Serai Niamat Khan

Serai Niamat Khan
Sarai Naimat Khan
Town and union council
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Coordinates: 34°5′0″N 73°2′0″E / 34.08333°N 73.03333°E / 34.08333; 73.03333
CountryPakistan
RegionKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictHaripur District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Serai Niamat Khan or Sarai Niamat Khan is one of the 44 union councils of the Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is divided into smaller areas including Mohallah Khu, Jora Pind, Moriyan, Najeeb Abad, and Mohalla Ziarat.

Economy

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Serai Niamat Khan is a local economic hub surrounding villages. It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the Haripur District.

The primary source of income is agriculture. However, due to a lack of water and other resources, several residents have moved into larger cities to find other jobs.

Transport

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Serai Niamat Khan is also connected to Havelian, which is about 27 km (16.8 mi) away. Means of transport is by road and most people travel via local buses, pickups or vans.

Education

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Government and private sector schools operate in the town. Students from surrounding villages come to these schools with a significant number of students going to the nearby city of Haripur.

Two schools are in operation which consist of an all-boys and an all-girls school.

Health care

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A small government hospital provides health care. Private practice health clinics are present.

United Bank and Muslim Commercial Bank have offices located there.

Demographics

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Most of the people living there belong to the Tanoli, Lodhi, Raja, Awan, Gakhar, or Turks tribes.

Religion

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The population is predominantly Muslim. A Jamia mosque occupies the town center.

Climate

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Serai Niamat Khan has a weather characterized with no dry season and a hot summer. The rainiest months are July and August, and summer highs reach over 90°F in Fahrenheit (32.2°C). Sunlight hours stay similar throughout the year. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (humid subtropical climate).

Climate data for Serai Niamat Khan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 63
(17.2)
65
(18.3)
75
(23.8)
83
(28.3)
92
(33.3)
96
(35.5)
93
(33.8)
91
(32.7)
90
(32.2)
85
(29.4)
75
(23.8)
68
(20)
81.3
(27.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 51.5
(10.8)
54.5
(12.5)
63
(17.2)
70.5
(21.4)
78.5
(25.8)
83.5
(28.6)
83.5
(28.6)
82.5
(28.1)
79
(26.1)
71.5
(21.9)
62
(16.6)
55.5
(13.1)
69.6
(20.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 40
(4.4)
44
(6.6)
51
(10.5)
58
(14.4)
65
(18.3)
71
(21.6)
74
(23.3)
74
(23.3)
68
(20)
58
(14.4)
49
(9.4)
43
(6.1)
57.9
(14.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.18
(55.3)
5.41
(137.5)
4.97
(126.3)
3.63
(92.2)
1.98
(50.3)
1.81
(46.1)
8.5
(216)
9.52
(241.8)
3.93
(99.9)
1.52
(38.7)
0.76
(19.4)
0.96
(24.3)
45.19
(1,147.8)
Average rainfall inches (mm) 2.18
(55.3)
5.41
(137.5)
4.97
(126.3)
3.63
(92.2)
1.98
(50.3)
1.81
(46.1)
8.5
(216)
9.52
(241.8)
3.93
(99.9)
1.52
(38.7)
0.76
(19.4)
0.96
(24.3)
45.19
(1,147.8)
Average snowfall inches (mm) 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
Average precipitation days 7 10 12 14 10 9 20 21 12 5 4 3 127
Mean monthly sunshine hours 338.5 309.3 345.7 350.7 364.7 355.3 357.3 355.1 356.3 369.4 347.7 351.3 4,201.3
Average ultraviolet index 4 4 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 6 5 4 6.2
Source: [2]

References

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  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Haripur.All Population is Muslim and there is a main Jamia Mosque in the town center. Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Serai Niamat Khan Monthly Climate Averages". Retrieved August 2, 2021.