Barmer, Rajasthan
Barmer is a city and municipal council in the Barmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barmer district. It is a Group 'C' city for living standards, and the headquarters of the Barmer tehsil, Rajasthan.
Barmer | |
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.jpg.webp) Kiradu temples in Barmer, Rajasthan | |
  Barmer Location in Rajasthan, India  Barmer Barmer (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.75°N 71.38°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Founded by | Mallinath |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| • Body | Barmer Municipal Council |
| • District Collector & District Magistrate | Lok Bandhu, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Anand Sharma, IPS |
| • Chief Executive Officer Zila Parishad | Mohan Dan Ratnu, RAS [1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 28,387 km2 (10,960 sq mi) |
| • Rank | No. 3 |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 100,015 |
| • Metro | 184,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Rajasthani, Marwadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344001 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-04 |
| Website | barmer |
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census, Barmer had a population of 100,051. The population of the 0-6 year age range was 22% of the total population. Barmer had an average literacy rate of 56.53%; gender-wise, 70% of males and 30% of females are literate.[2]
Geography
This district is spread across an area of 28,387 km2 . Barmer district is the third largest district of Rajasthan State. This district is famous for its vegetation like khejari, ber, ker, sangari and anar ( promegrante ). It is located between 24°58' and 26°32' N and between 70°05' and 72°52' E. The district forms a part of the Thar desert and is situated in the western part of the State.
Climate
| Climate data for Barmer, Rajasthan (1981–2010, extremes 1932–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.6 (97.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
43.3 (109.9) |
48.3 (118.9) |
49.9 (121.8) |
48.7 (119.7) |
45.5 (113.9) |
43.7 (110.7) |
43.2 (109.8) |
43.1 (109.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
49.9 (121.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) |
2.4 (0.09) |
1.8 (0.07) |
2.8 (0.11) |
9.8 (0.39) |
25.8 (1.02) |
90.1 (3.55) |
103.0 (4.06) |
33.2 (1.31) |
3.8 (0.15) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.5 (0.02) |
275.8 (10.86) |
| Average rainy days | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 30 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 48 | 54 | 43 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Barmer District Administration".
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Station: Barmer Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 107–108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
External links
- Everywhere magazine article about Barmer
- Barmer District official website
- Barmer at Rajasthan Tourism Website.