Barmer, Rajasthan
Barmer | |
|---|---|
[[Metropolitan
City]] | |
  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 | Democratic |
| • Body | BMC |
| • District Collector & District Magistrate | Vishram Meena, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Anand Sharma, IPS |
| • Chief Executive Officer Zila Parishad | Mohan Dan Ratnu, RAS [1] |
| Area | |
| • [[Metropolitan City]] | 28,387 km2 (10,960 sq mi) |
| • Rank | No. 5 |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • [[Metropolitan City]] | 100,015 |
| • Metro | 184,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Marwadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344001 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-04 |
| Website | barmer |
Barmer is the district headquarters of the Barmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is a Group 'C' city for living standards, and the headquarters of the Barmer Taluka.
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]
Transportation
Barmer has two national highways crossing it — NH 15 and NH 112. It has direct trains to Jodhpur(Rajasthan), New Delhi, Bengaluru (Karnataka), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), and Guwahati (Assam) among others.
Geography
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.
