Khekada

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title: "Khekada" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-bagpat-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khekada" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameKhekada
official_nameKhekra
settlement_typeTown
pushpin_map
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Baghpat
established_date1884
government_typeUP Gov
governing_bodyNPP
unit_prefMetric
population_total40,000
population_as_of2011
population_density_km250,000
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Hindi
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2Urdu
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
postal_code250101
registration_plateUP17
websitewww.nppkhekra.com
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Demographics

At the 2001 Census of India, Khekada had a population of nearly 40,000. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Khekada had an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 70% and female literacy was 52%. In Khekada, 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Administration

Villages

†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (

Notable people

References

References

  1. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  3. (24 October 2023). "बागपत के खेकड़ा कस्बे के अंकुर धामा ने जीता गोल्ड:एशियाई पैरा गेम्स में 5 हजार मीटर दौड में गोल्ड मेडल जीता, चीन के हांग्जो में खेला जा रहा एशियाई पैरा गेम्स". Dainik Bhaskar.
  4. (18 September 2025). "Once A Tennis-Ball Cricketer, Sachin Yadav Outshines Neeraj Chopra And Arshad Nadeem At World Championships". News18.

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