Gharaunda is a town and a

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Karnal district Karnal district is one of the 22 Districts of Haryana, districts of Haryana, a state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (India), Nation ...

in the state of

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. It is situated at a distance of sixty-five miles to the northwest of

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. It is eleven miles from

Karnal Karnal () is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. The city is well connected as it lies on National Highway 01, in the south of the city lies the cities of Panipat and Sonipa ...

, the district headquarters. The Amritsar-Delhi main broad-gauge railway line passes through the town. Indo-Israel Centre For Excellence in Vegetables and one of the leading footwear industries of India ' Liberty Shoes' has its manufacturing unit in Gharaunda. This has given fame to the place. Gharaunda serves as a big

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for the state.

Geography

Gharaunda is located at . It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). The municipal area of the town is 4.37 km² which does not include the existing and proposed area to be developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority under any town and country planning scheme.

Demographics

India

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, Gharaunda had a population of 37,816. Males constitute 52.67% of the population and females 47.32%. Gharaunda has an average literacy rate of 81.1%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 87.3%, and female literacy is 74.2%. In Gharaunda, 13.21% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rajput,Punjabi(Arora/Khatri) and Baniya are main communities in the town of Gharaunda. Ror and Jaat are the main communities in the villages. Hindus are 94% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the city followed by Sikhs which contribute 4% of the total population and Jains are the third largest religious community with 1% population. Devi Mandir is the main Hindu temple. There are two Gurudwaras as well in the town. Also there is Jain temple (Stanak) in the town.

History

Being on the

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, it is a historic place with several historic monuments, such as Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway and Kos Minar along the

Mughal sarai

The Sarai (rest house) was built in 1637 AD during the reign of

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Emperor

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. The sarai is quadrangular in shape with cells on all four sides. Existing gateways form a part of northern and southern walls and they both have three stories and are made of ''lakhaur'' bricks. It is decorated with panels, balconies, rounded towers and angular flutes.

References

Cities and towns in Karnal district {{Haryana-geo-stub