Churk
# Churk

Churk Ghurma is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is famous for a cement factory which was previously owned by state government. Later, the factory was sold to Jaypee Cements.

## Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Churk Ghurma had a population of 8,685. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Churk Ghurma has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 61%. In Churk Ghurma, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

## Climate

Climate data for Churk (1981–2010, extremes 1981–2010) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.8 (96.4) | 40.2 (104.4) | 44.8 (112.6) | 49.0 (120.2) | 47.4 (117.3) | 43.2 (109.8) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.6 (101.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 49.0 (120.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 32.1 (89.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.5 (104.9) | 37.8 (100.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.2 (86.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 31.1 (88.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | −0.6 (30.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14.6 (0.57) | 18.8 (0.74) | 13.4 (0.53) | 9.0 (0.35) | 20.2 (0.80) | 109.1 (4.30) | 290.4 (11.43) | 274.3 (10.80) | 187.2 (7.37) | 34.8 (1.37) | 4.1 (0.16) | 8.4 (0.33) | 984.4 (38.76) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 49.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 62 | 56 | 41 | 29 | 33 | 52 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 59 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department ||||||||||||||
