UTC+05:30 explained

UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +05:30. This time is used in India^[1] and Sri Lanka,^[2] and was formerly used in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.^[3] It is five and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Around 1.4 billion people live inside this time zone, making it the second-most populous after .^[4]

As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Indore, Coimbatore, Prayagraj, Guwahati, Srinagar, Madurai, Mysore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Puducherry, Port Blair, Colombo, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kandy

South Asia

• India – Indian Standard Time
• Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka Standard Time

See also

• Time in India
• Time in Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. Web site: India time . 2018-01-16 . 24timezones.com.
2. Web site: Sri Lanka Time . 24timezones.com . 2018-01-16.
3. Web site: Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal . 2020-11-25 . www.timeanddate.com . en.
4. Web site: Current local time in India . 2022-04-29 . www.worldtimeserver.com.