Khachrod
| Khachrod | |
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  Khachrod Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Khachrod Khachrod (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°25′N 75°17′E / 23.42°N 75.28°ECoordinates: 23°25′N 75°17′E / 23.42°N 75.28°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Ujjain |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 51,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Khachrod is a town and a municipality in Ujjain district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Khachrod is also famous for "Dhol Gyaras Jhula Festival & Revadi Sweet".
Geography
Khachrod is located at 23°25′N 75°17′E / 23.42°N 75.28°E.[1] It sits at an elevation of 485 metres (1591 feet).
Demographics
As of 2013 India census,[2] KHACHROD town is situated at Center of Bombay-Delhi (WR) Railway route, 14 km near Nagda Jn.(Grasim Ind.) and 30 km near Ratlam city, had a population of 51,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. KHACHROD has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 54%. In Khachrod, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Khachrod is famous for 'Revdi' (Arora's Revdi) a sweet (mithai) which is all over famous in central and western region in India.At the city canter of the town there is a shop of arora(Ramchandra choudhary) family which is the largest manufacture of Revdi and other sweet.from year 2014 these shop is owned by Devkinandan arora (jijaji) with his son Gaurav Arora.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khachrod
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.