Khanpur

Khanpur
خانپور‬
City, Tehsil
Khanpur
Khanpur
Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E / 28.650; 70.680Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E / 28.650; 70.680
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab, Pakistan Punjab
District Rahim Yar Khan
Government
 • Assistant Commissioner, Khanpur Mr. Abdul Ghaffar,
 • Tehsil Municipal Officer, Khanpur Mr. Khalid Mehmood Babbar,
Area
 • City, Tehsil 3,065 km2 (1,183 sq mi)
Population (2017)[1]
 • City, Tehsil 983,415
 • Urban 233,347
 • Rural 750,068
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code 06855

Khanpur (Urdu, Punjabi: خانپور ‬) is a city and Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Language and Demography

According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of 2009, the recorded population of Khanpur was 156,152 And According to 2017 Census Report the total population of Khanpur Tehsil is 983,415.[2]

Climate

Khanpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low, but some rain does fall in the monsoon season from July to September.

Climate data for Khanpur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)		 32.8
(91)		 40.6
(105.1)		 45.6
(114.1)		 47.8
(118)		 48.0
(118.4)		 46.7
(116.1)		 43.3
(109.9)		 42.2
(108)		 41.1
(106)		 37.0
(98.6)		 32.0
(89.6)		 48
(118.4)
Average high °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)		 24.4
(75.9)		 30.2
(86.4)		 37.0
(98.6)		 41.3
(106.3)		 42.5
(108.5)		 39.9
(103.8)		 38.4
(101.1)		 37.0
(98.6)		 34.8
(94.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 33.4
(92)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 21.5
(70.7)		 27.7
(81.9)		 32.5
(90.5)		 34.8
(94.6)		 33.6
(92.5)		 32.4
(90.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 25.6
(78.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 14.4
(57.9)		 25.1
(77.2)
Average low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 12.8
(55)		 18.5
(65.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 27.2
(81)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.3
(79.3)		 23.1
(73.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 10.1
(50.2)		 5.3
(41.5)		 16.9
(62.3)
Record low °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)		 −2.8
(27)		 2.0
(35.6)		 6.5
(43.7)		 11.0
(51.8)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.8
(58.6)		 5.0
(41)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −4.3
(24.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.173)		 5.4
(0.213)		 5.6
(0.22)		 2.8
(0.11)		 5.1
(0.201)		 2.8
(0.11)		 27.5
(1.083)		 23.0
(0.906)		 15.5
(0.61)		 1.2
(0.047)		 0.7
(0.028)		 3.3
(0.13)		 97.3
(3.831)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 261.3 244.3 269.9 287.1 310.4 283.5 274.9 293.8 289.7 307.2 287.9 260.5 3,370.5
Source: NOAA (1961–1990)[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Pakistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Khanpur Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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