Khurai
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Khurai ) is a city in Sagar District
Sagar District
Sagar District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Sagar serves as its administrative center.The district has an area of 10,252 km², and a population of 2,021,783 , a 23% increase from its 1991 population of 1,646,198...

 and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

. It is located on the north east region of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Khurai is a headquarters city in Sagar District, situated near its border with Vidisha District, Madhya Pradesh. It is about 26 km east of Bhelsa and 53 km west of Sagar.
Khurai is located on a plain region and hence, its land is good for wheat and rice cultivation. About 63% of the total land area comes under cultivation. Besides wheat and rice, vegetables like Brinjal, peas, tomatoes, spinach, and potatoes are also grown in small quantity.

Climate

Khurai mainly has a moderate climate. From October to February the temperature there is 12°C min to 27°C and from March to June temperature is 35°C to 48°C. The average rainfall there is about 200 cm. Winters are moderately cool and summers are lightly hot. Monsoon arrives there in June till August. Rain brings greenery around everywhere in the city.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Khurai has a population of 51,511. 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%.

Political view

Khurai City is divided into 21 sub areas or wards. The popular wards are namely Mahavir Ward, Subhash Ward, Pratap Ward, Galla Mandi,Ayodhya Basti,etc. Besides these wards, Rethore,Nirtala,Ghourat, Khimlasa, Jarwaans and Jagdishpura are the sub-towns of Khurai City. The city too has three special courts including the Tehsil Court and Nyayalaya.

Economy

Main business in khurai region is agriculture. Main crops grown there are wheat (sharbati), soyabean and gram. City is hub of making agriculture equipments like thraser, ploughs, seeding machines, trolleys. Many factories exist for them. The quality of soil in Khurai is very good and it is black in colour so there a very good quality of wheat is produced. Most of the wheat transferred to Delhi and Mumbai hotels.

Tourism

There are many places in this city where you can enjoy and entertain yourself. Some of them are,
  • Laal Mandir or Red Temple.
  • Mahaakali temple
  • Purana Quilla
  • Jagdishpura
    Jagdishpura
    Jagdishpura is a locality in Khurai City of Madhya Pradesh-Etymology:The name 'Jagdishpura' is derived from "Jagdish" meaning God and "Pura" meaning "land," hence its name means "Land of God"-Places of interest:...

  • Van Vibhaag
  • Nirtala
  • Talaab

Popular places to visit are "The old fort (dohela)", "Talliya Mandir", "Talaab", "Gulshan-e-madeena Mosque", "Mahakali Mandir", "Pandit Ka Kuan", "Shehnai Garden" and Jain Temple in Gurukul (Lal Mandir).
"DANKHEDI" a religious place view is one of the most beautiful view in whole area

Railways

The City has 3 railway stations.
  • Khurai / Indraprastha Railway Station (Main)
  • Sumreri
  • Baghora


The proposed Saugor - Chhattarpur Via. Tikamgarh rail Route will provide Dhangar Area a new mode and this way the city will get a new Railway Station Khurai Dhangar , 10 kms from Khurai main railway station.

The Khurai Railway Station
Khurai Railway Station
Khurai Railway Station is one of the important railway station of West Central Railway as well as, it is the main railway station of Khurai City in Madhya Pradesh.It is located in Indraprastha Colony,Khurai-Location:...

 is the main railway station which is well connected by rail route to Delhi, Mumbai, Howrah, Puri, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bilaspur, Rewa, Itarsi, Katni etc. While the other station is located at Khurai Sumreri which halts only passenger and local trains. The nearest railway junction is Bina Junction 22 km away which connects Khurai to other major cities of India.
As it is very close to Bina
Bina
Bina may refer to:* Binə, Baku, Azerbaijan* Binə, Khojavend, Azerbaijan* Bíňa, Slovakia* Bina Etawa, India* Bina Railway Colony, India...

 Junction,this provides a lot of convenience to the people.Some of the daily trains which have stoppages at Khurai City are mentioned here:
  • Amritsar
    Amritsar
    Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

     Vishakhapatnam HIRAKUND EXPRESS.
  • Haridwar
    Haridwar
    Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India...

     Puri
    Puri
    Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...

     KALINGUTKAL EXPRESS.
  • Hazrat Nizamuddin
    Nizamuddin Railway Station
    Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is one of the three main railway stations of Delhi, India. Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station connects all the major cities and is being developed to ease congestion on New Delhi Railway Station. Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is served by Northern Railway....

     Jabalpur GONDWANA EXPRESS (Super)
  • Varanasi
    Varanasi
    -Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

     Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
    Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
    Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , formerly known as Kurla Terminus , is a railhead in a suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway...

     / Kurla
    Kurla
    Kurla is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of one the busiest railway stations on the Mumbai suburban railway on the central and harbour railway lines of Mumbai...

     Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

     KAMAYANI EXPRESS.
  • Howrah Indore
    Indore
    Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...

     KSHIPRA EXPRESS.
  • Bhopal Howrah MAIL
  • Rajkot Jabalpur VERAVAL EXPRESS.
  • Jaipur
    Jaipur
    Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

     Jabalpur DAYODAYA EXPRESS.
  • Bhopal – Bilaspur Express.
  • Kota
    Kota, Rajasthan
    Kota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...

     Damoh PASSENGER
  • Damoh
    Damoh
    Damoh is a city in the Sagar Division of northeast Madhya Pradesh in India, east of state capital Bhopal and in north by Tikamgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District.-Geography:...

