The standard Meridian is a longitude located at 82 degree 30 minutes East. It divides the country into two equal parts. It is taken as the standard time for the whole country for uniformity of time. It is accepted by people living all over the country to have the same place in anywhere in India for performing various tasks in different places.

82degree 30minutes east is selected as the standard meridian of india. It is selected because it passes through the center of mirzapur and most of the countries has taken it as their standard meridian so india has also taken it as standard meridian