Time in India
India keeps one time: India Time, UTC+5:30 all year, with no daylight saving time. India borders China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan. Its capital is New Delhi.
- Population
- 1,352,617,328 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 1,269,346 sq mi (3,287,590 km²)
- Currency
- Rupee (INR)
- Languages
- English (India), Hindi, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Santali, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Konkani, Dogri, Manipuri, Sino-Tibetan languages, Sanskrit, French, Mizo, Indo-Aryan languages
- Calling code
- +91
- Driving side
- Left
- Country code (ISO)
- IN
- Coordinates (central point)
- 21.786749, 80.226507
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, and Surat all keep India Time, like the rest of India.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from India |
|---|---|---|
| China | UTC+8 all year | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Nepal | UTC+5:45 all year | 15 minutes ahead |
| Myanmar | UTC+6:30 all year | 1 hour ahead |
| Bhutan | UTC+6 all year | 30 minutes ahead |
| Pakistan | UTC+5 all year | 30 minutes behind |
| Bangladesh | UTC+6 all year | 30 minutes ahead |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.