EPSG:4144 Kalianpur 1937
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Asia - Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Pakistan - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4144 |
|---|---|
| Name | Kalianpur 1937 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Asia - Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Pakistan - onshore Bangladesh - onshore; India - mainland onshore; Myanmar - onshore and Moattama area offshore; Pakistan - onshore. |
| Bounds | W 60,86° · S 8,02° · E 101,17° · N 37,07° |
| Also covers | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan |
| Datum | Kalianpur 1937 |
| Ellipsoid | Everest 1830 (1937 Adjustment) a = 6377276.345 m · 1/f = 300.8017 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Kalianpur 1937 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1533) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=evrst30 +towgs84=214,804,268 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4144.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Kalianpur_1937",DATUM["D_Kalianpur_1937",SPHEROID["Everest_Adjustment_1937",6377276.345,300.8017]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Bangladesh
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.