Churk
Churk Churk Ghurma | |
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Town | |
![]() ![]() Churk Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 24°39′N 83°06′E / 24.650°N 83.100°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Sonbhadra |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8,685 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Churk Ghurma is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is famous for a cement factory which was previously owned by state government. Later, the factory was sold to Jaypee Cements.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Churk Ghurma had a population of 8,685. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Churk Ghurma has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 61%. In Churk Ghurma, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate
Climate data for Churk (1991–2020, extremes 1981–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.8 (96.4) | 40.7 (105.3) | 44.8 (112.6) | 47.0 (116.6) | 47.4 (117.3) | 43.2 (109.8) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.6 (101.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 47.4 (117.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 38.4 (101.1) | 40.8 (105.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.7 (87.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 31.4 (88.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 19.0 (66.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 3.4 (38.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | −0.6 (30.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.6 (0.50) | 15.9 (0.63) | 14.5 (0.57) | 11.6 (0.46) | 15.7 (0.62) | 130.0 (5.12) | 324.9 (12.79) | 318.3 (12.53) | 221.2 (8.71) | 36.9 (1.45) | 5.0 (0.20) | 7.0 (0.28) | 1,113.7 (43.85) |
Average rainy days | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 52.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 56 | 50 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 50 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 58 | 55 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[2] |
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Station: Churk Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 197–198. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.