Khachrod is a town and

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in Ujjain district in the

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. It's also a tehsil headquarter.

Geography

Khachrod is located at . It sits at an elevation of 485 metres (1591 feet).

Climate

Climate of the city features a typical version of the

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''Cwa''). Summers usually starts by the middle of March which lasts up until late June.

Demographics

The Khacharod Municipality has population of 34,191 of which 17,351 are males while 16,840 are females as per Census 2011.

Government And Administration

Khachrod Belongs to Nagda-Khachrod Assembly constituency is one of the 230

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(State Legislative Assembly) constituencies of

state in

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is current mla from Khachrod. Khacharod is a Municipality city. Khacharod city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Khacharod Municipality has total administration over 6,239 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

Transportation

Khachrod railway station : Khachrod railway station is a railway station of Ratlam division, Western Railways situated on the very middle of Mumbai–Delhi main line. Its code is KUH. It serves Khachrod city.

References

{{India-geo-stub Cities and towns in Ujjain district