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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers 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 s ...
largest state of the Republic of India by area, is located in the northwest of
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. It comprises most of the area of the large, inhospitable Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, which parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with
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to the west. Rajasthan is also bordered by Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north. Rajasthan covers 10.4% of India, an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi).


General reference


Names

* Common English country name(s):
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers 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 s ...
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*** *** * Official name: State of Rajasthan * Nickname(s): ''the land of kings''The Territories and States of India By Tara Boland-Crewe, David Lea, pg 208 * Adjectival(s):
Rajasthani Rajasthani may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Rajasthan, a state of India * Rajasthani languages, a group of languages spoken there * Rajasthani people, the native inhabitants of the region * Rajasthani architecture * Rajasthani art ...
* Demonym(s): Rajasthanis * Abbreviations and name codes ** ISO 3166-2 code: IN-RJ **
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code: RJ


Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 7th * by area (2011 census): 1st (largest state of India) * by crime rate (2015): 6th * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2104): 7th * by Human Development Index (HDI): * by life expectancy at birth: * by literacy rate: 25th


Geography of Rajasthan

Geography of Rajasthan * Rajasthan is: a state of India * Population of Rajasthan: 68,621,012 (as of 2011) * Area of Rajasthan: 342,239 km2 (132,139 sq mi) * Atlas of Rajasthan


Location of Rajasthan

Rajasthan is situated within the following regions: * Eastern Hemisphere * Northern Hemisphere **
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Environment of Rajasthan

* Climate of Rajasthan ** Western Rajasthan: Sub-tropical arid (desert) climate ** Rajasthan east of the Aravalli range: Sub-tropical humid (wet) with dry winters * Wildlife of Rajasthan


Natural geographic features of Rajasthan

**Deserts of Rajasthan **
Thar Desert The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Subcontinent that covers an area of and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 20th-largest desert, a ...
** Rivers of Rajasthan **
Luni River The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert of northwest India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch ...
** Chambal River ** Arvari River (Alwar) ** Magan River **
Banas River The Banas is a river which lies entirely within the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, itself a tributary of the Yamuna, which in turn merges into the Ganga. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometre ...
** Berach River **
Bandi River The Bandi river is a tributary of the Luni River in the Pali district of Rajasthan state in India. Khari and Mithari river joins near the Bombadra pickup weir and form the Bandi river. After flowing for 45 KMs, it joins Luni river near Lakhar v ...
** Banganga River ** Bhagani River (Alwar) ** Gambhir River **
Ghaggar-Hakra River The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar in India, before the Ottu barrage, and as the Hakra in Pakistan, downstream of the barrage, ending ...
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Gomati River (Rajasthan) The Gomati River is a small river in Rajasthan state of western India. Gomati starts in the village of Khodiyo Ka Khera(Badisadri)iChittorgarh. It originates in the hills of central Udaipur District, flowing south to join the Som River in the sou ...
** Garri River **
Sahibi river The Sahibi river, also called the Sabi River, is an ephemeral, rain-fed river flowing through Rajasthan, Haryana (where its canalised portion is called the "Outfall Drain No 8") and Delhi states in India. It drains into Yamuna in Delhi, where it ...
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Dohan river The Dohan river ( hi, दोहान नदी, sa, वधूसरा, ), is a rain-fed river that originates at Mandholi village near Neem Ka Thana in Sikar district of Rajasthan and then disappears in Mahendragarh district in Haryana where ...
*** Sota river *** Kotkasim drain ***
Krishnavati river The Krishnavati river ( hi, कृष्णावती नदी), also called Kasaunti ( hi, कसौंती नदी), is a rain-fed river originates from Aravalli Range near Dariba copper mines in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, and ...
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Indori river The Indori river (Hindi: इन्दोरी नदी), is a rain-fed river originates from Aravalli Range from Sikar district and flows through Alwar district of Rajasthan to Rewari district of Haryana and it is the longest tributary of Sah ...
* Mountains of Rajasthan **
Aravalli Range The Aravalli Range (also spelled ''Aravali'') is a mountain range in Northern- Western India, running approximately in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat. ...


