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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gharaunda
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| settlement_type = CITY
| image_skyline = File:Gateways of Old Mughal Sarai.jpg
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| image_caption = Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.54|N|76.97|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Karnal district|Karnal]]
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| elevation_m = 213
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| population_total = 30179
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = 132114[[Postal Index Number|PIN]] -->
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[[File:Kos Minar, Gharaunda, Karnal Panipat section of NH1.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|[[Kos Minar]] at Gharaunda (Karnal-Panipat NH1 section) along [[Grand Trunk Road]] in [[Haryana]]]]

'''Gharaunda''' is a town and a [[municipal committee]] in [[Karnal district]] in the state of [[Haryana]], [[India]]. It is situated at a distance of sixty-five miles to the northwest of [[New Delhi]]. It is eleven miles from [[Karnal]], the district headquarters. The Amritsar-Delhi main broad-gauge railway line passes through the town. Indo-Israel Centre For Excellence in Vegetables and one of the leading footwear industries of India '[[Liberty Shoes]]' has its manufacturing unit in Gharaunda. This has given fame to the place. Gharaunda is also a very big Grain market of the state.

==Geography==
Gharaunda is located at {{Coord|29.54|N|76.97|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Gharaunda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Gharaunda]</ref> It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). The municipal area of the town is 4.37 km² which does not include the existing and proposed area to be developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority under any town and country planning scheme.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0606_PART_B_DCHB_KARNAL.pdf|title=Karnal District Handbook 2011|publisher=Census Commission of India|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|url-status=|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> Gharaunda had a population of 37,816. Males constitute 52.67% of the population and females 47.32%. Gharaunda has an average literacy rate of 81.1%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 87.3%, and female literacy is 74.2%. In Gharaunda, 13.21% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rajput is main community in Gharaunda. Hindus are 94% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the city followed by Sikhs which contribute 4% of the total population and Jains are the third largest religious community with 1% population.

==History==
[[File:Mughal Saria -north Gharaunda (haryana).JPG|thumb|250px|Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway, side view]]

Being on the [[Grand Trunk Road]], it is a historic place with several historic monuments, such as Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway and [[Kos Minar]] along the [[Grand Trunk Road]].Mudadh Rajput protect this village from external invaders.Baba Buhad Singh was given away from array by [[aurangzeb]]

=== Mughal sarai ===
The [[Caravanserai|Sarai]] (rest house) was built in 1637 AD during the reign of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Shah Jahan]]. The sarai is quadrangular in shape with cells on all four sides. Existing gateways form a part of northern and southern walls and they both have three stories and are made of ''lakhaur'' bricks. It is decorated with panels, balconies, rounded towers and angular flutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://haryanatourism.gov.in/Destination/gateway-of-old-mughal-sarai|title=Gateway of Old Mughal Sarai|website=Haryana Tourism|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-26}}</ref>

==Local Politics==
Currently, Gharaunda constituency of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] in [[Karnal district]] is represented by [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]'s Politician [[Harwinder Kalyan]].<ref name=Win1>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsreporter.in/harvinder-kalyan-of-bjp-wins-the-gharaunda-constituency-haryana-haryana-assembly-election-2014-548747|title= Harvinder Kalyan of BJP WINS the Gharaunda constituency |publisher= www.NewsReporter.in| work = | accessdate = 2014-10-21 }}</ref><ref name=Win2>{{cite web| url = http://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/gharaunda.html|title= GHARAUNDA ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS, HARYANA | publisher= http://www.elections.in | work = | accessdate= 2014-10-21 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Karnal district topics|Transport=NH-44}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Karnal district]]

{{Haryana-geo-stub}}

Gharaunda - Revision history

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