Rajasansi | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.7245°N 74.786°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Amritsar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 12131 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 143101 |
Rajasansi is a town, near Amritsar city 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.
India census,[1] 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.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Raja Sansi city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.
Sikh | 10,175 | 4,754 | 5,421 | 876 | |
Hindu | 2,866 | 1,305 | 1,561 | 836 | |
Christian | 1,143 | 589 | 554 | 1063 | |
Muslim | 87 | 35 | 52 | 673 | |
Buddhist | 4 | 1 | 3 | 333 | |
Jain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1000 | |
Not stated | 19 | 9 | 10 | 900 | |
Total | 14,298 | 6,695 | 7,603 | 880 |
Rajasansi has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March, when temperatures can drop to -1C, summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45C, monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about 703.4mm.[3] The lowest recorded temperature is -3.6C, was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, 47.8C, 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.
The city is part of the Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency.