Durgawati | |
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  Durgawati Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates:25°12′41″N83°31′51″E / 25.21139°N 83.53083°E /25.21139; 83.53083 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| District | Kaimur (Bhabua) |
| Area | |
• Total | 158.69 km2 (61.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 136,962 |
| • Density | 863.08/km2 (2,235.4/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 821105 |
| Telephone code | 06187 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-45 |
Durgawati (also called Durgaoti or Durgauti) is acommunity development block inKaimur district inIndianstate ofBihar .[1] It is geographically located between 25° 12' 41" north latitude and 83° 31' 51" east longitude. It is located at an altitude of 76 m (249 ft) above mean sea level. Its headquarters is 30.6 km by road north of the district headquarters,Bhabua, onNational Highway 19 (oldNH 2).[2]
Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next toMohania.
Durgawati has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet). Durgawati is divided into wards. In the south, there is a river called Durgauti which merges into the riverKaramnasa. Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next to the city Mohania. The famous temple Mundeshawari Devi is situated in Kaimur district. The route for this temple goes through Durgawati. Public Transport or hired vehicles are available for the temple Mundeshwari Devi from the Bus stand on NH-19 or the railway station.There is awaterfallTelhar,[3] approx 60 km in south.
Durgawati experiences ahumid subtropical climate with large variations between summer and winter temperatures. The temperature ranges between 22 and 46 °C (72 and 115 °F) in the summers. Winters in Durgawati see very largediurnal variations, with warm days and downright cold nights. The dry summer starts in April and lasts until June, followed by the monsoon season from July to October. Very Cold waves from theHimalayan region cause temperatures to dip across the city in the winter from December to February and temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) are not uncommon. Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, calledloo, blow in the summers. The average annual rainfall is 1,110 mm (44 in).[4]
| Climate data for Durgawati | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23 (74) | 26.6 (79.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 40.8 (105.5) | 38.4 (101.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32 (90) | 32.1 (89.7) | 27.9 (82.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21 (70) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.8 (80.3) | 25.2 (77.3) | 24.6 (76.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 19.0 (66.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 20.2 (0.80) | 20.7 (0.81) | 14.2 (0.56) | 6.6 (0.26) | 11.1 (0.44) | 116.3 (4.58) | 298.2 (11.74) | 329 (13.0) | 181.5 (7.15) | 45.2 (1.78) | 11.5 (0.45) | 3.6 (0.14) | 1,057.9 (41.65) |
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Durgawati is well connected by air, rail and road with the major Indian cities likeNew Delhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Chennai,Pune,Ahmedabad,Indore,Bhopal,Bhubaneswar,Gwalior,Jabalpur,Ujjain,Jaipur,Patna,Jamshedpur andHyderabad. The town is 763 km fromDelhi. One of the major factors in Durgawati's sustained existence as an inhabited city is its role as a transportation hub between different cities.It is a subdivisional town inKaimur district. The district headquarters,Bhabua, is 30 km southward from the railway station.
The town is 196 km fromPatna and 50 km fromVaranasi by road.There are also a few State Highways in the citySH-14.
Mohania is connected toBuxar viaRamgarh from the south and withBhabua (district capital, Audhaura,Bhagwanpur) from the south.
The name of the railway station of Durgawati isDurgauti railway station, situated on Howrah–Gaya–Mughalsarai–New Delhi Grand Chord line. Dindayal Pandey and Sumit Pandey always demands for development of this station. They demands for stoppage of new train here.The station code is " DGO".[5]
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport,Varanasi, commonly known as Babatpur Airport, is the nearest airport, 67 km from Durgawati. Indian carriers, includingAir India andSpicejet and international carriers likeAir India,Thai Airways International,Korean Air andNaaz Airlines, operate from here.[6][7]
Durgawati block contains the following 108 villages:[1]