Churk
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Churk
Churk Ghurma | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Churk Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°39′N 83°06′E / 24.650°N 83.100°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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
[edit]As of 2001[update] 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
[edit]| Climate data for Churk (1991–2020, extremes 1981–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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