Kharaghoda
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Kharaghoda | |
|---|---|
Census town | |
  Kharaghoda Location in Gujarat, India  Kharaghoda Kharaghoda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°12′00″N 71°43′38″E / 23.20008°N 71.72709°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Surendranagar |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 10,927 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Kharaghoda is a census town in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Under the Bombay Presidency of British Raj, Kharaghoda was a part of the then Ahmedabad district, and had the terminus of a branch railway line.[1] A government salt factory was established here under the brand name of "Bharat Salt".
Hindustan Salts Limited, the only public sector company in India engaged in the manufacture and sale of salt, has salt plants in Karaghoda. Recent studies have uncovered that the bitterns produced in Kharaghoda are rich in bromides and can become a source for bromine.
