# Kherai Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Kherai

Kherai is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,773 people in 366 households**, the 31st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 1,773people (2011)
- 366households
- 65.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Kherai PIN code and other codes

Kherai falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455676

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kherai from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)85 km by road
- Karera (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kherai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kherai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kherai known for?

About 85% of the 944 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kherai

Of every 100 households in Kherai in 2011, 46 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kherai · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**45%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kherai?

■ Kherai · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**880

Working population ****56.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 48.7% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 579 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (6%) · **■** Marginal 221 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karera

- Dabra Dinara1,942 people
- Amola1,896 people
- Bangwan1,881 people
- Mamoni Khurd1,869 people
- Baisora Kalan1,740 people
- Bagedhari Abbal1,734 people
- Dumduma1,720 people
- Ghasarahi1,709 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherai from Shivpuri?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kherai?1,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherai in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherai?65.4% (Census 2011)