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{{Other uses|Kharar (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kharar
| native_name = ਖਰੜ
| native_name_lang = Punjabi
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.74|N|76.65|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district]]
| established_title = 
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| founder =
| named_for = Education Hub of Punjab
| government_type = Municipal Council
| governing_body = M.C. Kharar
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 309
| population_total = 221,323
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Pincode(s)]]
| area_code=[[Telephone numbers in India|0160]]
| postal_code = 140301
| registration_plate = PB-27
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 72%|
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'''Kharar''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sasnagar.gov.in/pic_kharar.html|title=Welcome To SAS Nagar|website=sasnagar.gov.in|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mckharar.in/index.html|title=Municipal Council KHARAR|website=mckharar.in|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/kharar-mc-will-charge-29-colonies-for-water-sewerage-from-august-1/story-IhJlVutwG8VXELCE4DYCAI.html|title=Kharar MC will charge 29 colonies for water, sewerage from August 1|date=2018-06-29|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> Kharar is located at {{Coord|30.74|N|76.65|E|}}<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Kharar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharar]</ref> and has an average elevation of 309 metres (1,014 feet). The Area of Kharar is also the part of "[[Chandigarh Capital Region]]" or "[[Greater Chandigarh]]"

==Demographics==

Close to 60% of the people in Kharar are [[Sikhs]] making it the second Sikh majority town in the [[Greater Mohali]] region after [[Mohali, India|Mohali]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800263-kharar-punjab.html|title=Kharar City Population Census 2011 - Punjab|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

Kharar is a block situated in the [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district]] in [[Punjab]]. Positioned in the urban region of Punjab, it is among the 4 blocks of [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district]]. As per the government records, the block code of Kharar is 129. This block has 150 villages, and there are a total of 44,620 families.

==Education==
There are many educational institutions established from British Raj till post independence in Kharar.
*Christian boys high school, Kharar established in 1891 and the school was headed by principal RW Ryburn .
*Khalsa senior secondary school, Kharar was established in 1920
*Arya senior secondary school and women college, Kharar was established in 1968 by Arya pratinidi sabha, Jalandhar.
*Henderson Jubilee senior secondary school, Kharar was established in 1975.
*IPS senior secondary school, Badala Road Kharar
*Vickram public high school kharar
*Lawerance public senior secondary school, sector-51

Kharar also have many universities, engineering colleges and a dental college in its vicinity, such as:
* [[Rayat Bahra University]], [[Sahauran]]
* [[Chandigarh University]], Gharuan
* [[Chandigarh Group of Colleges]], Landran and Jhanjheri
* Doaba Group of Colleges, [[Sahauran]]
* [[Guru Gobind Singh College of Modern Technology]], Khanpur
* [[Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology]], Tangori
* Government Polytechnic College, Khunimajra

==Medical testing==
Kharar has Punjab's only State Chemical Testing Laboratory which can perform viscera examination<ref>{{cite web | last=S | first=TN | title=Lone lab takes 3 yrs to examine viscera | website=Tribune News Service | date=2017-11-21 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/lone-lab-takes-3-yrs-to-examine-viscera/500962.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/punjab-lock-to-govt-chemical-lab-found-broken-probe-is-on-4632565/|title=Punjab: Lock to govt chemical lab found broken, probe is on|date=2017-04-29|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref> and a Forensic Laboratory,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kharar-forensic-lab-scam-ex-in-charge-gets-7-year-jail-for-altering-reports/story-yGjrqnQW6g47Usti0PKxaP.html|title=Kharar forensic lab scam: Ex-in-charge gets 7-year jail for altering reports|date=2018-03-24|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> helpful for speedy justice in legal cases.
Kharar has its own government hospital as well. It is situated in the north end of the city.

==Commerce==
Virtuous Retail Punjab Mall '''(VR Punjab Mall)''' (formerly known as North Country Mall) in Kharar is one of the largest [[shopping mall]]s with an area of 2 million [[Square foot|sq ft]].<ref>{{cite web | last=S | first=TN | title=VR Punjab stamps its love for state | website=Tribune News Service | date=2018-01-15 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/vr-punjab-stamps-its-love-for-state/528709.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/north-country-mall-on-chandigarh-kharar-road-sold-for-rs-700-crore/story-GfAG8SWfjurPL3Aleclx4H.html|title=North Country Mall on Chandigarh-Kharar road sold for Rs 700 crore|date=2017-05-02|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Greater Mohali]]
*[[New Chandigarh (city)|New Chandigarh]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{Ajitgarh district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district]]

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