacy rate of 41%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 29%. In Kharaghoda, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The main business of the kharaghoda is salt production.
There is one hospital also, it operated by HSL only (company). There is very good , old library started by britisers and it has lots of books still.
Kharaghoda is located at the end of Little Rann of Kutch
Little Rann of Kutch
Little Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh located near the Great Rann of Kutch in Kutch district, Gujarat, India.-Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary:It is famous as the world's last refuge of the Indian Wild Ass for the conservation of which it has been declared as the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary.Though a bleak...
. Recently Rann mahotsav was held first time there.
Kharaghoda is one of the main hub for salt industry.Huge amount of salt is produced at kharaghoda.
The most of the businessman of salt are living in Patdi 8 km away from kharaghoda