Kheri District, Uttar Pradesh

Kheri is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 180 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Lakhimpur. Hindi and Avadhi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 7,680 km², including 7,592.03 km² of rural area and 87.97 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Kheri District

Kheri District is divided into 7 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,848 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Dhaurahara2061,124.63
2Gola Gokaran Nath3101,318.06
3Lakhimpur4051,474.07
4Mitauli313
5Mohammdi3351,324.35
6Nighasan125862.96
7Palia1541,575.93

Population of Kheri District

According to the 2011 Census, Kheri District had a population of 40,21,243 people living in 7,45,077 households. The population comprised 21,23,187 males and 18,98,056 females, with an average population density of 524 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population40,21,24335,60,2084,61,035
Male Population21,23,18718,80,6792,42,508
Female Population18,98,05616,79,5292,18,527
Total Households7,45,0776,61,24583,832
Population Density524 / km²469 / km²5,241 / km²

Kheri District had 20,34,044 literate people and 6,62,296 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 10,61,782 and 53,375 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)6,62,2966,01,55760,739
Literate Population20,34,04417,46,9342,87,110
Illiterate Population19,87,19918,13,2741,73,925
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population10,61,78210,19,38742,395
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population53,37552,446929

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.