{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Khekada | official_name = Khekra | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = <!--India Uttar Pradesh--> | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Baghpat | established_title = | established_date = 1884 | founder = | named_for = | government_type = UP Gov | governing_body = NPP | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 40,000 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 50,000 | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> | demographics1_title2 = Additional official | demographics1_info2 = Urdu<ref name="langoff"/> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = 250101 | registration_plate = UP17 | website = www.nppkhekra.com | footnotes = }} '''Khekada''' (also spelled as Khekra) is a town in the National Capital Region and sub-district headquarters of Baghpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
==Demographics== At the 2001 Census of India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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== === Villages === * Bada Gaon * Bandpur * Nangla Badi * Noorpur Muzbida Harsana * Rataul {{bar box |title=Religions in Khekada |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|Hindus|orange|67}} {{bar percent|Muslims|green|32}} {{bar percent|Christians|blue|0.2}} {{bar percent|Others†|black|2.8}} |caption=Distribution of religions<br /> †<small>Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).</small> }}
==Notable people== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by the LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> * Ankur Dhama, Indian para-athlete and long-distance runner.<ref>{{cite news |title=बागपत के खेकड़ा कस्बे के अंकुर धामा ने जीता गोल्ड:एशियाई पैरा गेम्स में 5 हजार मीटर दौड में गोल्ड मेडल जीता, चीन के हांग्जो में खेला जा रहा एशियाई पैरा गेम्स |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/baghpat/news/ankur-dhama-of-khekra-town-of-baghpat-won-gold-132043484.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=24 October 2023 |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> * Sachin Yadav, Indian athlete.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Feroz |date=18 September 2025 |title=Once A Tennis-Ball Cricketer, Sachin Yadav Outshines Neeraj Chopra And Arshad Nadeem At World Championships |url=https://www.news18.com/sports/once-a-tennis-ball-cricketer-sachin-yadav-outshines-neeraj-chopra-and-arshad-nadeem-at-world-championships-9581616.html |work=News18 |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>
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Category:Cities and towns in Bagpat district