Gharaunda is a town and a

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Karnal district Karnal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the administrative headq ...

in the state of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...

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. It is situated at a distance of sixty-five miles to the northwest of

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. It is eleven miles from

Karnal Karnal ( is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. It was used by East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi. The Battle of Karnal between ...

, the district headquarters. The Amritsar-Delhi main broad-gauge railway line passes through the town. Indo-Israel Centre For Excellence in Vegetables and one of the leading footwear industries of India '

Liberty Shoes Liberty Shoes Limited (LSL) is an Indian shoe company, based in Karnal, Haryana. Established in 1954, the company produces 60,000 pairs of footwear a day through it’s six manufacturing units. The shoes are sold through multi-brand outlets an ...

' has its manufacturing unit in Gharaunda. This has given fame to the place. Gharaunda serves as a big

Grain market The grain trade refers to the local and international trade in cereals and other food grains such as wheat, barley, maize, and rice. Grain is an important trade item because it is easily stored and transported with limited spoilage, unlike other ...

for the state.

Geography

Gharaunda is located at . It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). The municipal area of the town is 4.37 km² which does not include the existing and proposed area to be developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority under any town and country planning scheme.

Demographics

India

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, Gharaunda had a population of 37,816. Males constitute 52.67% of the population and females 47.32%. Gharaunda has an average literacy rate of 81.1%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 87.3%, and female literacy is 74.2%. In Gharaunda, 13.21% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rajput,Punjabi(Arora/Khatri) and Baniya are main communities in the town of Gharaunda. Ror and Jaat are the main communities in the villages. Hindus are 94% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the city followed by Sikhs which contribute 4% of the total population and Jains are the third largest religious community with 1% population. Devi Mandir is the main Hindu temple. There are two Gurudwaras as well in the town. Also there is Jain temple (Stanak) in the town.

History

Being on the

Grand Trunk Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

, it is a historic place with several historic monuments, such as Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway and

Kos Minar The Kos Minars (translated: ''Mile Pillars'') are medieval Indian milestones along the Grand Trunk Road in northern Indian subcontinent, that were introduced by the 16th-century Pashtun ruler Sher Shah Suri. Kos Minars were erected to serve as ...

along the

Mughal sarai

The Sarai (rest house) was built in 1637 AD during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The sarai is quadrangular in shape with cells on all four sides. Existing gateways form a part of northern and southern walls and they both have three stories and are made of ''lakhaur'' bricks. It is decorated with panels, balconies, rounded towers and angular flutes.

References

Cities and towns in Karnal district {{Haryana-geo-stub