Khachrod Explained

Khachrod
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:23.42°N 75.28°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ujjain
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:485
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:456224

Khachrod is a town and municipality in Ujjain district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It's also a tehsil headquarter.

Geography

Khachrod is located at .[1] It sits at an elevation of 485 metres (1591 feet).

Climate

Climate of the city features a typical version of the humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). Summers usually starts by the middle of March which lasts up until late June.[2]

Demographics

The Khacharod Municipality has population of 34,191 of which 17,351 are males while 16,840 are females as per Census 2011.[3]

Government And Administration

Khachrod Belongs to Nagda-Khachrod Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (State Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Dilip Singh Gurjar is current mla from Khachrod.[4]

Khacharod is a Municipality city. Khacharod city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Khacharod Municipality has total administration over 6,239 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.[5]

Transportation

Khachrod railway station : Khachrod railway station is a railway station of Ratlam division, Western Railways situated on the very middle of Mumbai–Delhi main line. Its code is KUH. It serves Khachrod city.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Khachrod.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khachrod
  2. Web site: Khachrod, MP, IN Current Weather .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx
  5. Web site: KHACHROD NAGAR PALIKA | District Ujjain, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India .
  6. Web site: 36 Departures from Khachrod WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry .