Kharar is a town and a municipal council in Mohali district in the state of Punjab, India.[1][2][3] It is nearby Mohali city. Kharar is located at 30°44′N 76°39′E / 30.74°N 76.65°E[4] and has an average elevation of 309 metres (1,014 feet). The area of Kharar is part of the "Greater Mohali" region.
Kharar - The City of Lakes | |
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Town | |
  Kharar - The City of Lakes Location in Punjab, India  Kharar - The City of Lakes Kharar - The City of Lakes (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°39′E / 30.74°N 76.65°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district |
| Named for | Education Hub of Punjab |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | M.C. Kharar |
| Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Spoken | Punjabi, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 140301 |
| Area code | 0160 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-27 |
| Literacy | 72% |
Demographics
editClose to 60% of the people in Kharar are Sikhs making it the second Sikh majority town in the Greater Mohali region after Mohali.[5]
Kharar is a block situated in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab. Positioned in the urban region of Punjab, it is among the 4 blocks of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. As per the government records, the block code of Kharar is 129. This block has 150 villages, and there are a total of 44,620 families.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Kharar city, as of 2011 census.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikh | 43,089 | 20,562 | 22,527 |
| Hindu | 29,092 | 13,603 | 15,489 |
| Muslim | 1,136 | 516 | 620 |
| Christian | 851 | 428 | 423 |
| Jain | 97 | 46 | 51 |
| Buddhist | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other religions | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Not stated | 189 | 85 | 104 |
| Total | 74,460 | 35,242 | 39,218 |
Education
editThere are many educational institutions established from British Raj till post independence in Kharar.
- Christian boys high school, Kharar established in 1891 and the school was headed by principal RW Ryburn .
- Khalsa senior secondary school, Kharar was established in 1920
- Arya senior secondary school and women college, Kharar was established in 1968 by Arya pratinidi sabha, Jalandhar.
- Henderson Jubilee senior secondary school, Kharar was established in 1975.
- IPS senior secondary school, Badala Road Kharar
- Vickram public high school kharar
- Lawerance public senior secondary school, sector-51
Kharar also have many universities, engineering colleges and a dental college in its vicinity, such as:
- Rayat Bahra University, Sahauran
- Chandigarh University, Gharuan
- Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran and Jhanjheri
- Doaba Group of Colleges, Sahauran
- Guru Gobind Singh College of Modern Technology, Khanpur
- Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology, Tangori
- Government Polytechnic College, Khunimajra
Medical testing
editKharar has Punjab's only State Chemical Testing Laboratory which can perform viscera examination[7][8] and a Forensic Laboratory,[9] helpful for speedy justice in legal cases. Kharar has its own government hospital as well. It is situated in the north end of the city.
Commerce
editVirtuous Retail Punjab Mall (VR Punjab Mall) (formerly known as North Country Mall) in Kharar is one of the largest shopping malls with an area of 2 million sq ft.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Welcome To SAS Nagar". sasnagar.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Municipal Council KHARAR". mckharar.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Kharar MC will charge 29 colonies for water, sewerage from August 1". hindustan times. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharar
- ^ "Kharar City Population Census 2011 - Punjab". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Kharar (M Cl)
- ^ S, TN (21 November 2017). "Lone lab takes 3 yrs to examine viscera". Tribune News Service. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Punjab: Lock to govt chemical lab found broken, probe is on". The Indian Express. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Kharar forensic lab scam: Ex-in-charge gets 7-year jail for altering reports". hindustan times. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ S, TN (15 January 2018). "VR Punjab stamps its love for state". Tribune News Service. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "North Country Mall on Chandigarh-Kharar road sold for Rs 700 crore". hindustan times. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.