Patharia
City in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Patharia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Damoh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. During World War II, the town served as the training camp for what would become Wingate's Chindits.
Patharia | |
|---|---|
city | |
Viragodaya Jain Mandir, Pathariya | |
  Patharia Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Patharia Patharia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.90°N 79.21°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Damoh |
| Founded by | Rajputana king |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,026 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Geography
Locetion
Patharia is located at 23.90°N 79.21°E.[1] It is at an average elevation of 595 metres (1,952 ft). Sunar River flows near the Town.
Climate
| Climate data for Patharia (1981–2010, extremes 1970–2011) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
45.2 (113.4) |
49.8 (121.6) |
46.6 (115.9) |
42.6 (108.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
49.8 (121.6) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
43.1 (109.6) |
45.9 (114.6) |
44.1 (111.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
45.2 (113.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
42.4 (108.3) |
39.3 (102.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22 (72) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.6 (0.46) |
17.8 (0.70) |
8.4 (0.33) |
3.7 (0.15) |
8.6 (0.34) |
119.4 (4.70) |
305.4 (12.02) |
435.1 (17.13) |
181.4 (7.14) |
32.7 (1.29) |
13.8 (0.54) |
7.7 (0.30) |
1,145.6 (45.10) |
| Average rainy days | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 50.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 55 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 61 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Patharia is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. The Patharia city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Patharia Nagar Panchayat has population of 21,026 of which 11,008 are males while 10,018 are females as Census India 2011.[4]
Economy
Education
For higher secondary education, there is the government school named School Of Excellence Patharia. Many other private School situated in Patharia.
For higher education, there is Madhavrao Sapre Government College Patharia.
Notable people
- Madhavrao Sapre, A Author
- Sahodrabai Rai, A Politician
- Lakhan Patel, A Politician and Minister
Transportation
Patharia is connected with Damoh, Sagar, Katni, Jabalpur and Chhatarpur by roads.
Patharia is a Railway Station on Bina Katni Line and connected with major Cities of Madhya Pradesh.[6]
