Khara is a village in Ramnagar mandal, Maihar district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 2,091 spread across 453 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.9% and is situated at coordinates 24.165°N, 80.959°E.
By population, Khara ranks #19 of 193 villages in Ramnagar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khara is a village of 2,091 people in 453 households (Census 2011) in Ramnagar tehsil, Maihar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 19th-largest of 193 villages in Ramnagar tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Maihar district centre, 22 km from Damoy railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485881, served by Ramnagar (Satna) post office; the LGD village code is 464424. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Ramnagar, 14 km away. The sarpanch is UMA SINGH, and the village votes in Amarpatan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Rajendra Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khara · this village | 2,091 | 60% | — |
| Hinauta Khurd · Maihar | 821 | 51% | 1.4 km NW |
| Karaundi · Gurh | 2,022 | 62% | 2.6 km N |
| Bihara Khurd · Maihar | 866 | 49% | 2.6 km NW |
| Tikar Khurd · Maihar | 538 | 52% | 2.9 km W |
| Dataur · Ramnagar | 303 | 60% | 3.3 km SE |
| Joba · Ramnagar | 1,175 | 56% | 3.4 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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