Sangrur
Sangrur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of Sangrur District.
Sangrur | |
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Town | |
  Sangrur Location in Punjab, India  Sangrur Sangrur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′02″N 75°50′39″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Sangrur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 88,043 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 148001 |
| Telephone code | 01672 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-13 |
| Website | sangrur |
Geography
Sangrur is located at 30°15′02″N 75°50′39″E.[1] It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).
Climate
| Climate data for Sangrur (1971–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
41.1 (106.0) |
46.1 (115.0) |
48.3 (118.9) |
47.9 (118.2) |
47.8 (118.0) |
44.4 (111.9) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
48.3 (118.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) |
39 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
20 (0.8) |
20 (0.8) |
60 (2.4) |
229 (9.0) |
189 (7.4) |
85 (3.3) |
5 (0.2) |
13 (0.5) |
21 (0.8) |
733 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 49.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 49 | 71 | 76 | 68 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 63 |
| Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[3] | |||||||||||||
Health services
City has PGIMER Satellite Centre Sangrur for providing medical facilities to citizens.[4] Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital as been set up at Sangrur by Tata Memorial Centre in collaboration with Govt. of Punjab
Demographics
At the 2011 census Sangrur Municipal Council had a population of 88,043 with 46,931 males and 41,112 females, giving a gender ratio of 876. There were 9,027 children 0–6 years old and an overall literacy rate of 83.54% - 87.92% for males and 78.56% for females.[5]
Notable people
- Gurchet Chitarkar, actor
- Naresh Goyal, founder of Jet Airways
- Bhagwant Mann, comedian and politician
References
- "Sangrur, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- "Sangrur Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "9 OPDs to begin at PGI's satellite centre at Sangrur soon". Hindustan Times. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Sangrur Population Census 2011". Census2011. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- "Census 2011".
External links
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