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{{Infobox time zone | UTC = yes}}
{{Short description|Time zone}}
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{{Infobox time zone
'''UTC+05:30''' is an identifier for a [[UTC offset|time offset from UTC]] of +05:30. This time is used in [[India]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://24timezones.com/current_local/india_time.php |title= India time |access-date=2018-01-16 |publisher=24timezones.com}}</ref> and [[Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://24timezones.com/current_local/sri_lanka_time.php|title=Sri Lanka Time|publisher=24timezones.com|access-date=2018-01-16}}</ref> and was formerly used in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/nepal/kathmandu|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.timeanddate.com|language=en}}</ref> 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 [[UTC+08:00]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
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==As standard time (year-round)==
'''UTC+5:30''' is an identifier for a [[UTC offset|time offset]] of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of [[Coordinated Universal Time]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kornberg |first=Sara |date= |title=Understanding UTC Offsets |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/utc-offsets.html |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=Time and Date}}</ref> The [[Indian Standard Time]], used in India, and the [[Sri Lanka Standard Time]], followed in Sri Lanka, are based on the same.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://24timezones.com/current_local/india_time.php |title=India time |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=24timezones }}</ref> and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://24timezones.com/current_local/sri_lanka_time.php |title=Sri Lanka Time |work=24timezones |access-date=1 June 2025 }}</ref> It has the second-largest population among time zones, after [[UTC+08:00]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldtimeserver.com/learn/which-time-zone-has-the-biggest-population/|title=Which Time Zone Has the Biggest Population?|work=World Time Server|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
''Principal cities: [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Greater Bangalore|Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]], [[Colombo]]''


===South Asia===
The [[Nepal Standard Time]], followed by Nepal, used the time zone till 1986, when it switched to [[UTC+5:45]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/nepal/kathmandu|title=Kathmandu time|work=Time and Date|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
*India – [[Indian Standard Time]]
*Sri Lanka – [[Sri Lanka Standard Time]]


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Indian Standard Time]]
* [[Time in India]]
*[[Sri Lanka Standard Time]]
* [[Time in Sri Lanka]]
*[[Time in India]]
*[[Time in Sri Lanka]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.[1] The Indian Standard Time, used in India, and the Sri Lanka Standard Time, followed in Sri Lanka, are based on the same.[2] and Sri Lanka.[3] It has the second-largest population among time zones, after UTC+08:00.[4]

The Nepal Standard Time, followed by Nepal, used the time zone till 1986, when it switched to UTC+5:45.[5]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kornberg, Sara. "Understanding UTC Offsets". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. "India time". 24timezones. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. "Sri Lanka Time". 24timezones. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. "Which Time Zone Has the Biggest Population?". World Time Server. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. "Kathmandu time". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 June 2025.