Adampur
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Adampur is a city and a municipal council
in Jalandhar district
in the India
n state of Punjab
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. Another hill-station around Adampur is McLeodganj.
It is suited in the center of punjab & two main cities i.e.Jalandhar & Hoshiarpur.
Clock tower of Adampur & Punjab khadi Mandal are one of the oldest buildings of this town.
The Airforce base at Adampur Doaba is the second largest in India.
There is a Khadi Bhandar innagurated by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Adampur had a population of 16,620. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Adampur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sarabjit Singh Makkar is the MLA from Adampur.
The town has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. Summer last from April to June and winter from November to February. Temperatures in summer vary from average highs of around 47 degrees Celsius to average lows of around 25 degrees Celsius. Winter temperatures vary from highs of 19 degrees Celsius to lows of -6 degrees Celsius. The climate is on the whole dry except during the brief south-west monsoon season during July–August. The average annual rainfall is about 72 cm.
Municipal council
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in Jalandhar district
Jalandhar District
Jalandhar district , Jalandhar Zilā) is one of the 22 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. The capital is Jalandhar City...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
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Geography
Adampur Doaba is located at 31.43°N 75.72°E. It has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 feet). The nearest hill station is Dharamshala which is the headquarters of the Dalai LamaDalai Lama
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. Another hill-station around Adampur is McLeodganj.
It is suited in the center of punjab & two main cities i.e.Jalandhar & Hoshiarpur.
Clock tower of Adampur & Punjab khadi Mandal are one of the oldest buildings of this town.
The Airforce base at Adampur Doaba is the second largest in India.
There is a Khadi Bhandar innagurated by Mahatma Gandhi.
Education
There are many schools and colleges in Adampur, out of which Emm Aar International school ,Saint Antony's Convent School and Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 and No.2 are the most prominent one. Others include ,Ramgarhia Girls College, R S Public School, Ashoka Balfulwadi School, S D Public School, Govt. Girls High School and others.Demographics
India censusCensus
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Adampur had a population of 16,620. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Adampur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sarabjit Singh Makkar is the MLA from Adampur.
The town has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. Summer last from April to June and winter from November to February. Temperatures in summer vary from average highs of around 47 degrees Celsius to average lows of around 25 degrees Celsius. Winter temperatures vary from highs of 19 degrees Celsius to lows of -6 degrees Celsius. The climate is on the whole dry except during the brief south-west monsoon season during July–August. The average annual rainfall is about 72 cm.