Nigohi, Shahjahanpur

Nigohi is a town in Tilhar Tehsil, Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the northern part of Shahjahanpur District, about 25 kilometres north of the district capital Shahjahanpur, and 20 kilometres northeast of the tehsil capital Tilhar. In the year 2011, the town has a population of 18,523.[1]

Nigohi
Town
Nigohi is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nigohi
Nigohi
Nigohi is located in India
Nigohi
Nigohi
Coordinates: 28°06′07″N 79°52′14″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictShahjahanpur
TehsilTilhar
Government
  TypeSarpanch
Area
  Total4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total18,523
  Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
242407

Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Nigohī represents a contracted form of nyagrodha, a nickname for the banyan tree.[2]:39

Geography

Nigohi is located on the southern bank of Kaimua River. It is bounded by the village of Patrajpur to the north, the village of Kaveerpur Sotupur to the east, the village of Mishripur to the south, and the village of Paidapur to the west. Its average elevation is 160 metres above the sea level.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Nigohi has a Humid Subtropical Climate. Its wettest month is July, with 309 mm of average rainfall; and the driest month is November, with 3 mm of average rainfall.

Climate data for Nigohi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
24
(75)
30.2
(86.4)
36.5
(97.7)
38.1
(100.6)
36.4
(97.5)
31.9
(89.4)
31.3
(88.3)
31
(88)
30.4
(86.7)
27
(81)
22.3
(72.1)
30.0
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)
17.5
(63.5)
23
(73)
29.1
(84.4)
31.7
(89.1)
31.6
(88.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28
(82)
27.2
(81.0)
24.7
(76.5)
20.4
(68.7)
15.6
(60.1)
24.3
(75.7)
Average low °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
11.4
(52.5)
15.8
(60.4)
21.3
(70.3)
24.9
(76.8)
26.6
(79.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.5
(77.9)
23.9
(75.0)
19
(66)
14.1
(57.4)
9.6
(49.3)
18.9
(65.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 25
(1.0)
37
(1.5)
21
(0.8)
16
(0.6)
20
(0.8)
129
(5.1)
309
(12.2)
269
(10.6)
152
(6.0)
22
(0.9)
3
(0.1)
13
(0.5)
1,016
(40.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Demographics

As of 2011, Nigohi has a total of 3,194 households. Out of the 18,523 residents, 9,767 are male and 8,756 are female. Its literacy rate is 52.28%, with 5,847 of the male population and 3,836 of the female population being literate. The town's census location code is 133945.[1]

References

  1. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. Whalley, Paul (1926). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (2): 1–60. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. "Nigohi topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. "Nigohi climate: Temperature Nigohi & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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