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Karai

Khurai mandal
Pincode 470117
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ramdevi Ahirwar
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LGD code
459907
Pincode
470117
Post office
Khurai
Population
398
Households
90
Literacy rate
67.3%
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000♂
Workers
175
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Bhopal
135 km
Distance to Delhi
519 km
Nearest railway station
Khurai Relway Stesan · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Paras Multispeciality Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karai compares

By population, Karai ranks #124 of 187 villages in Khurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.3%
+4.8% vs mandal average
Karai
67.3%
Khurai mandal
62.5%
Sagar district
65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,020
+130 vs mandal average
Karai
1,020
Khurai mandal
890
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Karai
4.4
Khurai mandal
4.5

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

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Karai at a glance

Karai is a village of 398 people in 90 households (Census 2011) in Khurai tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 124th-largest of 187 villages in Khurai tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,020 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Sagar district centre, 15 km from Khimlasa, the nearest town, 7 km from Khurai Relway Stesan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470117, served by Khurai post office; the LGD village code is 459907. The nearest hospital or health centre is Paras Multispeciality Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Ramdevi Ahirwar, and the village votes in Bina assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Nirmla Sapre. The population is estimated at 469 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karai

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)
10
Power hours (winter)
11
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHURAI
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
63
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
306.23
Irrigated area (ha)
138.73
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Karai

LGD code
459907
Pincode
470117
Post office
Khurai
Population (Census 2011)
398
Population (projected 2026)
469
Households
90
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1020
Literacy rate
67.3%
Coordinates
24.07183°N, 78.39433°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bina
Member of Parliament
Lata Wankhede
Member of Legislative Assembly
Adv. Nirmla Sapre
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Ramdevi Ahirwar
Block / Mandal
Khurai
Getting there

How to reach Karai

Mandal centre
Khurai · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sagar · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,333 people
Khimlasa · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal135 kmcapital
  • Delhi519 km
  • Hyderabad744 km
  • Mumbai796 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhurai Relway Stesan7 km
  • Bus stopKhurai Bus Stenad7 km
  • Hospital / PHCParas Multispeciality Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM7 km
  • Petrol pumpHarsh fuel Junction Hp Petrol Pump6 km
  • CollegeGOVT Primary School5 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Khurai8 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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