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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Haveli Kharagpur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nicknames = Haveli Kharagpur, Kharagpur
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.12|N|86.55|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Munger district|Munger]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of subdivisions of India|Subdivision]]
| subdivision_name3 = Haveli Kharagpur
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Nagar parisad|Nagar Parisad]]
| governing_body = Haveli Kharagpur Nagar Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 48
| population_total = 26910
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Angika]], [[Magahi]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 811213
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Haveli Kharagpur''' is a town and one of the three subdivisions in [[Munger district]] in the Indian state of Bihar.

==Geography==
Haveli Kharagpur is located at {{Coord|25.12|N|86.55|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Kharagpur.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kharagpur, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 48 metres (157 feet).{{cn|date=February 2026}}

Kharagpur Lake<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kharagpur+Lake/@25.1297224,86.5163963,2445m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m21!1m15!4m14!1m6!1m2!1s0x39f19668656724df:0xb01dc4edbcc81e52!2sRSK+High+School+Haveli+Kharagpur,+Kharagpur+Lake+Road,+Kharagpur,+Bihar+811213,+India!2m2!1d86.5508831!2d25.127492!1m6!1m2!1s0x39f1bb7cf68390df:0x97eee61a26da87b7!2sTarapur,+Bihar,+India!2m2!1d86.6636269!2d25.0952381!3m4!1s0x0:0xbd4a3ea51d4994b0!8m2!3d25.1354556!4d86.5253913|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref> is 3–4 km west of the bus stand.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kharagpur had a population of 26,910. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate is 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 39%. In Kharagpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Notable people ==
{{Unsourced section |date=February 2026}}
The painter [[Nandalal Bose]] was born in Haveli Kharagpur.

[[Bina Devi]] is an [[organic farming]] advocate.

[[Upasni Maharaj]], a religious leader, spent a year in Haveli Kharagpur.

==References==
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{{Munger district}}
{{Munger Division}}

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

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