Khurai

This article is about the city in Madhya Pradesh. For other uses, see Khurai (disambiguation).

Khurai is a major city in Sagar District and a municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It's a tehsil headquarter and a assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh.

Khurai
Municipality
Khurai Dohela Fort, Lake and Temple
Khurai Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Khurai Khurai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.05°N 78.32°E / 24.05; 78.32
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar District
Founded	1893
ratan s	Khurai
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Subrota Das
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Mr. Bhupendra Singh Thakur
• Commissioner	P.S Khan
Area
• Total	126.77 km2 (48.95 sq mi)
Elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
• Rank	900
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Bundelkhandi, Udru, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	470117
Telephone code	91-7581
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP 15
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	saugor, India
Distance from Delhi	949 kilometres (590 mi) S
Distance from Mumbai	1,089 kilometres (677 mi) NE
Distance from Kolkata	1,921 kilometres (1,194 mi) W
Distance from Chennai	2,418 kilometres (1,502 mi) N
Climate	AW (Köppen)
Precipitation	231 millimetres (9.1 in)
Avg. annual temperature	24.03 °C (75.25 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	42.33 °C (108.19 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	01.77 °C (35.19 °F)

Geography

Khurai is located on 24.05°N 78.32°E / 24.05; 78.32. It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet).^[1] It is located in the northeastern region of Madhya Pradesh.

Climate

Khurai has a mainly moderate climate. From October to February the temperature is between 12 °C (54 °F) to 27 °C (81 °F); from March to June temperatures range from 35 °C (95 °F) to 48 °C (118 °F). The average rainfall is about 200 cm (79 in). Winters are moderately cool and summers are hot. Monsoon season lasts from June through August.

Khurai
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.2     19 1     1.3     30 10     3     37 21     9     41 24     38     45 25     53     48 24     123     33 21     181     27 21     31     25 17     2.2     24 12     6.1     21 4     0.1     16 2 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     65 34     0.1     86 50     0.1     99 70     0.4     105 75     1.5     114 77     2.1     118 75     4.8     92 70     7.1     81 69     1.2     77 63     0.1     75 54     0.2     69 39     0     62 36 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Demographics

As of the 2024 census of India,^[2] Khurai has a population of 2,00,000 approx. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khurai has an average literacy rate of 85.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

Religions in Khurai City
Religion			Percent
Hindus			83.29%
Muslims			9.56%
Jains			4.87%
Sikhs			1.57%
Others†			1.4%
Distribution of religions †Includes Christians (0.56%), Buddhists (<0.7%).

Religions in KHURAI (Dehat)
Religion			Percent
Hindus			97%
Muslims			0.9%
Christians			0%
Jains			0%
Others†			2.1%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Economy

The main business in the Khurai region is agriculture. The main crops grown there are wheat (sharbati), soybean and gram. The city is a hub for the manufacturing of agricultural equipment such as threshers, cultivators, ploughs, seed drills and trollies.

A hospital, round-the-clock mobile medical vehicle, a national level auditorium, badminton court and gym have been set up in the area by the state government.^[3]

Places to Interest

• Dohela Fort: Dohela fort is main attraction of Khurai town, it's a historical and beautiful fort, every year here celebrating a Dohela fair.^[4]
• Radha Kund and Temple: This temple and lake is other major interesting place in khurai, that's temple is very old and divine. Many people are visiting them every day. ^[5][6]
• Laal Jain Mandir: Laal Jain Mandir is an important religious and philosophical place of Khurai, here Jain Temple and Maansthambh fascinating place, along with this Dharamshala is also available here.^[7][8]

Education and Institution

There are many colleges and institutes available in the field of education in Khurai, the major ones are

• Govt Degree College, Khurai
• Atal Bihari Vajpeyi Agriculture College, Khurai
• Politecnic College, Khurai
• RLM College, Khurai

Localities and suburbs

• Ghourat
• Jagdishpura
• Jarwaans

Transportation

Khurai is well connected with roads and railways,

• Road: Sagar is 40 km away from Khurai.National Highway 934 and State Highway 14 passing through khurai, khurai is connected nearby towns with daily bus services. ^[9]
• Rail way: Khurai railway station loceted on Bina Katni Line. Its code is KYE. It serves Khurai city. The station consists of three platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt here.^[10]

See also

• Bandri