Khatauli

Template:Infobox Indian jurisdiction Khatauli is a town in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on NH-58 between Muzaffarnagar (22 dikm)and Meerut (32 km).

Khatauli bypass

As khatauli lies on the NH58 which is an important route for trade and commerce for the western Uttar Pradesh, it was decided that there should be a Bypass to Khatauli so that the traffic can move smoothly.As we all know that necessity is the mother of invention. Now Khatauli is also emerging as a big city.So to support current infrastructure and smooth functioning of city traffic now its necessary to route the unnecessary traffic through a bypass. So Govt. Of India and national Highway Authority has passed a bypass for Khatauli. If you come from delhi it will start from village Tingai and it will again meet to NH-58 at village Nawla. we can approach here from uttrakhand,hariyana rodways buses.

Religion

Khatauli is a town where people of many religions live in harmony. If you look around, you can easily find places of worship belonging to different religions. Mostly Muslims and Jainism is the basic religion.

Temples & Mosques

• Shri Thaneshwar Mahadev, Budhana Road
• Shri Jharkhand Mahadev
• Shri Kali Mata Mandir, Near Upper Ganga Canal
• Shri Ram mandir, Holichowk
• Shri Tarachand Shivalaya, G.T. Road
• Shri Geeta Bhawan
• Devi Mandir, Ghanta Ghar
• Durga Mandir, near Railway crossing
• Smt Angoori Devi memorial temple, Near Bhagirthi Dharmshala, Devidas
• Kela Devi Temple, Awas Vikas Colony
• Valmiki mandir
• Shree 1008 Parshvnath Digamber Jain Mandir Jakki wala
• Shree 1008 Parshvnath Digamber Jain Mandir Jain Mandi
• Digamber Jain Temple Sarafan near bara bazar
• Digamber Jain Temple Nishiya Ji near Pooja Nursing Home
• Digamber Jain Temple Ghanta Ghar
• Digamber Jain Temple bara bazar
• Several Mosques
• Several Gurudwaras
• Marqaz mosque mein chopla
• Jama masjid bada bazar
• Bakriyan musjid
• Ek Minar Musjid Budhana road
• Fateypuri Musjid Dhakan Chowk
• Chandbag masjid
• Quazian masjid quazian street
• Ansarian masjid balakram street
• Char minar masjid naiabadi
• Badi masjid naiabadi
• Mirdan masjid mitthulal street
• Tehsil masjid behind police station
• Qureshian masjid lalmuhammad street
• vivek singh residential at tilak nagar

• Many other Masjid's

• Many other Temples

Attractions

As Khatauli is a small rural town, there are not many tourist attractions per se. Since it is located on the banks of the upper Ganga canal, this is the main attraction here. There are two beautiful motels located on the Ganga named "Cheetal" and "Cheetal Grand."(which are more famous than Khatauli) Cheetal is run by the UP Forest Department and Cheetal Grand by a private owner. These two parks attract lot of travelers from NH 58. There are no hotel facilities to stay in Khatauli itself. On the occasion of Holi,a rath yatra is organised every year in memory of Krishna devotee Pandit Jayanti Prasad Sharma,founder of Sri Krishna Samkirtana Bhawan (Geeta Bhawan). Holi Chowk is the most happening place of the Khatauli. Every year there is a famous carnival in Khatauli popularly called 'Mela Chhadiyan' or 'Chhadiyon ka Mela' also known as Mela Shravni, held near the temple of Goga Jaharvir. According to folk lore Goga Jaharvir is conisdered the king of snakes and is also known as Jahar Diwan.This carnival starts at Raksha Bandhan (a Hindu festival) and runs for a month. One of the famous things to eat in this Mela is 'Halwa Parantha' -

Representatives

Shri Yograj Singh (Minister of State) Shri Yashwant Singh(Minister Of State)

Unforgettable Personalities

Khatauli has given birth to many wonderful personalities who have given the town a good name in the society.Few of them are:

Late Shri D.C.Gaur (Late Shri Dinesh Chand Gaur), Retired From UPPCL, Baraut and former secretary of Shri Parsurameshwar Mahadev Mandir Samiti,Baleini, Meerut and also the founder of Half yearly 'Bhandara' for 'Kanwarias' continues from 1981 at place 'Navala ki kothi', 5 km from Khatauli on NH-58, under the banner of 'Akhil Bharatvashiya kawar Seva Samiti, Khatauli-Faridabad'. Late SHRI LEKHRAJ SHASTRI(Well known social worker) Late SHRI MANIRAM PRADHAN JI Lisoda wale(well known social worker) PRADHAN JI was the founder member of Gurjar Dharamshala at the famous pilgrimage Shukartal. responsible for founding Rajesh Piolot Kalyan Kendra for the poor and dowtrodden at Muzaffarnagar. Was a big and known name in the Gurjar community of western U.P. Did many social reforms for the poors and is called PRADHAN JI by the people as he represented Village Lisora for more than 20 years. late inspector SHAKTI SINGH(former inspector UP Police) Dr. OMPAL SINGH KHARI(Deputy proctor,University of Delhi & writer of many books worldwide)