Katra (place)

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Katra
Katra (location) (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
Union Territory : Jammu and Kashmir
District : Reasi
Location : 32 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 56 ′  E
Height : 850 m
Residents : 9,008 (2011)
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City view from Vaishnodevi

Katra is a small town ( Municipal Committee ) in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .

It is located in the district of Reasi , 15 km southeast of the district capital Reasi and 30 km north of Jammu . In the 2011 census, the population was 9008. The city of Katra is located in a narrow area between the Siwaliks in the south and the Pir Panjal in the north. The city is at an altitude of 850  m . A railway line runs east from Katra to the city of Udhampur .

The Vaishno Devi temple complex is located in the mountains not far from the city.

climate

The climate in Katra is determined by the monsoons . Most of the precipitation falls in the summer months of July and August. The average annual precipitation is 1285 mm. The annual mean temperature is 20.9 ° C.

Katra
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: climate-data.org
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Katra
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 14.7 17.8 22.8 29.1 34.3 36.6 32.7 31.0 30.9 28.4 23.0 17.8 O 26.6
Min. Temperature (° C) 5.2 7.4 11.5 16.4 21.3 23.9 23.4 22.5 20.4 15.3 9.4 6.2 O 15.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 99 90 108 51 34 56 284 312 156 38 16 41 Σ 1,285
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Web links

Commons : Katra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. census2011.co.in