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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 27°57′N 77°50′E / 27.95°N 77.83°E / 27.95; 77.83 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Town in Uttar Pradesh, India For the desert tree of South Asia, see Capparis decidua. Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

Khair
Town
KhairLocation in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaShow map of Uttar PradeshKhairKhair (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°57′N 77°50′E / 27.95°N 77.83°E / 27.95; 77.83
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Government
• Type	Tehsil
• Body	Nagar Palika Parishad
• MLA	Anoop Valmiki (BJP)
• MP	Satish Gautam(BJP)
• Chairman	Sanjay Sharma
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	35,751
Language
• Official	Hindi[2]
• Additional official	Urdu[2]
• Regional	Brajbhasha[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	202138
Telephone code	05724
Vehicle registration	UP-81
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Khair
Lok Sabha constituency	Aligarh

Khair is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Khair is the largest town of Aligarh district. It is situated around 27 km from Aligarh, 114 km from Delhi and 60 km from Mathura.

History

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The town was held by Amar Singh Jat during the 17th century. Amar Singh revolted against the Mughal Empire and declared his independent. He also built the fortress of Rait and became the leader of the rebels of Tappal, Khurja, Koel, Chandausi and Atrauli parganas.[4][5][6][7]

Demographics

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As of 2011 Indian Census, Khair had a total population of 35,751, of which 19,019 were males and 16,732 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 5,322. The total number of literates in Khair was 20,334, which constituted 56.9% of the population with male literacy of 63.4% and female literacy of 49.4%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Khair was 66.8%, of which male literacy rate was 74.5% and female literacy rate was 58.0%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 6,485 and 6 respectively. Khair had 5883 households in 2011.[1]

Education

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• Panchsheel City School Khair[8]

See also

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• Block colony, Khair
• List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

References

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1. ^ a b "Census of India: Khair". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
2. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. ^ "Braj Bhasha". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. ^ Kānūnago, Kālikā Rañjana (1997). History of the House of Diggi. Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan.
5. ^ Singh, Jagbir (2002). The Jat Rulers of Upper Doab: Three Centuries of Aligarh Jat Nobility : a Regional Micro History of Thenuas. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7910-016-5.
6. ^ Gaṅgāsiṃha (1971). Yadu vanisa (in Hindi).
7. ^ Singh, Vir (2007). The Jats: Their Role & Contribution to the Socio-economic Life and Polity of North & North-west India. Low Price Publications. ISBN 978-81-88629-68-8.
8. ^ "Panchsheel City School Khair, Aligarh - Fees, Admissions, Reviews and Address 2022". iCBSE. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

v t e Populated places in Aligarh district
Cities and towns	Aligarh Atrauli Barauli Rao Chharra Rafatpur Gabhana Gonda Harduaganj Iglas Jalali Jatari Kauriaganj Khair Malipura Qasimpur Power House Colony Vijaigarh
Villages	Amarpur Dhana Chhalesar Chhoti ballabh Dahora Gabhana Gadua Ghanghauli Haridaspur Jamanka Jawan Sikandarpur Jawan Vajidpur Lodha Mangarhi Nivsani Pala Kastali Parta Nagla Sabalpur Talaspur Village Talib Nagar Tappal Uttampur Vaina

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