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Coordinates: 14°3239N 74°4221E / 14.5441154°N 74.7058998°E / 14.5441154; 74.7058998
 

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Sampkhanda
SH69 routing towards Devimane Ghat in Sampkhanda
SH69 routing towards Devimane Ghat in Sampkhanda
Sampkhanda is located in Karnataka
Sampkhanda

Sampkhanda

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 14°32′39N 74°42′21E / 14.5441154°N 74.7058998°E / 14.5441154; 74.7058998
Country India
RegionWestern Ghats
TalukSirsi
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
Elevation
576 m (1,890 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total337
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA-31
Literacy82.8%

SampkhandaorSamphakanda is a Hill station of Western Ghats located in Sirsi Taluk of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India. State Highway 69 passes through this village. It is 18 km (11 mi) away from Devimane Ghat and about 16 km (9.9 mi) from its Taluk Headquarters at Sirsi. Sampakhanda is considered one of the coldest places in Karnataka during summer season.[1]

Climate

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Sampakhanda experiences Tropical Highland rainforest climate with plenty of rainfall and humid feel. The temperature often drops below 15 °C even in summer making one of the coldest place in Karnataka. In spite of average high elevation, relative humidity affects the climate because of ocean proximity. So, day time becomes hotter and nights becomes colder than usual weather at this elevation. The maximum temperature recorded is 40.2 °C and minimum temperature recorded is 3.2 °C. The average temperature here is 21.6 °C.Highly influenced by south west monsoon, This region records as one of the wettest place in the world and holds one of the place in UNESCO hottest hot spot " Western Ghats ". The average rainfall here is 5572mm.[2] [3]

Climate data for Sampakhanda, KA, India
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8)
30
(86)
31.1
(88.0)
32.5
(90.5)
31.9
(89.4)
25.3
(77.5)
24.3
(75.7)
24.8
(76.6)
25.4
(77.7)
26.7
(80.1)
27.5
(81.5)
28.6
(83.5)
29.6
(85.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
18.4
(65.1)
20.1
(68.2)
21.2
(70.2)
22.3
(72.1)
20.0
(68.0)
19.9
(67.8)
19.8
(67.6)
19.5
(67.1)
18.7
(65.7)
17.5
(63.5)
17.4
(63.3)
17.9
(64.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1
(0.0)
6
(0.2)
23
(0.9)
87
(3.4)
145
(5.7)
1,181
(46.5)
2,093
(82.4)
1,309
(51.5)
427
(16.8)
167
(6.6)
119
(4.7)
14
(0.6)
5,572
(219.3)
Average rainy days 1 1 2 7 8 25 28 27 14 12 9 2 136
Source: ksndm

[4]

[5]

Nature and Terrain

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This village is surrounded by lush and dense forest. This type of forest comes under Tropical Evergreen Forest owned by Karnataka Forest Department, Sirsi Division. The elevation in this region is uneven, it varies from 542m to 801m. This place also provides home to several Wild animals and is one of the Elephant Corridor region.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Samphakanda hobli in Sirsi taluk of Uttara Kannada district recorded lowest minimum temperature of 11.9°C on March 7 at 6.15am". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  • ^ "Weather Information | KSNDMC". www.ksndmc.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • ^ "Waterbodies of Uttara Kannada".
  • ^ "Weather Information | KSNDMC". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  • ^ "Waterbodies of Uttara Kannada".

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