Kharkhoda, Meerut

For the city in Sonipat district in Haryana, India, see Kharkhoda (Haryana).

Template:Infobox Indian jurisdiction Kharkhauda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kharkhauda had a population of 12,435. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhauda has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kharkhoda, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Overview

This town (correctly spelled as Kharkhauda) lies on the western side of the road going from Meerut to Hapur, about 18 km south of the former. It gives its name to a railway station on the Meerut-Khurja line of the Northern Railway. A regular bus service is available here for Meerut, Hapur and Mohiudeenpur.

Kharkhauda is an ancient place where the stables of the rajas of Hastinapur are said to have been located and which is said to derive its name from Kharak meaning a stall. The town began to flourish in the time of Humayun.

Kharkhauda is a Legislative seat. The current MLA from this seat is Mr. Lakhiram Nagar from BSP. Some popular person for student wing Mr. Avnish Tyagi[ABVP], Mr. Sanjeev gupta and older MLAs that represented Kharkhauda in the past are:

• Mr. Avnish Tyagi Kharkhauda
• Mr. Haji Mohammad Yaqoob Qureshi
• Mr. Jaipal Singh,
• Mr. Pradhan Prabhu Dayal,
• Mr. Rajendra Sharma,
• Mr. Damodar Sharma

Kharkhauda Nagar Panchayat :

1. Current E.O :- Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma
2. Current Chairman :- Smt. Lokesh Tyagi

Educational Institutes

The main education center in Kharkhauda and nearby areas is Janta Inter College.

The School is semi government and provide education from 6th standard to 12th Standard in Arts, Science, vocational commerce and Agriculture. The School also caters for the students from nearby places like Chandpura, Bijauli, Kaili, Lalpur, Khandawli, Fafunda, Kaul, Khaspur, Bamanpura, Atrada. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma is currently the principal of the school.

Another school available in the town is Surya public school. The school is from pre nursary to tenth class and is english medium with modren education system.

there are so many coaching institutes in kharkhauda. among these the most developed institute is AIMS INSTITUTE which is running from 2003 near main bus stand. currently the governing authority is Mr. Abhinav Goel who is in mathematics & operational research & Mr. Opindra Singh who is in physics.

Most popular person have among the most development Mr. Hari Prakash Tyagi, Shyorajsing Tyagi, etc.