Kairana
| Kairana | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Nickname(s):   Kairana Kairana (Uttar Pradesh) | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Shamli |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 73,046 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 247774 |
| Telephone code | 01398 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-19 |
Kairana is a historical city and a municipal board in Shamli district. Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and was named Prabuddh Nagar by Mayawati, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. In July 2012, Shamli got its original name back by Akhilesh Yadav, who became CM of UP in 2012. Prior to that, Kairana was a tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. Both districts are located in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics and people
As of the 2011 India census,[1] Kairana had a population of 89000. Males population is 47047and females population is 41953. Kairana has a literacy rate of 47.23%, which is lower than the state literacy rate 67.68%. Male literacy in Kairana is 55.16%, and female literacy is 38.24%. In Kairana,18.06% of the population is under 6 years of age.In a bid to create an efficient manpower pool and hone talents of young Indians, Care for All Trust and Rahbar Foundation have been jointly running Indian community center (ICC) in the small town Kairana of western UP since 2014. According to the 2011 Census,[2] 80.74% people are Muslims, 18.34% are Hindus, rest being people of other faiths[2]
Notable people
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- 1 2 http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800642-kairana-uttar-pradesh.html