Khekada

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City in Uttar Pradesh, India

Khekra

City

Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
District| Baghpat
Government

• Type| UP Gov
• Body| NPP
Population

(2011)

• Total| 40,000
• Density| 50,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Hindi, Urdu
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| UP17
Website| www.nppkhekra.com

Khekra (also spelled as Khekada) is an NCR City and sub-district headquarters of Baghpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

## Demographics[edit]

At the 2001 Census of India,[1] 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[edit]

### Villages[edit]

* Bada Gaon
* Bandpur
* Nangla Badi
* Noorpur Muzbida Harsana
* Rataul

Religions in Khekada

Religion |  | Percent
Hindus |

| 67%
Muslims |

| 32%
Christians |

| 0.2%
Others† |

| 2.8%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

## Attractions[edit]

* Neera Arya Memorial and Library \- A memorial of Neera Arya, a soldier and spy of the Azad Hind Fauj was established in January 2024 in Khekra tehsil.[2][3] Along with the statue of Neera Arya, pictures and information of all 326 freedom fighters of Baghpat District have been collected in the memorial.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. ^ "खेकड़ा की क्रांतिकारी वीरांगना नीरा आर्या का खेकड़ा में बनेगा स्मारक और संग्रहालय". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
3. ^ "देश की पहली महिला जासूस नीरा आर्य का स्मारक बनकर तैयार, 26 जनवरी को होगा लोकार्पण". DD News (in Hindi). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
4. ^ "देश की पहली महिला जासूस को मिला सम्मान, अंग्रेजों ने सुनाई थी काला पानी की सजा". Panchjanya (in Hindi). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
5. ^ "पहली महिला जासूस जिसने नेताजी को बचाने के लिए कर दी अपने पति की हत्या". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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Cities and towns in Bagpat district

Bagpat|

* Agarwal Mandi
* Aminagar Sarai
* Binauli
* Bagpat
* Baraut
* Chamrawal
* Chhaprauli
* Doghat
* Khekada
* Tikri

Other districts|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Allahabad
* Ambedkar Nagar
* Amethi
* Amroha
* Auraiya
* Azamgarh
* Badaun
* Bahraich
* Ballia
* Balrampur
* Banda
* Barabanki
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Bhimnagar
* Bijnor
* Bulandshahr
* Chandauli
* Chitrakoot
* Deoria
* Etah
* Etawah
* Faizabad
* Farrukhabad
* Fatehpur
* Firozabad
* Gautam Buddha Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Ghazipur
* Gonda
* Gorakhpur
* Hamirpur
* Hardoi
* Hathras
* Jalaun
* Jaunpur
* Jhansi
* Kannauj
* Kanpur Nagar
* Kanshi Ram Nagar
* Kaushambi
* Kushinagar
* Lakhimpur Kheri
* Lalitpur
* Lucknow
* Maharajganj
* Mahoba
* Mainpuri
* Mathura
* Mau
* Meerut
* Mirzapur
* Moradabad
* Muzaffarnagar
* Panchsheel Nagar
* Pilibhit
* Prabuddhanagar
* Pratapgarh
* Raebareli
* Ramabai Nagar
* Rampur
* Saharanpur
* Sant Kabir Nagar
* Sant Ravidas Nagar
* Shahjahanpur
* Shravasti
* Siddharthnagar
* Sitapur
* Sonbhadra
* Sultanpur
* Unnao
* Varanasi

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