Khurai

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title: "Khurai" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["khurai", "cities-and-towns-in-sagar-district", "tehsils-of-sagar-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khurai" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Khurai
other_name
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	{{Photomontage
photo1a	Khurai Fort Sagar.png
photo2a	Dohela fort and Temple.png
spacing	12
color_border	Black
color	white
size	300
foot_montage	Khurai Dohela Fort, Lake and Temple}}
pushpin_map	India Madhya Pradesh#India3
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Madhya Pradesh
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Sagar District
established_title	Founded
established_date	1893
parts_type	ratan s
parts	Khurai
leader_title1	Mayor
leader_name1	Dr. Subrota Das
leader_title2	Member of Legislative Assembly
leader_name2	Mr. Bhupendra Singh Thakur
leader_title3	Commissioner
leader_name3	P.S Khan
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	126.77
elevation_m	421
population_total	200000 approx.
population_as_of	2024
population_rank	900
population_density_km2	96
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi, Bundelkhandi, Urdu, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	470117
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	91-7581
registration_plate	MP 15
blank1_name_sec1	Coastline
blank1_info_sec1	0 km
blank2_name_sec1	Nearest city
blank2_info_sec1	saugor, India
blank3_name_sec1	Distance from Delhi
blank3_info_sec1	949 km S
blank4_name_sec1	Distance from Mumbai
blank4_info_sec1	1089 km NE
blank5_name_sec1	Distance from Kolkata
blank5_info_sec1	1921 km W
blank6_name_sec1	Distance from Chennai
blank6_info_sec1	2418 km N
blank1_name_sec2	Climate
blank1_info_sec2	AW (Köppen)
blank2_name_sec2	Precipitation
blank2_info_sec2	231 mm
blank3_name_sec2	Avg. annual temperature
blank3_info_sec2	24.03 °C
blank4_name_sec2	Avg. summer temperature
blank4_info_sec2	42.33 °C
blank5_name_sec2	Avg. winter temperature
blank5_info_sec2	01.77 °C
iso_code	IN-MP
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::callout[type=note] the city in Madhya Pradesh ::

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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.

Geography

Khurai is located on . It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet). 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 to 27 °C; from March to June temperatures range from 35 °C to 48 °C. The average rainfall is about 200 cm. Winters are moderately cool and summers are hot. Monsoon season lasts from June through August. |Khurai |1.0|18.6|1.2 |10.0|29.8|1.3 |21.3|37.2|3.0 |24.1|40.6|9.0 |25.2|45.3|38.2 |24.0|47.8|53.3 |20.9|33.4|123.1 |20.7|27.11|181.2 |17.1|25.2|30.7 |12.4|23.8|2.2 |4.1|20.8|6.1 |2.0|16.4|0.1 |source=World Weather Information Service |float=right |clear=none

Demographics

As of the 2024 census of India, 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 80.1%. |title=Religions in Khurai City |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= |caption=Distribution of religions

†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (

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.

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.
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.
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.

Education and Institution

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

Localities and suburbs

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.
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.

References

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