Kharkhoda (Haryana)
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Kharkhoda is a city, the administrative headquarters of Kharkhoda Tehsil
and a municipal committee in Sonipat district
in the India
n 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 huge number of tourists comes for visiting the temple.
As of 2001 India census, Kharkhoda had a population of 18,758. As a Tehsil it contain 45 villages which had population of 160083. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhoda has an average literacy rate of 64%, 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. 53% of the population is Saini, 15% is Brahman, 10% is Punjabi, and others are about 22%.Its current population is about 21,302. Kharkhoda can be made subdivision after ongoing census of India.
It said to derive its name from Kharak, meaning a stall. Another tradition connects it with Khara and Dushana, the brothers of Ravana, the rakshasa king of Lanka (now Sri Lanka).
It is located 16 miles to the west from nearby city, Rohtak. Total distance between Kharkhoda to Sonipat is 19 KM. It has an elected municipal body to run the municipal administration of the town, which also contains the headquarters of the tehsil of Kharkhoda. In this historical site, there is a tomb of Syed Sufi and his fair held annually.
The town nurses a number of places of public utility of which a college, a civil veterinary hospital, a civil dispensary, a post office and police station are worth mentioning. It is an important grain market.
Very soon Kharkhoda town is going to become Industrial Model Town. Also a new Civil Hospital is under construction at Thana Kalan Road.
Also, the new roads are under construction up to the newly constructed bypass all over the town.
ITI is also under construction on bypass.
Here Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb
constructed a Mosque, which is now ruined. In Pre Partition days, Kharkhoda was town of Muslim Syed
Families , which are also called Mir. In 1947 they migrate to Pakistan. Famous Pakistani writer and researcher, Syed Qasim Mahmood
, was born here.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
and a municipal committee in Sonipat district
Sonipat district
Sonipat district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region along with Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mewat, Palwal, Rewari, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Panipat, Alwar, Bhiwadi Industrial Town, Noida,...
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 Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
.In kharkhoda there is a temple of lord shiva which is very popular within the connected villages at the time of shivratri a huge number of tourists comes for visiting the temple.
As of 2001 India census, Kharkhoda had a population of 18,758. As a Tehsil it contain 45 villages which had population of 160083. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhoda has an average literacy rate of 64%, 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. 53% of the population is Saini, 15% is Brahman, 10% is Punjabi, and others are about 22%.Its current population is about 21,302. Kharkhoda can be made subdivision after ongoing census of India.
It said to derive its name from Kharak, meaning a stall. Another tradition connects it with Khara and Dushana, the brothers of Ravana, the rakshasa king of Lanka (now Sri Lanka).
It is located 16 miles to the west from nearby city, Rohtak. Total distance between Kharkhoda to Sonipat is 19 KM. It has an elected municipal body to run the municipal administration of the town, which also contains the headquarters of the tehsil of Kharkhoda. In this historical site, there is a tomb of Syed Sufi and his fair held annually.
The town nurses a number of places of public utility of which a college, a civil veterinary hospital, a civil dispensary, a post office and police station are worth mentioning. It is an important grain market.
Very soon Kharkhoda town is going to become Industrial Model Town. Also a new Civil Hospital is under construction at Thana Kalan Road.
Also, the new roads are under construction up to the newly constructed bypass all over the town.
ITI is also under construction on bypass.
Here Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
constructed a Mosque, which is now ruined. In Pre Partition days, Kharkhoda was town of Muslim Syed
Syed
Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
Families , which are also called Mir. In 1947 they migrate to Pakistan. Famous Pakistani writer and researcher, Syed Qasim Mahmood
Syed Qasim Mahmood
Syed Qasim Mahmood Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and for most encyclopedist of Pakistan...
, was born here.