Durgawati


Durgawati is a town in Kaimur district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is 30.6 km by road north of the city of Bhabua, on National Highway 19.
Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next to Mohania.
The city is on the banks of Durgavati River, in fact the river itself is named on this city.

Geography and climate

Geography

Durgawati has an average elevation of 76 metres. Durgawati is divided into wards.In the south, there is a river called Durgauti which merges into the river Karamnasa.Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next to the city Mohania. The famous temple Mundeshawari Devi is situated in Kaimur district. The route for this temple goes through Durgawati. Public Transport or hired vehicles are available for the temple Mundeshwari Devi from the Bus stand on NH-19 or the railway station.
There is a waterfall Telhar, approx 60 km in south.

Climate

Durgawati experiences a humid subtropical climate with large variations between summer and winter temperatures. The temperature ranges between in the summers. Winters in Durgawati see very large diurnal variations, with warm days and downright cold nights. The dry summer starts in April and lasts until June, followed by the monsoon season from July to October. Very Cold waves from the Himalayan region cause temperatures to dip across the city in the winter from December to February and temperatures below are not uncommon. Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers. The average annual rainfall is.

Transport

Durgawati is well connected by air, rail and road with the major Indian cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Jamshedpur and Hydrabad. The town is 763 km from Delhi. One of the major factors in Durgawati's sustained existence as an inhabited city is its role as a transportation hub between different cities.
It is a subdivisional town in Kaimur district. The district headquarters, Bhabua, is 30 km southward from the railway station.

Road

The town is 196 km from Patna and 50 km from Varanasi by road
There are also a few State Highways in the city SH-14.

Mohania is connected to Buxar via Ramgarh from the south and with Bhabua from the south.

Railway

The name of the railway station of Durgawati is Durgauti railway station, situated on Howrah–Gaya–Mughalsarai–New Delhi Grand Chord line.
The station code is " DGO".

Airport

, Varanasi, commonly known as Babatpur Airport, is jjjthe nearest airport, 67 km from Durgawati. Indian carriers, including Air India and Spicejet and international carriers like Air India, Thai Airways International, Korean Air and Naaz Airlines, operate from here.

Other

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