     Bina
    Bina
    Bina may refer to:* Binə, Baku, Azerbaijan* Binə, Khojavend, Azerbaijan* Bíňa, Slovakia* Bina Etawa, India* Bina Railway Colony, India...

     PASSENGER.
  • Bhopal Rewa
    Rewa
    Rewa may refer to:*Rewa Province, Fiji*Rewa, Poland*Rewa's Village, a community project in Kerikeri, New Zealand, named after a Maori chief*Rewa F.C...

     REWANCHAL EXPRESS (Super)
  • Katni
    Katni
    Katni is a town on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is located in the Mahakoshal Region of Central India. The city is away from the Divisional Headquarters of the region, Jabalpur...

     Bina
    Bina
    Bina may refer to:* Binə, Baku, Azerbaijan* Binə, Khojavend, Azerbaijan* Bíňa, Slovakia* Bina Etawa, India* Bina Railway Colony, India...

     MIX PASSENGER.
  • Bhopal Jabalpur OVERNIGHT EXPRESS.
  • Bhopal Itarsi
    Itarsi
    Itarsi is a city in Madhya Pradesh sn central India. Itarsi is located in Hoshangabad District, south of the city of Hoshangabad. Itarsi is a commercial hub for agricultural goods, and is also famous for its railway junction. The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Tawa Dam are nearby...

     VINDHYACHAL EXPRESS

All these trains,excluding some trains are running daily and have their stoppage at Khurai Railway Station.Besides the railway service,the bus service is also available in the city.

Roadways

Khurai is well connected to Sagar, Bina, Jhansi, Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore by road.

There are daily buses for Bhopal, Indore, Jhansi, Sagar and Bina.

Within the city, tempo vans and magic provide local transport.

Khurai City Bus

Proposed service to start by year 2011. A few of them runs as follow :
  1. Rethore - Pathar - Rethore
  2. Nirtala - Jarwans - Nirtala via. Rajiv Chowk
  3. Nirtala - Jarwans - Nirtala via. Talaiya
  4. Nirtala - Dhangar - Nirtala
  5. Jarwans - Jagdishpura - Jarwans
  6. Jarwans - Ghourat - Jarwans

Airways

Nearest International Airport is Bhopal Airport
Bhopal Airport
Raja Bhoj Airport is a domestic airport& international airport serving Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in Bairagarh suburban area which lies north-west of Bhopal city center on National Highway 12.-Development:...

 and Domestic airport is located at Gwalior.

Education

Khurai is a developing city in Sagar District in terms of education. For such purpose, different schools and colleges are provided for the students.

Schools in Khurai

The city has many primary, higher and senior secondary schools. The CBSE affiliated English schools are :
1. Holy Family Convent Sr. Secondary School, Khurai
Holy Family Convent Sr. Secondary School, Khurai
The Holy Family Convent Senior Secondary School is one of the most popular school in Khurai city of Madhya Pradesh.Established in year 1976 as a Pre-Primary school, the school has changed its motto to provide higher education to the localites within a year and re-established as a higher-secondary...

 (2nd in Saugor district)
2. Gyanodaya S.M.V.M.
3. Javahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
4. Saraswati School
5. Kendriya Vidyalaya Dhangar

While Pt.K.C. Sharma Excellence School, Blue Bells, Lord Shiva School etc. are MP Board affiliated.

The town has a Polytechnic College and a Science & Arts College. Khurai also has a Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalya.

Telecommunication and Media

In the past years, the city has developed much in providing better communication facilities in the city. These networks are providing services in the city:
  • B.S.N.L
  • CellOne
    CellOne
    CellOne now Bsnl mobile was a mobile phone service provided by the Indian public enterprise BSNL.It provides pre-paid and post-paid mobile services as well as many value added services....

  • Reliance
    Reliance Communications
    Reliance Communications Ltd. is an Indian broadband and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. RCOM is the world's 16th largest mobile phone operator with over 144 million subscribers. Established on 2004, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group...

  • Idea
    Idea
    In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images; i.e. images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images...

  • AirTel
  • Tata Indicom
    Tata Indicom
    Tata Teleservices Limited is a Indian broadband and telecommunications provider based in Mumbai, India. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate...

  • Aircel
    Aircel
    Aircel group is a mobile phone service provider in India. It offers both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage throughout India. The Aircel group is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & Investments Private Limited, whose current...


Local entertainment

The city's biggest cinema hall called NATARAJ Talkies is a centre of entertainment in the city. One can watch many Bollywood & Hollywood movies here and at very low price.

Banking

The banks located in different region of Khurai City.
  • State Bank Of India
    State Bank of India
    The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...

     with ATM facility.(Railway Road)
  • Central Bank
    Central bank
    A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is a public institution that usually issues the currency, regulates the money supply, and controls the interest rates in a country. Central banks often also oversee the commercial banking system of their respective countries...

     (Galla Mandi)
  • Sahara Bank
    Sahara Bank
    The Sahara Bank was established in 1964,designed by Italian Vincenzo Maria Morici.On 22 December 1970, the Revolutionary Command issued another law "the Nationalization Decision" which demanded that all the foreign banks shares were nationalized and became completely owned by Libya.Sahara Bank is...

     (Galla Mandi)
  • Graameen Bank (Gurukul Road)
  • Punjab National Bank
    Punjab National Bank
    Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...

  • Western Union
    Western Union
    The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...


Medical

Health system of the city is poorly developed which solely depends on the poorly equipped govt hospital and a Swedish mission hospital.
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