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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kheralu<br />
| official_name = Kheralu<br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| mapframe = no<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23.88|N|72.62|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = [[List of Countries|Country]]<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[North Gujarat]]<br />
| seat_type = Legislative Assembly Seat<br />
| seat = [[Kheralu Assembly constituency]]<br />
| government_type = [[Municipal council (India)]]<br />
| governing_body = Kheralu Nagarpalika<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| elevation_ft = 488<br />
| elevation_m = 149<br />
| population_total = 21843<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 384325<br />
| registration_plate = GJ 02<br />
}}<br />
'''Kheralu''' is a small town and a taluka in [[Mehsana district]] in [[Gujarat]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
A bodhisattva sculpture from 3rd-4th century CE was discovered in Kheralu.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CtDLDAAAQBAJ&q=kheralu+bodhisattva&pg=PA136|title=The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE|last1=Mishra|first1=Susan Verma|last2=Ray|first2=Himanshu Prabha|date=2016-08-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317193746|language=en}}</ref> Kheralu was home to a community of Humbada Jains in the 15th-16th centuries CE.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/newsletter/file75030.pdf|title=CoJS Newsletter • March 2012 • Issue 7|date=March 2012|work=Center of Jaina Studies Newsletters, SOAS, London|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421135405/https://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/newsletter/file75030.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Kheralu is located at {{Coord|23.88|N|72.62|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Kheralu.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kheralu]</ref> It has an average elevation of 149 metres (489 feet).<br />
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The river [[Rupen River|Rupen]] flows through the taluka of Kheralu. Originating from the hills of Taranga in Kheralu, it eventually flows into the [[Little Rann of Kutch]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JycbAAAAIAAJ&q=kheralu+visnagar|title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District|last=(India)|first=Gujarat|date=1975|publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=1994&lang=english|title=Rupen {{!}} River Basins {{!}} The Region {{!}} Narmada (Gujarat State)|last=Narmada|website=guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
The Kheralu Municipality has a population of 21,843, including 11,312 males and 10,531 females, as per the 2011 Census of India. Literacy rate of Kheralu city is 82.64 % higher than state average of 78.03 %. In Kheralu, Male literacy is around 90.48 % while female literacy rate is 74.35 %.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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=== Colleges ===<br />
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* Government Science College Kheralu<br />
* The K.N.S.B.L. Arts and Commerce College Kheralu<br />
* S.D. Chaudhary Science College Kheralu<br />
* N.S. Desai B.ed. College Kheralu<br />
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* I.T.I. Kheralu<br />
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=== Higher-secondary schools ===<br />
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* Municipal Highschool<br />
* Girls Highschool<br />
* M.G.J. Patel Secondary & Higher Secondary School<br />
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=== Secondary schools ===<br />
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* Municipal Highschool<br />
* Girls Highschool<br />
* M.G.J. Patel Secondary & Higher Secondary School<br />
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=== Pre-primary and primary schools ===<br />
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* Municipal Highschool (Primary)<br />
* Girls Highschool (Primary)<br />
* Kumarshala No.1<br />
* Kumarshala No.2<br />
* Kumarshala No.3<br />
* Kanyashala No.1<br />
* Kanyashala No.2<br />
* Shree Sarasvati Shishumandir<br />
* Sanskar Vidhyalay<br />
* Tapovan International School<br />
* M&G Desai Prathamik Vidhyamandir<br />
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== Health ==<br />
List of Hospital in Kheralu:<br />
* Civil Hospital<br />
* Alka Multispeciality Hospital<br />
* Vrundavan Multispeciality Hospital<br />
* Vibrant Hospital<br />
* Anand Hospital<br />
* Shraddha Women's Hospital<br />
* Jatan Children's Hospital<br />
* Prarthana Hospital<br />
* Vishwa Emergency and General Hospital<br />
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== Finance ==<br />
List of Banks in Kheralu:<br />
* State Bank of India<br />
* Bank of Baroda<br />
* Bank of India<br />
* Punjab National Bank<br />
* HDFC Bank<br />
* ICICI Bank<br />
* IDFC First Bank<br />
* Bandhan Bank<br />
* Gujarat Gramin Bank<br />
* The Kheralu Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd<br />
* The Mahesana Urban Co-operative Bank<br />
* The Mahesana District Co-operative Bank<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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* Jignesh Kaviraj, a famous gujarati singer<br />
* Vadnagar is the nearest town(10km), which is birthplace of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Mehsana district]]<br />
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