Khadda

Khadda,کھڈا Raja Bazaar Khadda
city
Khadda,کھڈا Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kushinagar
Government
• Type	Chairman {Smt.Sharda Tulsyan}Since 2012
• Body	Adarsh Nagar Panchayat Khadda since 18 August 1981.
Area
• Total	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	16,121
• Density	8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi,English,Bhojpuri
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	UP57

Khadda (کھڈا) is a town and a nagar panchayat and tehsil in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It is situated near about 8 km from border of Bihar and 18 km from border of Nepal.This is an entrance gate of Bihar and Nepal. The famous river which is called Badi Gandak is situated just 3 KM from Khadda Town. The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River (also known as the Narayani in southern Nepal and the Gandak in India) is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal and Narayani River in India. Khadda is having Sugar factory, Government Intermediate colleges and a Post- Graduate college as well.

Geography

Khadda is well connected with NH 28B.This highway is connected from Kushinagar and goes towards Bihar and Nepal. Khadda is one of the highest producer of sugarcane , banana, wheat and Rice.It is also known for the different types of its agricultural land as 70% population in Khadda dependent on farming and production of these products.The sugarcane factory is situated in Khadda itself since 1949.Khadda is also having a pleasent weather and a famous place Named as JATASHANKAR POKHRA which is situated just in the heart of this beautiful town.Every year in the month of November the famous festival named as Chatth Pooja is celebrated at JATASHANKAR POKHRA and people from different places come and participate in this festival. The production of Banana is very famous here and it is exported to different parts of INDIA and in different cities in all over world. Khadda is also known for the high milk production from its nearby 35 villages and the total production on average per day is 50,000 liter.

Khadda is having the largest vegetable market compare to its surrounding towns and different kind of fresh vegetables are exported to Bihar, Nepal and Gorakhpur city.

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Places to Visit

Pathleswar Nath Temple(SHIV TEMPLE)- This is an ancient temple of Lord Shiva. Distance – 5 Km from Khadda.

Paniyahawa Bridge- It’s a railway cum NH road bridge connecting Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Nepal.Its also known as Mini Goa of Khadda. People mostly visit this place as picnic spot and Fish curry is the famous food available here. A special kind of Silver fish (local name is Chepua) is found in this region. Distance is 7 Km from Khadda.

Madanpur Devi Temple- This temple belongs to goddess Durga. It is one of the famous temples in this region and people from different states and places comes here in the month of April and October in Navratri season and gets blessing of Mata Rani. Distance is 12 Km from Khadda.

Valmiki Tiger Reserve-This is situated in the forest of Bihar and tiger breeding done here. This forest is having different kind of animals and birds and full of greeneries and herbal plants .Distance is 15 Km from Khadda.

Railways

Khadda is connected with NE Railways zone.It connect to the major cities in India like Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Amritsar, Delhi, Mumbai,Muzzaffarpur,Hazipur,Raxual and Darbhanga.

Climate

The Khadda Town enjoys 3 types of weather which is mainly winter, Summer and Rainy season.

Education

There are numerous School and college in Khadda for education. Some of schools in Khadda is

• Swami Vivekananda Intermediate College, Khadda Bazar
• Madrasa Ashrafia Ahlesunnat Anwarul Oloom, Khadda Kusinagar(A Muslim Minority Institution)
• Shri Gandhi Intermediate college,Khadda Bazar Kushinagar
• Shri Gandi Kishan Intermediate College, Khadda Bazar Kushinagar
• Saraswati Devi Degree College, Khadda Bazar
• Ram Manohar Lohiya Girls Intermediate College, Khadda Bazar

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Khadda had a population of 16,121. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khadda has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 58%, and female literacy is 55%. In Khadda, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.