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) Kiradu temples in Barmer, Rajasthan | |
  Barmer Location in Rajasthan, India  Barmer Barmer (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°45′N 71°23′E / 25.75°N 71.38°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Founded by | Mallinath |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| • Body | Barmer Municipal Council |
| 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
editAs of the 2011 census, Barmer had a population of 100,051. Of the total population, 22% are aged 0-6. Barmer had an average literacy rate of 56.53%; 70% of males and 30% of females are literate.[1]
Religion
editGeography
editThe 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, such as khejari, ber, ker, sangari and anar (pomegranate). It is located between 24°58' and 26°32' N and between 70°05' and 72°52' E. It forms a part of the Thar desert and is situated in the western part of the state.
Climate
editThe climate is hot and semi arid (Koppen: BSh). There is a peak in rainfall during the summer monsoon season.
| Climate data for Barmer (1991–2020, extremes 1932–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
43.4 (110.1) |
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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.3 (108.1) |
40.8 (105.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| 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) | 8.9 (0.35) |
8.5 (0.33) |
11.7 (0.46) |
9.3 (0.37) |
5.8 (0.23) |
65.1 (2.56) |
123.8 (4.87) |
99.5 (3.92) |
73.4 (2.89) |
9.2 (0.36) |
16.8 (0.66) |
8.5 (0.33) |
385.5 (15.18) |
| Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 18.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 32 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 50 | 57 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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 1991–2020" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1991–2020. India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "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
edit- Everywhere magazine article about Barmer
- Barmer District official website
- Barmer at Rajasthan Tourism Website.