Kurara

Kurara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.DemographicsIndia census, Kurara had a population of 13,408. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kurara has an average literacy rate of 83.89%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90.56%, and female literacy is 72.23%. In Kurara, 12.60% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Kurara (NP), most of the (NP)rs are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.24% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.10% of total population in Kurara (NP). Out of total population, 4,205 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 3,607 were males while 598 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 4205 working population, 69.77% were engaged in Main Work while 30.23% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work. A huge jungle of thorney trees like babool also there in jamuna beltKurara is also known as a centre for Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Gaytri Parivaar in Hamirpur District. Bhuiyan Rani Mandir is also situated at Jalokhar(Kurara).General Seismicity: No earthquake has been observed in the district during the last 200 years. The district has experienced a few earthquakes originating in the Himalayan boundary fault zone, the Moradabad fault and the Narmada Tapti fault zones. Climate: The climate of the district is characterised by an intensely hot summer, and a pleasant cold season. The summer season from March to about middle of June is followed by the south-west monsoon season from mid-June to the end of September. October and first half of November constitute the post-monsoon period. The cold season is from mid-November to February. Temperature: May and the beginning of June are generally the hottest period of the year and maximum temperature in May is about 43 °C and minimum about 28 °C. The heat during the summer is intense. The maximum temperature on individual days sometimes reaches 48 °C or more. During the cold season minimum temperature sometimes drops down to about 2 or 3 °C.