Khurai

Khurai is a major city in Sagar District and a municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the northeastern region of Madhya Pradesh.

Khurai
Municipality
A Train in khurai station
Khurai Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Khurai Khurai (India)
Coordinates: 24.05°N 78.32°E / 24.05; 78.32
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar District
Founded	1893
ratan s	Khurai
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Subrota Das
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Mr. Bhupendra Singh Thakur
• Commissioner	P.S Khan
Area
• Total	126.77 km2 (48.95 sq mi)
Elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
• Rank	900
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Bundelkhandi, Udru, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	470117
Telephone code	91-7581
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP 15
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	saugor, India
Distance from Delhi	949 kilometres (590 mi) S
Distance from Mumbai	1,089 kilometres (677 mi) NE
Distance from Kolkata	1,921 kilometres (1,194 mi) W
Distance from Chennai	2,418 kilometres (1,502 mi) N
Climate	AW (Köppen)
Precipitation	231 millimetres (9.1 in)
Avg. annual temperature	24.03 °C (75.25 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	42.33 °C (108.19 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	01.77 °C (35.19 °F)

Climate

Khurai has a mainly moderate climate. From October to February the temperature is between 12 °C (54 °F) to 27 °C (81 °F); from March to June temperatures range from 35 °C (95 °F) to 48 °C (118 °F). The average rainfall is about 200 cm (79 in). Winters are moderately cool and summers are hot. Monsoon season lasts from June through August.

Khurai
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.2     19 1     1.3     30 10     3     37 21     9     41 24     38     45 25     53     48 24     123     33 21     181     27 21     31     25 17     2.2     24 12     6.1     21 4     0.1     16 2 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     65 34     0.1     86 50     0.1     99 70     0.4     105 75     1.5     114 77     2.1     118 75     4.8     92 70     7.1     81 69     1.2     77 63     0.1     75 54     0.2     69 39     0     62 36 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Demographics

As of the 2024 census of India, Khurai has a population of 2,00,000 approx. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khurai has an average literacy rate of 85.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

Religions in Khurai City
Religion			Percent
Hindus			83.29%
Muslims			7.56%
Christians			0.57%
Jains			7.87%
Others†			1.4%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.56%), Buddhists (<0.7%).

Religions in KHURAI (Dehat)
Religion			Percent
Hindus			97%
Muslims			0.9%
Christians			0%
Jains			0%
Others†			2.1%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Economy

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.

Localities and suburbs

• Ghourat
• Jagdishpura
• Jarwaans

See also

• Bandri

External links

• Khurai
• Khurai Town