Kharkhoda, Haryana
Kharkhoda | |
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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. There is a large amount 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 Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Maruti Suzuki's new manufacturing plant in Kharkhoda.
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb constructed a mosque in the town, which is now destroyed. The famous Pakistani writer and researcher Syed Qasim Mahmood was born here.