{{Short description|Town in Uttar Pradesh, India}} {{For|the desert tree of South Asia|Capparis decidua}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details -->{{Infobox settlement | name = Khair | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|27.95|N|77.83|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh | subdivision_name2 = Aligarh | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Tehsil | governing_body = Nagar Palika Parishad | leader_title = MLA | leader_name = Anoop Valmiki (BJP) | leader_title2 = MP | leader_name2 = Satish Gautam(BJP) | leader_title3 = Chairman | leader_name3 = Sanjay Sharma | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 188 | population_total = 35751 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Language | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=26 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | demographics1_title2 = Additional official | demographics1_info2 = Urdu<ref name="langoff"/> | demographics1_title3 = Regional | demographics1_info3 = Brajbhasha<ref>{{cite web |title=Braj Bhasha |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bra |website=Ethnologue |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | blank2_name_sec2 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec2 = Aligarh | blank1_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Khair | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 202138 | area_code = 05724 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = UP-81 | website = | footnotes = | hindi = }} '''Khair''' is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Khair is the largest town of Aligarh district. It is situated around 27 km from Aligarh, 114 km from Delhi and 60 km from Mathura.
==History== The town was held by Amar Singh Jat during the 17th century. Amar Singh revolted against the Mughal Empire and declared his independent. He also built the fortress of Rait and became the leader of the rebels of Tappal, Khurja, Koel, Chandausi and Atrauli parganas.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kānūnago |first=Kālikā Rañjana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-TJuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kher++Amar+Singh+Jat |title=History of the House of Diggi |date=1997 |publisher=Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Jagbir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9H9uAAAAMAAJ&q=Amar+Singh+Jat+of+Khair |title=The Jat Rulers of Upper Doab: Three Centuries of Aligarh Jat Nobility : a Regional Micro History of Thenuas |date=2002 |publisher=Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors |isbn=978-81-7910-016-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gaṅgāsiṃha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNYBAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9F |title=Yadu vanisa |date=1971 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Vir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FGgMAQAAMAAJ&q=Amar+Singh |title=The Jats: Their Role & Contribution to the Socio-economic Life and Polity of North & North-west India |date=2007 |publisher=Low Price Publications |isbn=978-81-88629-68-8 |language=en}}</ref>
==Demographics== As of 2011 Indian Census, Khair had a total population of 35,751, of which 19,019 were males and 16,732 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 5,322. The total number of literates in Khair was 20,334, which constituted 56.9% of the population with male literacy of 63.4% and female literacy of 49.4%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Khair was 66.8%, of which male literacy rate was 74.5% and female literacy rate was 58.0%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 6,485 and 6 respectively. Khair had 5883 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Khair |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=140339 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
==Education== * Panchsheel City School Khair<ref>{{cite web |title=Panchsheel City School Khair, Aligarh - Fees, Admissions, Reviews and Address 2022 |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/panchsheel-city-school-khair-ov5nd6 |website=iCBSE |access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref>
== See also == * Block colony, Khair * List of cities in Uttar Pradesh
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Aligarh district}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Cities and towns in Aligarh district