Village · Kolaras, Shivpuri # Kharai Kharai is a village in Kolaras sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,557 people in 628 households, the 5th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 2,557 people (2011) - 628 households - 63.5% literacy - 873 females per 1,000 males ## Kharai PIN code and other codes Kharai falls in Kolaras sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kolaras - Census village code 455743 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharai from nearby towns? - Kolaras (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ) 37 km by road - Kolaras (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kolaras - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shivpuri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shivpuri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharai known for? The main crops are soyabean. About 74% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharai Of every 100 households in Kharai in 2011, 58 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharai · ■ Kolaras rural average - Electricity for lighting 58% 28% - Toilet within the home 6% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98% - Use banking services 23% 32% - Television 10% 9% - Mobile phone 44% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 40% 51% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharai? ■ Kharai · ■ Kolaras rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 55.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 873 881 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 911 - Working population 44.4% 44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 46.1% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 326 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (21%) · ■ Household industry 42 (4%) · ■ Other work 156 (14%) · ■ Marginal 374 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kolaras - Lukwasa 5,931 people - Sesai Sadak 3,621 people - Bhadota 3,112 people - Daharwara 2,658 people - Pachawali 2,334 people - Rijoda 2,275 people - Rajgarh 2,260 people - Karya 2,049 people All 215 villages in Kolaras ## Quick answers - How far is Kharai from Shivpuri? 37 km by road - What is the population of Kharai? 2,557 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharai in? Shivpuri district (Kolaras sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kharai? 63.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/kharai-455743/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.