Kharkhoda is a

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and

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Sonipat district Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pr ...

in the

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Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

and is a part of National Capital Region (NCR). In Kharkhoda

Chhapadeshwar Mahadev Mandir Chhapadeshwar Mahadev Mandir is an ancient Shiv Temple located in Kharkhoda, Sonipat district. Each year, on the occasion of Mahashivratri a huge gathering of devotees takes place in the temple . According to the history books it was the part of K ...

is very popular within the connected villages. At the time of

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festival a large number of tourists comes for visiting the temple. Due to the proximity of UT of Delhi, there is a lot of scope of industrial and residential development in the area.

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acquired 3,200 acres of land to develop Industrial Model Township (IMT).

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is 5 km away from the city. On 28 August 2022 Shri

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laid foundation stone of

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's new manufacturing plant in Kharkhoda.

Khanda Khanda may refer to: Places * Khanda, Sonipat, a large historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India * Khanda, Jind, a village in Jind district of Haryana, India * Khanda Kheri, a village in Hansi Tehsil of Hisar district of Haryana, ...

village of Kharkhoda block have a statue of Baba

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(one of the great military commander of India) which was inaugurated by CM of Haryana

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on Shaurya Diwas celebrated in

Khanda, Sonipat Khanda is a big and historical village in Kharkhoda, Haryana, Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana, India. It is located from Kharkhoda, Haryana, Kharkhoda and from Sonipat. It is a part of the National Capital Region (India), Delhi ...

. Here Mughal emperor,

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constructed a Mosque, which is now ruined. In Pre Partition days, Kharkhoda was the town of Muslim

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Families, which are also called Mir. In 1947 they migrated to Pakistan. Famous Pakistani writer and researcher, Syed

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, was born here.

Geography

Kharkhauda is located at . It has an average elevation of 207 metres (682 feet).

Demography

As of 2001 India census, Kharkhoda had a population of 18,758. As a Tehsil it contain 45 villages in Tehsil had population of 160083 in villages. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhoda has an average literacy rate of 89%, 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. Its current population is about 21,302. Kharkhoda Land can be made subdivision after ongoing census of India. The most common language spoken in Kharkhoda is Haryanvi.

is very big & historical village in Kharkhoda. 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 a nearby city,

Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9 (old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the Nationa ...

. Total distance between Kharkhoda to

Sonipat Sonipat is a planned industrial city and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It lies 214 km (128 miles) southwest of Chandigar ...

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 Saint and his fair held annually. Also, there is a mandir that is very famous for Parwan Ji Maharaj, a spiritual guru. The town nurses a number of places of public utility of which a college, a civil veterinary hospital, a civil dispensary, a head post office, and a police station are worth mentioning. It has an important

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situated near Khanda Mod. Very soon Kharkhoda town is going to become Industrial Model Town. Also a new Civil Hospital is constructed at Thana Kalan Road. Also, the new roads are under construction up to the newly constructed bypass all over the town, earlier it doesn't connect Rohtak road and Sonipat road but after the construction of this part of bypass now it covers all the town. ITI has been constructed on a Bypass.

IMT Kharkhoda

IMT Kharkhoda is located on Delhi Haryana border adjacent to KMP Expressway (Kundli Manesar Palwal). Due to its proximity with

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and direct connectivity with

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and

via KMP Expressway, Kharkhoda Industrial Area will have a great potential in future for industrial development in Haryana. Upcoming Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor will also provide seamless rail connectivity to IMT Kharkhoda with nearby Industrial areas in Delhi NCR. Kharkhoda Industrial Area spreads across approx. 3217 acres and development is going to be start soon. Out of total 4348 industrial plots in Kharkhoda, 2965 plots are for general category and 1383 plots under R & R category. Plot sizes in IMT Kharkhoda start from 450 Sqm and going up to 4 acres. Industrial Model Township, Kharkhoda will be a well planned having Industrial Plots, Commercial Plots, Institutional & Housing Areas.

is setting up Asia's biggest manufacturing plant in IMT Kharkhoda across 900 acres with an investment of 18000 crore.

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On 28 August 2022

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lays foundation stone of

's new manufacturing plant in Kharkhoda. The

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manufacturing facility will shift to new manufacturing facility in

Kharkhoda, Haryana Kharkhoda is a city and municipal committee in Sonipat district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Haryana and is a part of National Capital Region (NCR). In Kharkhoda Chhapadeshwar Mahadev Mandir is very popular within the ...

. It will be the largest automobile manufacturing plant in

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with capacity of making 15 lac cars per year.

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allotted 900acres of HSIIDC land to

for setting up a new manufacturing plant in Kharkhoda.

References

{{Sonipat district topics Cities and towns in Sonipat district

Geography

Demography

IMT Kharkhoda

Maruti Suzuki

See also

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