Sarti is a village in Dhar Kalan Tehsil, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India. It is located 68 kilometres northeast of its district capital Gurdaspur, and 8 kilometres north of Dhar Kalan. As of the year 2011, its population is 3,960.[1]
Sarti | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sarti  Sarti | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′36″N 75°49′13″E / 32.47667°N 75.82028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Gurdaspur |
| Tehsil | Dhar Kalan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,960 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 145022 |
Geography edit
Sarti is located on the eastern shore of the Ranjit Sagar Dam Lake, near the boundary with Kashmir. The village has an average elevation of 529 meters above the sea level.[2]
Climate edit
Sarti has a Humid Subtropical Climate (Cwa) according to the Köppen Climate Classification. It sees its driest month in October, with 19 mm of average rainfall, and its wettest month in July, with 400 mm of average rainfall.
| Climate data for Sarti | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35 (95) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29 (84) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19 (66) |
26.6 (79.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25 (77) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
20.9 (69.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23 (73) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
14.9 (58.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 99 (3.9) |
139 (5.5) |
95 (3.7) |
55 (2.2) |
30 (1.2) |
124 (4.9) |
400 (15.7) |
330 (13.0) |
121 (4.8) |
19 (0.7) |
20 (0.8) |
50 (2.0) |
1,482 (58.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 census, Sarti has a population of 3,960, of which 2,023 are male and 1,937 are female. There are a total of 769 households within the village. Its literacy rate is 66.44%, with 1,489 of the male residents and 1,142 of the female residents being literate.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Sarti topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Sarti climate (India): Temperature Sempor & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 9 March 2023.