Kharkhoda | |
|---|---|
  Kharkhoda Location in Haryana, India  Kharkhoda Kharkhoda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°52′36″N 76°54′42″E / 28.876681°N 76.911561°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Sonipat |
| Founded by | Pandava |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipal Committee Kharkhoda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 25,051 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Haryanvi, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 131402 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR 79 |
| Website | sonipat |
Kharkhoda is a city and municipal committee in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana and is a part of National Capital Region (NCR). In Kharkhoda Chhapadeshwar Mahadev Mandir is very popular within the connected villages. At the time of Maha Shivratri 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. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation acquired 3,200 acres of land to develop Industrial Model Township (IMT). Western Peripheral Expressway (KMP) is just 1 km and Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is 5 km away from the city. On 28 August 2022 Shri Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Maruti Suzuki's new manufacturing plant in Kharkhoda. Khanda village of Kharkhoda block have a statue of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (one of the great military commander of India) which was inaugurated by CM of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar on Shaurya Diwas celebrated in Khanda, Sonipat.[1][2][3]
Here Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb constructed a Mosque, which is now ruined. In Pre Partition days, Kharkhoda was the town of Muslim Sayyid Families, which are also called Mir. In 1947 they migrated to Pakistan. Famous Pakistani writer and researcher, Syed Qasim Mahmood, was born here.
- ^ "सीएम खांडा गांव पर मेहरबान हुए, 50 करोड़ के आर्म्ड प्रीपरेटरी इंस्टीट्यूट सहित दी 8 सौगातें". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल खट्टर ने कहा, 'सोनीपत में बनेगा आर्म्ड फोर्सेस प्रीपेटरी इंस्टिट्यूट'". Zee News Hindi. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "खांडा में 30 एकड़ में बनेगा देश का पहला आर्म्ड फोर्स प्रिपरेटरी इंस्टीट्यूट". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.