Durgawati Explained

Durgawati
Settlement Type:Community development block
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:25.2114°N 83.5308°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Patna
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kaimur (Bhabua)
Area Total Km2:158.69
Elevation M:76
Population Total:136962
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Bhojpuri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:821105
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06187
Registration Plate:BR-45

Durgawati (also called Durgaoti or Durgauti) is a community development block in Kaimur district in Indian state of Bihar .[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, on National Highway 19 (old NH 2).[2]

Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next to Mohania.

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 22and 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 are not uncommon. Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers. The average annual rainfall is 1110mm.[4]

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 Hyderabad. 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

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. 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]

Airport

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, commonly known as Babatpur Airport, is the 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

Bank

Villages

Durgawati block contains the following 108 villages:[1]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
194 1,439
424 2,367
201 938
79 200
70 401
82 255
376 6,061
35 19
87 377
29 0
147 66
58 467
108 905
121 540
344 1,535
75 904
100 433
66 0
360 1,681
91 655
280 2,105
57 0
57 0
504 1,907
127 1,094
477 1,974
50 204
65 740
128 764
142 488
30 236
195 600
137 673
199 1,515
180 613
74 523
182 772
297 1,257
170 1,301
38 485
146 1,377
88 1,007
69 389
89 2,046
369 3,320
139 947
39 437
49 0
105 39
193 3,332
230 3,052
164 1,058
89 1,270
359 522
0 (sic) 5,211
96 1,018
348 2,767
43 926
371 3,373
54 0
37 774
505 3,645
73 0
33 0
223 2,608
295 1,664
119 2,111
30 423
47 270
96 966
62 0
30 1,012
241 1,217
180 3,709
38 7
57 0
128 2,231
76 126
66 834
260 4,158
106 1,440
394 3,216
51 375
712 5,720
197 1,835
96 1,336
85 310
28 0
134 2,297
58 0
124 466
58 0
38 0
470 5,164
160 1,258
113 1,232
93 3,816
127 1,172
36 1,795
29 174
484 2,874
91 721
115 1,294
508 4,623
209 1,504
56 0
62 0
60 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 22–85, 424–471, 898–99. Census 2011 India. 8 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Welcome to NHAI. www.nhai.org. 2016-11-04. 4 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161204065036/http://www.nhai.org/NH2_Delhi_Kolkata_main.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Welcome to the Official Website of Kaimur. kaimur.bih.nic.in. 2016-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105161032/http://kaimur.bih.nic.in/econ.asp. 5 November 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Current weather in Durgawati: Weekly forecast for Durgawati, Bihar. www.skymetweather.com. 2016-11-04.
  5. Web site: DGO/Durgauti Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry. Goyal. WC. indiarailinfo.com. 2016-11-04.
  6. Web site: Airports Authority of India. www.aai.aero. 2016-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120629091735/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/varanasi_generalinfo.jsp. 29 June 2012. dead.
  7. News: Varanasi airport, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Babatpur. 2012-10-11. en-US. 2016-11-04.