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Khaira

खैरा
Keolari mandal
Pincode 480991
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Neetu Thakur
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LGD code
496462
Pincode
480991
Post office
Khairapalari
Population
3,178
Households
707
Literacy rate
76.5%
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,046
Distance to district centre
51 km
Distance to mandal centre
26 km
Distance to Bhopal
268 km
Distance to Hyderabad
564 km
Nearest railway station
Palari · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC Chhui · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khaira compares

By population, Khaira ranks #2 of 184 villages in Keolari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.5%
+13.2% vs mandal average
Khaira
76.5%
Keolari mandal
63.3%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−29 vs mandal average
Khaira
967
Keolari mandal
996
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Khaira
4.5
Keolari mandal
4.3

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

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Khaira at a glance

Khaira is a village of 3,178 people in 707 households (Census 2011) in Keolari tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 184 villages in Keolari tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 13 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Seoni district centre, under 1 km from Palari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480991, served by Khairapalari post office; the LGD village code is 496462. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Chhui, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Neetu Thakur . The population is estimated at 3,747 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khaira

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khaira · this village3,17877%
Maira · Panna2143%0.7 km NE
Maira · Keolari1,67165%0.7 km NE
Tikari · Barghat1,45670%1.5 km N
Bawali · Barghat41657%1.5 km N
Tikari · Barghat2,11370%1.5 km N
Chanwarmara · Keolari33063%1.7 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khaira

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
361.97
Irrigated area (ha)
259.08
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Khaira

LGD code
496462
Pincode
480991
Post office
Khairapalari
Population (Census 2011)
3,178
Population (projected 2026)
3,747
Households
707
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
967
Literacy rate
76.5%
Coordinates
22.30311°N, 79.81122°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Lakhnadon
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Neetu Thakur
Block / Mandal
Keolari
Nearest railway station
Palari (0.6 km)
Getting there

How to reach Khaira

Mandal centre
Keolari · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 45 min by car · 2 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal268 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad564 km
  • Delhi749 km
  • Mumbai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPalari<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC Chhui8 km
  • ATM / bankCentral Bank of India34 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil19 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Palariunder 1 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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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