Khekra (also spelled as Khekada) is an
NCR City and sub-district headquarters of
Baghpat district
Bagpat district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with headquarters at the town of Baghpat.
History
Baghpat city, after which the district takes its name, derives its name either from ''vyagprastha'' ("land of ti ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
.
Demographics
At the
2001 Census of India
The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...
,
Khekada had a population of nearly 40,000. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Khekada had an average
literacy
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rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 70% and female literacy was 52%. In Khekada, 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.
References
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Cities and towns in Bagpat district