Local Time in Silchar, India
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- IANA Zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Country
- India
- Continent
- Asia
Latest news in Silchar
- Air quality in SilcharIQAir · 26d ago
- Tensions At NIT Silchar As Villagers Remove Locked Gate Over Road ClosureNDTV · 4d ago
- Sushmita gets rousing welcome in Silchar after RS win on BJP ticketThe Times of India · 4d ago
- The promise of India’s alternative gateway to the NortheastEast Asia Forum · 243d ago
- EMSC: M5.0 quake occurred 12 km S of Silchar (India)news.cgtn.com · 106d ago
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Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is second largest city of Assam after Guwahati in terms of population and GDP. It is located 343 kilometres south east of Guwahati. It was founded by Captain Thomas Fisher in 1832 when he shifted the headquarters of Cachar to Janiganj in Silchar. It earned the moniker "Island of Peace" from Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. Silchar is the site of the world's first polo club and the first competitive polo match. In 1985, an Air India flight from Kolkata to Silchar became the world's first all-women crew flight. Silchar was a tea town and Cachar club was the meeting point for tea planters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Silchar right now?
- The current time in Silchar, India is 01:57:54 PM (IST), which is UTC+5:30.
- What time zone is Silchar in?
- Silchar uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated IST, UTC+5:30.
- Does Silchar observe daylight saving time?
- No. Silchar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays at UTC+5:30 year-round.
- What is the UTC offset in Silchar?
- Silchar is currently UTC+5:30 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).