Patharia

Patharia
Patharia
city
	Viragodaya Jain Mandir, Pathariya
	Patharia Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Patharia Patharia (India)
	Coordinates: 23°54′N 79°13′E / 23.90°N 79.21°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Damoh
Founded by	Rajputana king
Elevation	358 m (1,175 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	21,026
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Patharia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Damoh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. During World War II, the town served as the training camp for what would become Wingate's Chindits.

Geography

Locetion

Patharia is located at 23°54′N 79°13′E / 23.90°N 79.21°E / 23.90; 79.21.^[1] It is at an average elevation of 595 metres (1,952 ft). Sunar River flows near the Town.

Climate

Climate data for Patharia (1981–2010, extremes 1970–2011)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.3 (91.9)	37.2 (99.0)	41.0 (105.8)	45.2 (113.4)	49.8 (121.6)	46.6 (115.9)	42.6 (108.7)	38.4 (101.1)	38.2 (100.8)	39.2 (102.6)	37.0 (98.6)	32.0 (89.6)	49.8 (121.6)
Mean maximum °C (°F)	30.5 (86.9)	33.4 (92.1)	38.1 (100.6)	43.1 (109.6)	45.9 (114.6)	44.1 (111.4)	37.4 (99.3)	34.4 (93.9)	34.8 (94.6)	35.8 (96.4)	33.9 (93.0)	29.4 (84.9)	45.2 (113.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.2 (77.4)	28.9 (84.0)	33.7 (92.7)	39.1 (102.4)	42.4 (108.3)	39.3 (102.7)	32.7 (90.9)	30.8 (87.4)	31.7 (89.1)	33.1 (91.6)	30.1 (86.2)	25.9 (78.6)	32.7 (90.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.5 (47.3)	11.9 (53.4)	17.1 (62.8)	22.3 (72.1)	26.8 (80.2)	26.8 (80.2)	24.5 (76.1)	23.6 (74.5)	22.9 (73.2)	19.0 (66.2)	13.8 (56.8)	9.1 (48.4)	18.9 (66.0)
Mean minimum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	7.2 (45.0)	11.9 (53.4)	17.1 (62.8)	22 (72)	22.7 (72.9)	22.3 (72.1)	21.7 (71.1)	20.2 (68.4)	14.0 (57.2)	9.3 (48.7)	5.9 (42.6)	4.1 (39.4)
Record low °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	1.6 (34.9)	7.0 (44.6)	14.6 (58.3)	19.0 (66.2)	19.8 (67.6)	18.0 (64.4)	19.0 (66.2)	15.0 (59.0)	10.5 (50.9)	5.0 (41.0)	2.5 (36.5)	0.5 (32.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	11.6 (0.46)	17.8 (0.70)	8.4 (0.33)	3.7 (0.15)	8.6 (0.34)	119.4 (4.70)	305.4 (12.02)	435.1 (17.13)	181.4 (7.14)	32.7 (1.29)	13.8 (0.54)	7.7 (0.30)	1,145.6 (45.10)
Average rainy days	1.1	1.6	0.8	0.4	0.7	6.2	12.8	15.7	8.1	1.8	0.8	0.7	50.6
Average relative humidity (%)	67	60	48	37	38	55	79	84	81	65	60	65	61
Source: India Meteorological Department^[2]^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Patharia is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. The Patharia city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Patharia Nagar Panchayat has population of 21,026 of which 11,008 are males while 10,018 are females as Census India 2011.^[4]

Economy

Its people depend on farming and business. The region is predominantly agrarian. Sunar is a major river of the Area. Some big Factories available here. Cement factory^[5] and Soybeans Processing mill are here. Here is lime stone mines in Satpara .

Education

For higher secondary education, there is the government school named School Of Excellence Patharia. Many other private School situated in Patharia.

For higher education, there is Madhavrao Sapre Government College Patharia.

Notable People

Madhavrao Sapre, A Author
Sahodrabai Rai, A Politician
Lakhan Patel, A Politician and Minister

Transportation

Patharia is connected with Damoh, Sagar, Katni, Jabalpur and Chhatarpur by roads.

Patharia is a Railway Station on Bina Katni Line and connected with major Cities of Madhya P. पथरिया रेलवे स्टेशन से देश के सबसे बड़े महानगरों के लिए सीधे (डायरेक्ट) ट्रेन जाती है मुंबई, कोलकाता(हावड़ा) दिल्ली ,भोपाल,इन्दौर आदि

पथरिया रेलवे स्टेशन पर 40-50 फ़ीसदी ट्रेन का स्टॉपेज है जो पथरिया ब्लॉक के लोगों के महत्वपूर्ण है . ^[6]