Barla
in Jaisalmer of Rajasthan, India

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
27.101 and 71.761 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 27° 6' 2" and E 71° 45' 40"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupee - INR
Spoken languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:20 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:54 am and 7:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for India in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-05-14 08:25:02

Discover Barla

Barla in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) is a city in India about 350 mi (or 563 km) west of New Delhi, the country's capital city.

Local time in Barla is now 02:20 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Barla. The closest airport in India is Jaisalmer Airport in a distance of 57 mi (or 92 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Rajanpur, Ghotki and Umarkot. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 39°C / 102 °F

Morning Temperature 31°C / 88 °F
Evening Temperature 41°C / 106 °F
Night Temperature 37°C / 98 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 18%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

40°C (105 °F)
38°C (100 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

42°C (107 °F)
35°C (96 °F)
Few clouds, high wind, near gale.

Friday, 17th of May 2024

41°C (105 °F)
34°C (93 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Smiling Buddha

Smiling Buddha, (MoEA designation as Pokhran-I), was an assigned codename of the first nuclear weapon explosion of India that was exploded on 18 May 1974. The device was detonated by the Indian Army in the long-constructed army base, Pokhran Test Range, at the Pokhran municipality, Rajasthan state, under the aegis of several key Indian army personnel. The Pokhran-I was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Located at 27.095, 71.753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indian nuclear explosive tests, 1974 in India, Political history of India, Underground nuclear explosive tests, Indira Gandhi administration, Code names, Nuclear history of India, Military history of India

Pokhran-II

Pokhran-II refers to the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range on May 1998. It was the second nuclear test since the first test, code-named Smiling Buddha, had been conducted in May 1974. Pokhran-II consisted of five detonations, of which the first was a fusion bomb and the remaining four were fission bombs.

Located at 27.0788, 71.7221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indian nuclear explosive tests, 1998 in India, Vajpayee administration, Underground nuclear explosive tests, Code names, 1998 in science, Political history of India, Nuclear history of India


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Barla, Malka