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Kairana
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Also known as Kerana, Kirana

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Place details

Locality
Kairana
Region
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Population
80,432
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kairana
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Shamli
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
242
Settlement.population_total
89,000
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Chairperson
Settlement.leader_name
Shamshad Ansari
Settlement.leader_title1
Member of Parliament
Settlement.leader_name1
Iqra Choudhary
Settlement.leader_title2
Member of Legislative Assembly

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Shamli district
Population
89000
Area
7.11
Elevation
242
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Dialing code
1398
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postal code
247774
Commons category
Kairana
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • Migration
  • Places of interest
  • Notable people
  • References

Kairana () is a city and a municipal board in Shamli district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is approximately from Shamli city. Its name is also associated with the Kirana gharana of Hindustani classical music.

==Demographics== As of 2011 Indian Census, Kairana had a total population of 89,000, of which 47,047 were males and 41,953 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 16,074. The total number of literates in Kairana was 34,441, which constituted 38.7% of the population with male literacy of 45.4% and female literacy of 31.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kairana was 47.2%, of which male literacy rate was 55.2% and female literacy rate was 38.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 5,087 and 8 respectively. Kairana had 13951 households in 2011.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kairana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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