Kairana

Kairana (Hindi pronunciation: [kɛːɾaːn̪aː]) is a city and a municipal board in Shamli district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) from Shamli city.

Kairana
Municipality
Nickname:  Kairana Kairana (Uttar Pradesh)
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shamli
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Chairperson	Anwar Hasan
• Member of Parliament	Iqra Choudhary
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Nahid Hasan[1]
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	89,000
Language
• Official	Hindi[3]
• Additional official	Urdu[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	247774
Telephone code	01398
Vehicle registration	UP-19
Lok Sabha constituency	Kairana
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kairana

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.^[2]

As of the 2001^[update] India census, Kairana had a population of 73,046. Male population is 38,849 and female population is 34,197. In Kairana, 21.7% of the population was in the age group of 0–6 years. In Kairana, the population of literates was 21,539, which constituted 29.5% of the total population. The effective literacy of population seven years and above was 37.6%.^[4]

Migration

Main article: Kairana and Kandhla migration row

Kairana and Kandhla migration row (also known as Kairana exodus) refers to mass migration of Hindu families from Kairana and Kandhla in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh during the period 2014–16. Media sources have stated that the migration was due to threats of extortion from Mukim Kala, described as a "gangster." The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government regarding the migration from Kairana. Bharatiya Janata Party politician Hukum Singh released a list of 346 Hindu families which had migrated from Kairana. On 14 June, he released another list, this time containing the names of migrant families from Kandhla. Both these list and the subsequent response have received extensive media coverage . Several families have reportedly deserted the city due to extortion and loot by goons of gangsters like Mukim Kala. Many families have reportedly been forced to shift to nearby Haryana villages due to the terror. Locals said they were getting threats on phone and through letters. If one refuses to give protection money, he is killed by the henchmen. They have no option but to leave the city to save their lives.^[5] However it was also reported that many migrated not because of communalism, but crime.^[6]

National Human Rights Commission confirmed the exodus in an inquiry which also cited the influx of Muzaffarnagar Riot refugees as exacerbating the harmony in Kairana.^[7]

Places of interest

There are many religious and natural attractions in and around Kairana. Of these, are mainly the Nagarpalika building and procession house, Devi Mandir and Talab, Nawab Talab, Jain Mandir and Bagh, Imambara, Gaushala, Idgah and many shrines including Nogza Pir, The New Heights Academy Kairana, the Yamuna river at 6 km (3.7 mi).^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Rahmatullah Kairanawi
• Shabab Kiranwi
• Begum Tabassum Hasan
• Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan former MP
• Hukum Singh former MP
• Abdul Karim Khan
• Jamil Naqsh

References

1. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
2. "Census of India: Kairana". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
3. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "In Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh, mobster forces Hindu exodus". No. Kairana exodus. India Today. 12 June 2016.
6. "A dangerous game". The Hindu. 22 June 2016.
7. Rai, Sandeep (22 September 2016). "Exodus of Hindu families from Kairana a reality, finds NHRC probe report". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2022.