Durgawati (also called Durgaoti or Durgauti) is a

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Kaimur district Kaimur district is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, India. The district headquarters are at Bhabua. Before 1991, it was part of Rohtas District. Till 1764 the region (Kaimur district) was a part of Ghazipur District and was a part of Kamsaar Raj ...

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. It is geographically located between 25° 12' 41" north latitude and 83° 31' 51" east longitude. It is located at an altitude of 76 m (249 ft) above mean sea level. Its headquarters is 30.6 km by road north of the district headquarters,

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, on

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(old NH 2). Durgawati is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district, next to

Mohania Mohania is a city and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India. It serves as headquarters for the Mohania sub-division in Kaimur district. It is by road north of the city of Bhabua, at the intersection of Nat ...

Geography and climate

Geography

Durgawati has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet). 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

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Telhar Telhar is the name of a waterfall located in the Kaimur district of Bihar, India. The fall is located close to the origins of Durgavati River The Durgavati River, ( 𑂠𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂏𑂰𑂫𑂞𑂲 𑂢𑂠𑂹𑂠𑂲 ) (also called Durga ...

, approx 60 km in south.

Climate

Durgawati experiences a

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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

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n 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

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and

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. The town is 763 km from

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. 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

. The district headquarters,

, is 30 km southward from the railway station.

Road

(old NH 2, GT Road) crosses through the heart of the town. The town is 196 km from

and 50 km from

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by road. There are also a few State Highways in the city SH-14.
Mohania is connected to

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via

Ramgarh Ramgarh may refer to: Bangladesh * Ramgarh Upazila, a sub-district of Khagrachari District India * Ramgarh, Bihar, a village near Munger, Bihar * Ramgarh, Kaimur, a town in Kaimur district, Bihar * Ramgarh, Uttarakhand, a hill station in Nainital ...

from the south and with

( district capital, Audhaura, Bhagwanpur) 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. Dindayal Pandey and Sumit Pandey always demands for development of this station. They demands for stoppage of new train here. The station code is " DGO".

Airport

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, commonly known as Babatpur Airport, is the nearest airport, 67 km from Durgawati. Indian carriers, including

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and

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and international carriers like

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and

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, operate from here.

Other

School

* Inter Level High School ( Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya ) * Children's Academy * St. John's School * Saraswati Sisu Mandir

Bank

* Allahabad Bank * Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank * Co-operative Bank * Sahara India Bank *

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ATM

Villages

Durgawati block contains the following 108 villages:

References

{{Patna Division, state=collapsed Cities and towns in Kaimur district