Khurai | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 24.05°N 78.32°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sagar District |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1893 |
Parts Type: | ratan s |
Parts: | Khurai |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Dr. Subrota Das |
Leader Title2: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
Leader Name2: | Mr. Bhupendra Singh Thakur |
Leader Title3: | Commissioner |
Leader Name3: | P.S Khan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 126.77 |
Elevation M: | 421 |
Population Total: | 51000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Rank: | 993 |
Population Density Km2: | 24 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Bundelkhandi, Udru, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 470117 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-7581 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bina Junction, India |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Distance from Delhi |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 949km (590miles) S |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Distance from Mumbai |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | 1089km (677miles) NE |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Distance from Kolkata |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | 1921km (1,194miles) W |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | Distance from Chennai |
Blank6 Info Sec1: | 2418km (1,502miles) N |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | AW (Köppen) |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Precipitation |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 231mm |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 24.03°C |
Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank4 Info Sec2: | 42.33°C |
Blank5 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank5 Info Sec2: | 1.77°C |
Iso Code: | IN-MP |
Khurai is a town in Sagar District and a municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the northeastern region of Madhya Pradesh.
Khurai has a mainly moderate climate. From October to February the temperature is between to ; from March to June temperatures range from to . The average rainfall is about . Winters are moderately cool and summers are hot. Monsoon season lasts from June through August.
As of the 2011 census of India,[1] Khurai has a population of 51,108. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khurai has an average literacy rate of 80.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.
The main business in the Khurai region is agriculture. The main crops grown there are wheat (sharbati), soybean and gram. The city is a hub for the manufacturing of agricultural equipment such as threshers, cultivators, ploughs, seed drills and trollies.
A hospital, round-the-clock mobile medical vehicle, a national level auditorium, badminton court and gym have been set up in the area by the state government.[2]