POKARAN

About Pokaran

Pokhran (Hindi: ) 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() means "place of five mirages". It is located en route between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur or Bikaner at 27.095N 71.753E and has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 feet). According to 2011 Indian census,[1] 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.