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Kherai

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Shadhora mandal
Pincode 473330
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kamta Bai Yadav
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LGD code
500588
Pincode
473330
Post office
Shadora
Population
367
Households
54
Literacy rate
61.6%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
203
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
19 km
Distance to Bhopal
151 km
Distance to Delhi
458 km
Nearest railway station
Rahatwas · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Standard Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kherai compares

By population, Kherai ranks #64 of 98 villages in Shadhora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.6%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Kherai
61.6%
Shadhora mandal
56.0%
Ashoknagar district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−3 vs mandal average
Kherai
911
Shadhora mandal
914
Household size
people per home
6.8
+2.0 vs mandal average
Kherai
6.8
Shadhora mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kherai at a glance

Kherai is a village of 367 people in 54 households (Census 2011) in Shadhora tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 64th-largest of 98 villages in Shadhora tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 18 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 4 km from Rahatwas railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473330, served by Shadora post office; the LGD village code is 500588. The nearest hospital or health centre is Standard Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Kamta Bai Yadav. The population is estimated at 433 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bamuriya Shadora

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Kherai · this village36762%
Khairai Piprai · Piprai84454%1.1 km NW
Rehatwas · Piprai60358%1.9 km S
Kundoli · Ashoknagar26255%2.5 km NW
Baksanpur · Piprai1,20650%3 km NE
Kukretha · Piprai1,04961%3.4 km N
Kajrai · Ashoknagar62561%3.2 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kherai

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ASHOKNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
14
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
311
Irrigated area (ha)
206
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kherai

LGD code
500588
Pincode
473330
Post office
Shadora
Population (Census 2011)
367
Population (projected 2026)
433
Households
54
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
61.6%
Coordinates
24.54561°N, 77.90136°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Guna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ashok Nagar
Member of Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kamta Bai Yadav
Block / Mandal
Shadhora
Getting there

How to reach Kherai

Mandal centre
Shadhora · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ashoknagar · ≈ 9.5 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,828 people
Jakhalon · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal151 kmcapital
  • Delhi458 km
  • Hyderabad799 km
  • Mumbai799 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRahatwas4 km
  • Hospital / PHCStandard Hospital16 km
  • CollegeIndo American Montessori Pre School50 km
  • Police stationmahila police thana54 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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