Surajgarha
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Surajgarha | |
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city | |
  Surajgarha Location in Bihar, India  Surajgarha Surajgarha (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°15′N 86°14′E / 25.25°N 86.23°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Lakhisarai |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2011
[1]) | |
| • Total | 290,998 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Angika, Hindi, English, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 811106 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Website | www.surajgarha.in |
Surajgarha is one of seven blocks in Lakhisarai district of Bihar[2] consisting of 117 villages.[3] It lies on the banks of the Ganges River and is 17 km north-east of Lakhisarai.
Kajra Railway Station is the nearest major railhead. This is a small town located 32 km from Munger and 16 km from Lakhisarai, on NH-33.[4]
Weather[edit]
The weather here is of extreme type. Summer temperature stays at 40-45 C in day and Winters may see a drop till 5C. Heavy downpour is also experienced. The annual rainfall is 130 cm mainly in monsoons and winters due to Western Disturbances.
| Climate data for Surajgarha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 18.9 (0.74) |
10.7 (0.42) |
11.4 (0.45) |
7.6 (0.30) |
33.3 (1.31) |
134.2 (5.28) |
305.8 (12.04) |
274.4 (10.80) |
226.9 (8.93) |
93.8 (3.69) |
8.9 (0.35) |
4.1 (0.16) |
1,003.4 (39.50) |
| Source 1: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: IMD | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Villages & Towns in Surajgarha Block of Lakhisarai, Bihar". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Blocks in Lakhisarai District, Bihar". www.census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Villages & Towns in Surajgarha Block of Lakhisarai, Bihar". www.census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2016.