Rajasansi

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Rajasansi
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Rajasansi
Rajasansi (India)
Coordinates: 31°43′28″N74°47′10″E / 31.7245°N 74.786°E / 31.7245; 74.786
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Population
 (2001)
  Total12,131
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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.

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Demographics

Religion in Rajasansi [1]
ReligionPercent
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

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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)2.13.33.222.43.88.66.93.51.10.61.438.9
Average relative humidity (%)74706447384872776967737665
Mean monthly sunshine hours 181.7192.7219.4265.0294.7269.0215.5227.7240.8253.2220.1182.22,762
Source: [5] [6]

Politics

The city is part of the Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency.

See also

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References

  1. "Raja Sansi Nagar Panchayat City Population Census 2011-2022 | Punjab".
  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.
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