Kheri Explained

Kheri
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.9°N 80.8°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Name2:Lakhimpur Kheri
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:148
Population Total:33,355
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:262702
Registration Plate:UP-31
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu

Kheri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

According to the 1908 British publication "The Imperial Gazetteer of India"(volume: XV):

[S. H. Butler, Settlement Report (1901) ; H. R. Nevill, District Gazetteer (1905).]

Kherl Town (Khiri). — Town in the khiri tahsil of Kherl District, United Provinces, situated in 27° 54' N. and 8o c 48' E., on the Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway. Population (1901), 6,223. Kheri is a place of some antiquity, and contains a tine tomb built over the remains of Saiyid Khurd, who died in 1563. It is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 800. Though giving its name to the District, it is of small importance. A daily market is held, and the town contains a branch of the American Methodist Mission and a school with 144 pupils.[1]

Geography

Kheri is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 148 metres (485 feet).

Demographics

India census,[3] Kheri had a population of 33,355. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kheri has an average literacy rate of 51.7%, lower than the national average of 73%: male literacy is 55.4%, and female literacy is 47.7%. In Kheri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. Henry Frowde. The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. XII. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kheri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kheri
  3. Web site: Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 30 November 2021 . 30 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130043704/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-common/censusdata2011.html . dead .