Khair
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Khair खैर |
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 Khair
Khair
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| Coordinates: 27°57′N 77°50′E / 27.95°N 77.83°ECoordinates: 27°57′N 77°50′E / 27.95°N 77.83°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Aligarh |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,251 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 202138 |
| Telephone code | 05724 |
Khair is a City and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Khair is a biggest Tehsil of Uttar Pradesh and Aligarh district. It is situated around 114 km from Delhi and 60 km from Mathura.
As of 2011 India census, Khair had a population of 48,251. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Khair has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 44%. In Khair, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Khair's main colony is New Basti, Bhadur Ganj,Malipura, Teachers Colony, Omnagar. Other colonies & roads are Block Colony, Maharaja Enclave, Sharafan, Musalmanan, Gautman, Upadhyan, Kumharan, Shikarwar Mohalla, Hetram Nagar, Garg Vihar, Sai Dham, Gopal Nagar, Kisan Nagar, Mohalla Harnarayan, Nai tehsil, Purani tehsil, Gandhi Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Kumharan Chowk, Vishanpuri Chauraha, Chhota Chauraha, Tentigaon Tiraha, Teliphone Exchange, Somna Road, Palwal Road, Tentigaon Road, Vishanpuri Road, Nayal Road, Fatte Nagla Road, Iglas Road, Aligarh Road . Khair is well connected to Delhi, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Palwal, Noida and Ghaziabad.
Diwali and Dussehara is the most popular festival celebrated by citizens. Many people participate and others come to enjoy this festival.
There are many educational institutes in the city.
The main colleges of Khair is:
Rastriya Vidyalaya Inter College (RVIC) is my experience from 9th Standard to 12th Standard (1992 to 1996) under leadership of Mahesh Chand Sharma. It is outstanding disciplined place to inculcate attitude, learning and education.
mostly Rohtagi from the Maharaj Harish Chandra Vansh community found in large number in Khair & Chaudhary, Nauhwar, Tomar, Dimanian, Gawar From Jaat community are also found in large numbers in Khair. Also Kori Dalit, Sisodiya Thakur Chauhan Rajput & Gautam, Vashishtha, Parashar, Upadhyay,Bhardwaj of Brahmin And Jindal, Goyal, Varshney, Singhal, Bansal, Mittal, Agrawal subcaste of Vaishya community, Verma sunaar, Brahmins are in majority in Khair town consisting more than 20% of the population.
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