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Khala

खाला
Kareli mandal
Pincode 487330
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Deepak Rai
Contact: 87****1415
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LGD code
491280
Pincode
487330
Post office
Barman
Population
255
Households
53
Literacy rate
82.4%
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000♂
Workers
101
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Bhopal
168 km
Distance to Delhi
637 km
Nearest railway station
Kareli · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Barman,M.P · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khala compares

By population, Khala ranks #107 of 147 villages in Kareli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
82.4%
+17.2% vs mandal average
Khala
82.4%
Kareli mandal
65.2%
Narsimhapur district
65.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
875
−50 vs mandal average
Khala
875
Kareli mandal
925
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
Khala
4.8
Kareli mandal
4.3

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

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Khala at a glance

Khala is a village of 255 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Kareli tehsil, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 107th-largest of 147 villages in Kareli tehsil. Literacy is 82%, 17 points above the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 875 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Narsimhapur district centre, 46 km from Bankhedi, the nearest town, 22 km from Kareli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 487330, served by Barman post office; the LGD village code is 491280. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Barman,M.P, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Deepak Rai, and the village votes in Tendukheda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vishwanath Singh (Mulam Bhaiya). The population is estimated at 301 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khala · this village25582%
Katangi · Kareli34166%1.3 km W
Sarasdol · Kareli23358%1.9 km S
Sarasdol · Lakhnadon72764%1.9 km S
Suatala · Kareli1,49772%2.7 km NW
Suatala · Kesli10761%2.7 km NW
Richhai · Kareli1,28863%2.9 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khala

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KARELI
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
161.4
Irrigated area (ha)
60.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Khala

LGD code
491280
Pincode
487330
Post office
Barman
Population (Census 2011)
255
Population (projected 2026)
301
Households
53
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
875
Literacy rate
82.4%
Coordinates
23.12902°N, 79.05495°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hoshangabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tendukheda
Member of Parliament
Darshan Singh Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vishwanath Singh (Mulam Bhaiya)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Deepak Rai
Block / Mandal
Kareli
Getting there

How to reach Khala

Mandal centre
Kareli · ≈ 16 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Narsimhapur · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,667 people
Bankhedi · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 35 min by car · 1 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal168 kmcapital
  • Delhi637 km
  • Hyderabad641 km
  • Mumbai783 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKareli22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Barman,M.P11 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank Of India Deori29 km
  • Petrol pumpSitaram Petrol30 km
  • CollegeGOVT. Industrial Training ...29 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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