Rajasansi is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, near
Amritsar city and a
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Amritsar district
Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous dist ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
.
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar International Airport) is located in Rajasansi village on
Ajnala-Rajasansi Road.
Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency is also an assembly segment in the
Punjab Legislative Assembly
The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab (India), Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 ...
, which is currently represented by
Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.
Demographics
India
census
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, Rajasansi had a population of 12,131. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Rajasansi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate
Rajasansi has a
semiarid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March, when temperatures can drop to , summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach , monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about . The lowest recorded temperature is , was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, , was recorded on 9 June 1995.
The official weather station for the village is the
Civil Aerodrome. Weather records here date back to 15 November 1947.
Politics
The city is part of the
Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency.
Gallery
Amritsar_Airport_Baggage.jpg, Rajasansi International Airport
Dargah Baba Hussain Shah Kadri.jpg, Dargah Baba Hussain Shah Kadri
See also
*
Misl
References
Cities and towns in Amritsar district
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