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Pokhran

Pokhran
पोखरण
City
Pokhran Fort
Pokhran Fort
Pokhran is located in Rajasthan
Pokhran
Pokhran
Pokhran is located in India
Pokhran
Pokhran
Coordinates: 26°55′N 71°55′E / 26.92°N 71.92°E / 26.92; 71.92Coordinates: 26°55′N 71°55′E / 26.92°N 71.92°E / 26.92; 71.92
State  India
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Elevation 233 m (764 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 28,457
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Pokhran Test Range (PTR)
Near Jaisalmer in India
Coordinates 27°05′42″N 71°45′11″E / 27.095°N 71.753°E / 27.095; 71.753
Type Nuclear test site
Site information
Operator  Indian Army
Status active
Site history
In use 1970–present
Test information
Subcritical tests not known
Nuclear tests 6

Pokhran (Hindi: पोखरण) is a city and a municipality located in the Jaisalmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation.

Surrounded by rocks, sand and five salt ranges, its Hindi name Pokaran(पोखरण) means "place of five mirages". It is located en route between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur or Bikaner at 27°05′42″N 71°45′11″E / 27.095°N 71.753°E / 27.095; 71.753 and has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 feet).

According to 2011 Indian census, Pokhran had a population of 28457. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Pokhran has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 74.0%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 41%. In Pokhran, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Fort Pokaran, the 14th century citadel also known as “Balagarh”, stands amidst the Thar Desert. This monument is the premier fort of the chief of the Champawats, the clan of Rathores of the state of Marwar-Jodhpur.


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