Kheri

Kheri Town
city
Kheri Town Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kheri
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	25,017
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

For the district, see Lakhimpur Kheri

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 Lakhlmpur 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.

Geography

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

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kheri had a population of 25,017. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kheri has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 48%, and female literacy is 37%. In Kheri, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Kheri
Religion			Percent
Hindus			33%
Muslims			66%
Jains			0.5%
Others†			0.5%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).