Gorakpur in numbers
- Coordinates
- 25.3855, 87.9769
- Region
- West Bengal
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 1124 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gorakpur, West Bengal, India
The clock for Gorakpur, West Bengal, India is kept here in the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Gorakpur, India
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Gorakpur
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gorakpur, West Bengal.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:51 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 4:55 PM Daylight 11 h 05 min Night 12 h 55 min Civil twilight 5:27 AM – 5:19 PM
Weather in Gorakpur right now
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Gorakpur and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 732123 Mallikpara — 1.4 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in West Bengal
Other places named Gorakpur
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Chanchal — 4.1 km
- Masaldaha Bazar — 7.8 km
- Harishchandrapur — 10.2 km
- Kharba — 10.3 km
- Tulsihata — 10.5 km
- Churaman — 13.9 km
Gorakpur: clock, sun and surroundings
Gorakpur belongs to the Asia/Kolkata zone, placing local clocks at UTC+5:30. Summer time adjustment: No.
The sun climbs above Gorakpur at 5:51 AM and dips below at 4:55 PM. Between them sit 11 h 05 min of daylight.
The time you see for Gorakpur is also correct for Chanchal and Masaldaha Bazar.
Gorakpur includes 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Should Asia/Kolkata be used as the time zone for Gorakpur?
- Yes, Gorakpur uses Asia/Kolkata, whose offset is +5:30.
- Does the clock in Gorakpur move for summer time?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Gorakpur?
- The last sunlight comes at 4:55 PM.