Batote
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban |
| Elevation | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,315 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Dogri[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182143 |
Batote is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on NH 44 (former name NH 1A) just beyond Ramban, Patnitop while going towards Srinagar.
Tourism
[edit | edit source]Batote is located on the national highway NH 44 from Jammu to Srinagar at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[3] It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (6,584 feet).
Batote is very green and has many mountains. It also has a small city centre. Summer temperatures reach 32°C.There is snowfall in the winters. Nearby picnic spots Patnitop and Sanasar, which are located 14 km and 32 km away, respectively. A nearby unexplored beautiful location can be reached only by trekking.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2011[update] census,[5][better source needed] Batote had a population of 4,315.[when?] Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Batote has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Batote (1991–2020, extremes 1977–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 183.7 (7.23) |
228.3 (8.99) |
205.8 (8.10) |
125.4 (4.94) |
89.8 (3.54) |
109.7 (4.32) |
160.1 (6.30) |
158.9 (6.26) |
110.0 (4.33) |
33.0 (1.30) |
49.6 (1.95) |
74.8 (2.94) |
1,529 (60.20) |
| Average rainy days | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 77.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 61 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 60 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit | edit source]Road
[edit | edit source]Batote is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 44.
Rail
[edit | edit source]Batote is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station located at a distance of 43 kilometres.
Air
[edit | edit source]The nearest airport is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 112 kilometres.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Batote, fallingrain.com; accessed 31 March 2018.
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