Khadda is a town, a ''

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

'' and a ''

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'' in

Kushinagar district Kushinagar is a Districts of Uttar Pradesh, district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India situated in the easternmost part of the state. It has the administrative headquarters at Ravindra Nagar Dhoos. The district is named such after the town ...

in the

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. It is situated approximately from the border with

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

and from the India-Nepal border. Khadda has a sugar factory, government-run intermediate colleges, one post-graduate college, cinema halls, a bus station, a railway station and a market place.

Geography

Khadda is the site of Jatashankar Pokhara, which is situated in the heart of the town. The

Gandaki River The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area amounts to , most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, it is notabl ...

, a tributary of the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

, passes from the town.

Agriculture

Khadda is an agricultural hub and a big producer of

sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...

, bananas, wheat and rice. Sugar cane is the most significant crop, with the Khadda factory in operation since 1949.

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s are increasingly popular and cover approximately . Bananas are exported domestically and internationally. There is a large produce market. Additionally, fruits and vegetables are sent to Bihar, Nepal and Gorakhpur city. Khadda is known for the volume of milk production from its nearby 35 villages, with total production on average of per day. 70% of the population of Khadda is dependent on farming and the production of these products. The Gandak Canal and Badi Gandak River (also called Narayani river) are major sources of irrigation, but during the rainy season the river sometimes produces a heavy flood, affecting many villages near Khadda.

Sights

Paniyahawa Bridge, located from Khadda, is a railway and national highway road bridge connecting Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Nepal. It is also known as the "Mini Goa of Khadda". People visit this place as picnic spot and enjoy fish curry here. A special kind of silver fish called ''chepua'' is found in this region. A local sweet, ''pera'', is made from pure milk and sugar is also very famous here. Madanpur Devi Temple, from Khadda, is dedicated to the goddess

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. It is one of the best-known temples in the region and people from other states and places come here in April and October in Navratri season to receive the blessing of Mata Rani. The Valmiki Tiger Reserve, from Khadda, is situated in the forest of Bihar with the purpose of tiger breeding. The forest has a variety of animals and birds and is full of greenery and herbal plants.

Transportation

Khadda is connected with the NE Railway route connecting Muzzafarpur in Bihar and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The station code is KZA. It connects to the major cities in India. Khadda is approximately from Gorakhpur by rail. There are 18 trains that stop at Khadda in each direction. Khadda is well connected by the NH 28B highway from Kushinagar to Bihar and Nepal.

Climate

Khadda Town has four seasons: winter, spring, summer and rainy season.

Demographics

At the 2011 Indian

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, Khadda had a population of 16,121 (51% males, 49% females). The literacy rate was 58%, lower than the national average of 74%. Male literacy was 58% and female literacy 55%. In Khadda, 15% of the population were under 6 years of age. Khadda has 75.05% Hindu population and 24.58% Muslim population.

References

{{Kushinagar district Cities and towns in Kushinagar district