Khekada
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Khekada, Hindi खेकडा is a city and a nagar panchayat
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Baghpat district in the India
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 of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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Demographics

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, Khekada has a population nearby 1,30,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.Khekada has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Khekada, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

It is 29 km from Delhi ISBT, and has many industries like textile and iron industries. It's textile industry is famous for home furnishing items like rug, kitchen towels, curtains, table covers, bedsheets, place mats, quilts and napkins etc. And, in iron industries agriculture items like cutter.

Khekada is situated on Delhi – Saharanpur State Highway at a distance of 32 km from Delhi and 10 km South of Baghpat.Khekada is also a multi-religious place with many Hindu temples, Jain temples and mosques around. From the commercial point of view, Khekada has great importance. The town has a famous Anaj Mandi.

Religious places

Santo Ka Bara is a religious place is situated near Tanga Stand. There are celebrates two times in a year of Santo Ka Mela,1st at Holi and 2nd at Diwali and 3rd at Sawan Purnima,Santo Ka Bara has many divotee from Delhi, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
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, Haryana
Haryana
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,U.P., Punjab & North India region, Presently Mahatma Shri Devendra Das Ji Maharaj is now Mahant of the Holy Chair. This place is now in Mahabharat Circuit of District Baghpat.

Kale Singh Temple is a temple in city and area, The Temple situated in very green area so many peoples are enjoy in temple as a picnic and worship.

Balaji Temple is situated in the Centre of Khekada City & Between of Pandav Ki Pulia and Yadav
Yadav
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Jama Masjid is a mosque in Khekada is situated near of Pandav Ki Pulia.

Shiv Mandir is in the city, there are five temple in the city, but in Mohalla Ahiran Shiv Mandir is very famous. In Savan celeberat a big bhandara and mela near temmple.

Jain Temples
1.shri parasnath prachin temple baragaon village
2.Trilok Teerth Baragaon Village
3.Sadhu vritti ashram Baragaon Village
4.shri shantinath Digamber Jain Temple Khekada
5.shri mahaveer Digamber Jain temple Khekada
6.shri shantinath (chota)digamber jain Temple Khekada
7.Shri adinath degamber jain Temple Khekada
8.shri chandaprabhu chatalya khekada

Schools

M.M. DEGREE COLLEGE
M.M. INTER COLLEGE
GANDHI VIDYALAYA INTER COLLEGE
KASTURBA INTER COLLEGE
JAIN INTER COLLEGE
DIGAMBER JAIN GIRLS DEGREE COLLEGE
DIGAMBER JAIN B.ED COLLEGE
KHEKRA PUBLIC SR, SEC SCHOOL
KHEKRA VIDYA NIKETAN INTER COLLEGE
KONARK VIDYA PEETH
LAKHMI CHAND PATWARI B.ED COLLEGE
GURUKUL SR. SEC SCHOOL
GURUKUL VIDYA PEETH
JagMohan Institute of Managment and Technology
GOVT. COLLEGE OF B.ED AND B.TECH
MARUTI PUBLIC SCHOOL
JAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL
RIKHAM DANCE SCHOOL
PLAY WAY SCHOOL, JAIN COLLEGE ROAD.

TRANSPORTation

There are not many type means of transport only two types transport available in the city
1. Railway
2. From Busses

There is not any bus terminus in the City

This City main commercial activities include making stainless steel utensils, Hathkargha, Power looms and even agricultural and farming equipments. Almost all the production of the handloom and power loom units of Khekada is exported to the western world.
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