Bundi

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Bundi
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Panoramic view of the old town and palace of Bundi.
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Bundi
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Bundi
Bundi (India)
Coordinates: 25°26′N75°38′E / 25.44°N 75.64°E / 25.44; 75.64
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Named after Bunda Meena
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • BodyBundi Municipal Council [1]
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
323001
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-08
Sex ratio 922 ♂/♀
Website Bundi Municipal Council
Bundi District

Bundi is a town in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India.

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Climate

The climate is hot semi arid (BSh), not having enough rainfall to qualify as a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The climate is quite warm, and most of the rainfall is concentrated during the summer monsoon season (June-September). It gets humid during the summer.

Climate data for Bundi (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.8
(85.6)		36.4
(97.5)		42.0
(107.6)		46.0
(114.8)		47.0
(116.6)		48.0
(118.4)		45.5
(113.9)		37.4
(99.3)		41.2
(106.2)		39.4
(102.9)		35.4
(95.7)		30.5
(86.9)		48.0
(118.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)22.5
(72.5)		26.6
(79.9)		34.0
(93.2)		39.9
(103.8)		43.7
(110.7)		40.5
(104.9)		33.9
(93.0)		32.1
(89.8)		35.1
(95.2)		34.4
(93.9)		30.0
(86.0)		25.2
(77.4)		33.1
(91.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)8.4
(47.1)		12.2
(54.0)		18.7
(65.7)		24.7
(76.5)		28.6
(83.5)		28.1
(82.6)		24.5
(76.1)		23.9
(75.0)		24.0
(75.2)		20.0
(68.0)		14.5
(58.1)		11.0
(51.8)		19.8
(67.6)
Record low °C (°F)3.0
(37.4)		3.6
(38.5)		10.4
(50.7)		14.0
(57.2)		18.4
(65.1)		19.6
(67.3)		19.0
(66.2)		18.0
(64.4)		18.0
(64.4)		13.0
(55.4)		9.5
(49.1)		5.5
(41.9)		3.0
(37.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)6.3
(0.25)		5.6
(0.22)		2.6
(0.10)		3.3
(0.13)		5.1
(0.20)		93.5
(3.68)		231.0
(9.09)		279.0
(10.98)		98.8
(3.89)		6.4
(0.25)		4.6
(0.18)		0.6
(0.02)		736.8
(29.01)
Average rainy days0.40.40.30.30.75.010.213.05.20.40.40.136.3
Source: India Meteorological Department [2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Indian census, [3] Bundi had a population of 103,286. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bundi has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 57%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

View of Bundi Fort and Palace from the Highway. Bundi palace.jpg
View of Bundi Fort and Palace from the Highway.

Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 2,00,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the state. [4]

Satur national geological monument

Great Boundary Fault at Satur at nearby Satur has been declared the National Geological Monuments of India by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of geotourism. [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bundi Municipal Council". 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bundi Tehsil Population - Bundi, Rajasthan". CensusIndia2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Pillai, Geetha Sunil (28 February 2017), "Stone age tools dating back 2,00,000 years found in Rajasthan", The Times of India
  5. ↑ National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website
  6. ↑ "Geo-Heritage Sites". pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ national geo-heritage of India, INTACH

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