Rajasansi

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Rajasansi
city
Rajasansi is located in Punjab
Rajasansi
Rajasansi
Location in Punjab, India
Rajasansi is located in India
Rajasansi
Rajasansi
Rajasansi (India)
Coordinates: 31°43′28″N 74°47′10″E / 31.7245°N 74.786°E / 31.7245; 74.786Coordinates: 31°43′28″N 74°47′10″E / 31.7245°N 74.786°E / 31.7245; 74.786
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictAmritsar
Population
 (2001)
 • Total12,131
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Rajasansi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar International Airport) is located in Rajasansi village on Ajnala-Rajasansi Road. Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency is also an assembly segment in the Punjab Legislative Assembly|, which is currently represented by Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.

Demographics[edit]

Religion in Rajasansi[1]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 71.16%
Hinduism
 
 20.04%
Christianity
 
 7.99%
Islam
 
 0.61%
Others
 
 0.19%

As of 2001 India census,[2] Rajasansi had a population of 12,131. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Rajasansi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Climate[edit]

Rajasansi has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March, when temperatures can drop to −1 °C (30 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about 703.4 millimetres (27.7 in).[3] The lowest recorded temperature is −3.6 °C (25.5 °F), was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), was recorded on 9 June 1995.[4] The official weather station for the village is the Civil Aerodrome. Weather records here date back to 15 November 1947.

Climate data for Rajasansi(1981-2010 normals, extremes 1947-present; humidity and sunshine 1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2) 		32.2
(90.0) 		36.2
(97.2) 		44.1
(111.4) 		47.7
(117.9) 		47.8
(118.0) 		45.6
(114.1) 		40.7
(105.3) 		40.6
(105.1) 		38.3
(100.9) 		34.2
(93.6) 		28.5
(83.3) 		47.8
(118.0)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		26.1
(79.0) 		32
(90) 		40.5
(104.9) 		44
(111) 		44.1
(111.4) 		39.8
(103.6) 		37.1
(98.8) 		36.8
(98.2) 		35.5
(95.9) 		30.5
(86.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		45.2
(113.4)
Average high °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		34.2
(93.6) 		39
(102) 		39
(102) 		35
(95) 		34.2
(93.6) 		34.1
(93.4) 		32
(90) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		30.2
(86.4)
Average low °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		8.7
(47.7) 		4.1
(39.4) 		15.2
(59.4)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		1.7
(35.1) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.2
(50.4) 		15.8
(60.4) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.8
(64.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		4.2
(39.6) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−1.2
(29.8)
Record low °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		2
(36) 		6.4
(43.5) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		13
(55) 		7.3
(45.1) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−3.6
(25.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 26.2
(1.03) 		38.6
(1.52) 		38.4
(1.51) 		21.4
(0.84) 		26.7
(1.05) 		61.2
(2.41) 		210.1
(8.27) 		167.3
(6.59) 		77.5
(3.05) 		16.1
(0.63) 		6.3
(0.25) 		13.6
(0.54) 		703.4
(27.69)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2.1 3.3 3.2 2 2.4 3.8 8.6 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.6 1.4 38.9
Average relative humidity (%) 74 70 64 47 38 48 72 77 69 67 73 76 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 181.7 192.7 219.4 265.0 294.7 269.0 215.5 227.7 240.8 253.2 220.1 182.2 2,762
Source: [5][6]

Gallery[edit]

  • Rajasansi International Airport

    Rajasansi International Airport

  • Dargah Baba Hussain Shah Kadri

    Dargah Baba Hussain Shah Kadri

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800248-raja-sansi.html
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Amritsar Climate Normals 1981-2010" (PDF). Indian Meteorological Department, Pune. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Amritsar Climate Normals 1981-2010" (PDF). Indian Meteorological Department, Pune. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Amritsar Climate Normals 1981-2010" (PDF). Indian Meteorological Department, Pune. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Amritsar Climate Normals 1971–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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