(06) Climate
The climate of Jamnagar district is generally pleasant. The
summer season extend from March to June with daytime temperature reaching 42°
C. The monsoons are from July to September. Winter season sets in during
October and extends till February. In association with cyclonic storms or
depressions in the Arabic sea is the post monsoon months and to a lesser extend
in May and June, the district experiences strong wind and torrential rain.
Thunderstorms occur in June and July. The summer temperature ranges from 24° to
42° C and winter temperature ranges from 24° to 10° C. The evenings are
pleasant due to the sea breeze from the nearby Arabian sea.
(07) Languages
Gujarati Is the mother language of 95% of population of
Jamnagar. The number of speakers of other languages is insignificant. The
Gujarati script used universally by the speakers of that tongue is very much
akin to Devnagri, but unlike Devnagri it is written without the line overhead.
“Kachhi”, the next important language of the district is spoken slightly
differently but written in Gujarati script. About 80% people in the city can
understand Hindi or English language.
(08) How to ReachJamnagar City Info
Jamnagar is well connected with other areas of Saurashtra,
Gujarat and rest of India by means of rail, road and air links. Even ferry
service is also available between Jamnagar and Mundra of Kutch.
The air transport
Jamnagar is well connected with direct flights to Bhuj and
Bombay by Indian Airlines and other domestic air line services. The nearest
International Air Port is Ahmedabad at a distance of 302 kms by road. Another International
Air Port is at Mumbai at 847 kms far away from Jamnagar. Indian airlines
operates five flights a week to Mumbai from Jamnagar. From Mumbai one can take
flights to other cities of India and most of
the important destinations abroad. Indian Air lines city office (0288
255 0211) is on Bhid Bhanjan Road and open daily from 1030 to 1800 Hrs.
Jamnagar air port is situated on Khambhalia road and the distance from the city
is 9 kms.
The Rail transport
Jamnagar, a part of Western Railway, is directly connected
with Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Trivendrum, Jammu and other important
cities of India through regular trains. Hapa Jn. (7 Kms.) from Jamnagar is
another convenient railhead on the broad gauge terminus. The Saurashtra Mail
(9006) is one of the many trains that run between Jamnagar and Mumbai where it
reaches after 18 hours. It departs from Jamnagar at 1440 hrs daily. To Dwarka,
the 132 Kms. journey takes three hours by express train or a tedious 5 and ½
hrs by a daily fast passenger service.
The Road Transport
Jamnagar has a well established road links to various cities
of Gujarat like Rajkot, Junagadh, Dwarka,Bhuj, Porbandar, Ahmedabad, etc. State
Transport buses and private luxury coaches connects Jamnagar with various
centers of Gujarat. Jamnagar is 308 kms from Ahmedabad via Rajkot which is 92
kms far. Jamnagar to Palitana 246 kms.,
Somnath 257 kms., Dwara 148 kms.. See the chart for various destinations. There
are STC buses to Rajkot (Rs.42) every thirty minutes and other departures to
various cities at regular intervals Rather than compete with each other, the
private bus companies are operating services to different destinations. Most of
the bus operators are operates from Pancheshwar Tower Road, while others
operates from nearby ST stand.
Movig around
Auto rickshaws and city bus service are the ideal transport
mediums to move around in the city. The state bus stand and the railway station
are several kms apart and both are a long way from the center of the city, so
you will need to take an auto rickshaw. A rickshaw from the bus stand to the
Bedi Gate area costs about Rs.15. From Teen Batti chowk to the new railway
station, about 4 kms forth of the city center will cost Rs. 30/-
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