Basics about Rajasthan
Rajasthan is the largest state in India by area.
It is located in the northwestern part of the country, and shares borders with Pakistan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab.
Facts About Rajasthan
Population: 68.6 million (2021)
Capital: Jaipur
Official language: Hindi
Other major languages: Rajasthani, Urdu, Punjabi
Area: 342,239 square kilometers (132,139 sq mi)
Highest point: Guru Shikhar, 1722 meters (5650 ft)
Lowest point: Rann of Kutch, 27 meters (90 ft) below sea level
Area of Rajasthan
It covers 342,239 square kilometres or 10.4 per cent of India’s total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India’s northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus River valley.
The State of Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949 when the states of the Rajputana Agency of the erstwhile Indian Empire were merged into the new Indian Union.
North to south Rajasthan –
Rajasthan has an atypical rhomboid shape and stretches lengthwise 826
East to west Rajasthan –
Rajasthan is the largest state in India, and it stretches from west to east for a distance of 869 kilometers. The easternmost district of Rajasthan is Dhaulpur, and the westernmost district is Jaisalmer. Here are the districts of Rajasthan from east to west:
| The names of all the 50 districts of Rajasthan • Jaipur North • Jaipur South • Anupgarh • Balotra Beawar • Didwana • Kuchaman Dudu • Gangapur City • Kotputli • Khairthal • Neem police station • Phalodi • Salumber • Sanchore • Shahpura • Jodhpur East • Jodhpur West • dig • Udaipur • Banswara • Jalore • Pratapgarh • Dungarpur • Chittorgarh • Rajsamand • Hanumangarh • Dholpur • Bharatpur • Sawai madhopur • Pali Sirohi • Ganganagar • Jhalawar • Nagaur • Tonk • Bundi • Bikaner • Bhilwara • Jaisalmer • Ajmer • Karauli • Jhunjhunu • Barmer • Sikar • Dausa • quota • Alwar • Bamboo • Churu | History of Rajasthan |
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