Khanpur Katora
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Khanpur Katora (Urdu: خانپور کٹورا) is a city and capital of Khanpur Katora Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
It was the 38th largest city of Pakistan by population, according to the 2023 census.
Etymology
The name Katora (meaning “bowl” in local usage) is traditionally said to refer to the town’s bowl-like geography and historic local pottery industry; the place is often locally called Khanpur Katora to distinguish it from other towns named Khanpur.
Economy
The local economy is primarily agricultural. Major crops in the Khanpur region include sugarcane, cotton, wheat and vegetables; the availability of canal irrigation in the district has supported intensive agriculture and related agro-industries. Local sweets and food products (for example the local dairy-based confections) are also well known in the region.
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 15,197 | — |
| 1961 | 31,465 | +7.55% |
| 1972 | 49,235 | +4.15% |
| 1981 | 70,589 | +4.08% |
| 1998 | 120,382 | +3.19% |
| 2017 | 184,793 | +2.28% |
| 2023 | 247,170 | +4.97% |
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According to 2023 census, Khanpur Katora had a population of 247,170.
Climate
Khanpur Katora has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low, but some rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from July to September.
| Climate data for Khanpur Katora (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 40.6 (105.1) | 46.4 (115.5) | 50.2 (122.4) | 48.0 (118.4) | 46.7 (116.1) | 43.3 (109.9) | 42.2 (108.0) | 41.1 (106.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 50.2 (122.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 37.6 (99.7) | 42.1 (107.8) | 42.2 (108.0) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.8 (100.0) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 33.4 (92.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.9 (93.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 18.2 (64.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | −4.3 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) | 9.4 (0.37) | 8.6 (0.34) | 8.7 (0.34) | 5.2 (0.20) | 10.3 (0.41) | 40.1 (1.58) | 34.7 (1.37) | 22.7 (0.89) | 2.4 (0.09) | 1.4 (0.06) | 5.2 (0.20) | 153.7 (6.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 14.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 65 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | — | — | — | — | — | 260.4 | — | 267.0 | — | 277.8 | 236.6 | — | — |
| Source: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1931-1940), Ogimet |