Durgawati
Durgawati (also called Durgaoti or Durgauti) is a town in Kaimur district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is 30.6 km by road north of the city of Bhabua, on National Highway 19 (old NH 2).[1] Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next to Mohania.
Durgawati | |
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  Durgawati Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°12′41″N 83°31′51″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| District | Kaimur (Bhabua) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri & Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 821105 |
The city is on the banks of Durgavati River,[2] in fact the river itself is named on this city.[2]
Geography and climate
Geography
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 river Karamnasa.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 a waterfall Telhar,[3] approx 60 km in south.
Climate
Durgawati experiences a humid 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 large diurnal 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 the Himalayan 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, called loo, blow in the summers. The average annual rainfall is 1,110 mm (44 in).[4]
| Climate data for Durgawati | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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) |
| Average precipitation 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) |
Transport
Durgawati is well connected by air, rail and road with the major Indian cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Jamshedpur and Hydrabad. The town is 763 km from Delhi. 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 in Kaimur district. The district headquarters, Bhabua, is 30 km southward from the railway station.
Road
- National Highway 19 (old NH 2, GT Road) crosses through the heart of the town.[1]
The town is 196 km from Patna and 50 km from Varanasi by road
There are also a few State Highways in the city SH-14.
Mohania is connected to Buxar via Ramgarh from the south and with Bhabua (district capital, Audhaura, Bhagwanpur) from the south.
Railway
The name of the railway station of Durgawati is Durgauti railway station, situated on Howrah–Gaya–Mughalsarai–New Delhi Grand Chord line. The station code is " DGO".[5]
Airport
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, commonly known as Babatpur Airport, is jjjthe nearest airport, 67 km from Durgawati. Indian carriers, including Air India and Spicejet and international carriers like Air India, Thai Airways International, Korean Air and Naaz Airlines, operate from here.[6][7]
Other
School
- Inter Level High School ( Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya )
- Children's Academy
- St. John's School
- Saraswati Sisu Mandir
Bank
- Allahabad Bank
- Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
- Co-operative Bank
- Sahara India Bank
References
- "Welcome to NHAI". www.nhai.org. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Durgawati Reservoir Scheme". wrd.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Welcome to the Official Website of Kaimur". kaimur.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Current weather in Durgawati: Weekly forecast for Durgawati, Bihar". www.skymetweather.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- Goyal, WC. "DGO/Durgauti Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Airports Authority of India". www.aai.aero. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Varanasi airport, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Babatpur". 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.