Churk
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 Group and then to the Dalmia Group after the Jaypee Group's insolvency.
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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.