Regions of Rajasthan

There are mainly Four Regions of rajasthan. *
Dhundhar Dhundhar, also known as ''Jaipur region'', is a historical region of Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the districts of Jaipur, parts of Sikar District lying to the east of the Aravalli Range, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, and Tonk and t ...
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Ahirwal Ahirwal is a region spanning parts of southern Haryana , north-eastern Rajasthan, and South-Western Delhi The region was once a small principality based from the town of Rewari and controlled by members of the Yaduvanshi Ahir community fro ...
** Mewat *
Hadoti Hadoti is a region of Rajasthan state in western India, which was once called the Bundi Kingdom. The biggest cities are Jhalawar and Kota. It includes the districts of Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar and Kota and is bounded on the west by the Mew ...
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Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word 'maru' is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani languages, "wad" means a particular area. English tra ...
** Gorwar * Mewar *
Shekhawati Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. The region was ruled by Shekhawat Rajputs. Shekhawati is located in North Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Jhunjhunu, parts of Sikar that lie ...
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Bagar tract Bagar, also Bagad (बागड़) and even Bar, a term meaning the "dry country",Nonica Datta The Tribune, 3 July 1999. refers to the sandy tract of north-western India and eastern parts of current Pakistan bordering India. For example, area ...
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Vagad Vagad (also known as Vagar, Hindi: वागड) is a region in southeastern Rajasthan state of western India. Its boundaries are roughly defined by those of the districts of Dungarpur and Banswara. Major cities of the region are Dungarpur an ...


Ecoregions of Rajasthan

* Ghagghar planes in north * Very humid eastern planes * Humid aravalli range * Semi-arid western planes * Arid far western thar dessert


Administrative divisions of Rajasthan

Administrative divisions of Rajasthan *
Districts of Rajasthan The Indian state of Rajasthan is divided into 33 districts for administrative purposes. The responsibilities of district management are carried out by All-India officials and state-appointed officials. The All-India officials in each distri ...
** Municipalities of Rajasthan


= Districts of Rajasthan

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Districts of Rajasthan The Indian state of Rajasthan is divided into 33 districts for administrative purposes. The responsibilities of district management are carried out by All-India officials and state-appointed officials. The All-India officials in each distri ...
* Ajmer district * Alwar district *
Banswara district Banswara District has an area of , which is 1.47% of Rajasthan state, India. The city of Banswara is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by Udaipur District, on the northeast by Pratapgarh District, on the east and southeast ...
* Baran district *
Barmer district Barmer District is a district in Rajasthan state of India. It is located in the western part of Rajasthan state forming a part of the Thar Desert. Barmer is the third largest district by area in Rajasthan and fifth largest district in India. Oc ...
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Bharatpur district Bharatpur District is a district in Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Bharatpur is the District Headquarters, Division Headquarters and Headquarters of Bharatpur Police Range of Rajasthan Police. Bharatpur District is a part o ...
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Bhilwara district Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters. History Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the stat ...
* Bikaner district *
Bundi district Bundi District is a district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bundi is the district headquarters. It has an area of 5,550 km2 and a population of 1,110,906 (2011 census). It is divided into 5 tehsils which are: ...
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Chittorgarh district Chittorgarh district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was established on 1 August 1948 by integrating portions of ...
* Churu district *
Dausa district Dausa District is a district of Rajasthan state in India within Jaipur division. The city of Dausa is the district headquarters. It has an area of 3432 km² and a population of 1,634,409 in 2011 census. It is surrounded by Alwar District ...
* Dholpur district *
Dungarpur district Dungarpur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Dungarpur is the district headquarters. History The area of Dungarpur district was occupied by the Bhil people perhaps as early as 4000 BCE. There is sec ...
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Hanumangarh district Hanumangarh district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in India. The city of Hanumangarh is the district headquarters and its largest city. District profile The district is located in the extreme north of Rajasthan. It has an area of 12 ...
* Jaipur district *
Jaisalmer district Jaisalmer is the largest district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and the third largest district in India. Located in Marwar (Jodhpur Division), the city of Jaisalmer is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is around from the ...
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Jalor district Jalore District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of (3.11 percent of Rajasthan's area), and a population of 1,828,730 (2011 census ...
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Jhalawar district Jhalawar district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historical city of Jhalawar is the administrative headquarters of the Jhalawar district. The district is bounded on the northwest by Kota district, on the n ...
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Jhunjhunu district Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters. District location The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east ...
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Jodhpur district Jodhpur District is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), af ...
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Karauli district Karauli District is a district of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Karauli is the district headquarters. Karauli District comes under Bharatpur division, Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate. Karauli is famous for popular red-stone. Th ...
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Kota district Kota District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Kota is the administrative headquarters of the district. During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and foun ...
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Nagaur district Nagaur district is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Panchayati Raj was introduced here. It is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan and the area of the district is . The city of Nagaur is the district headqu ...
* Pali district * Pratapgarh district *
Rajsamand district Rajsamand District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Ame ...
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Sawai Madhopur district Sawai Madhopur district is a district of Rajasthan state in north-west India. Sawai Madhopur is the chief town and district headquarters. Sawai Madhopur district comes under Bharatpur division. Geography Sawai Madhopur District has an area ...
* Sikar district *
Sirohi district Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Sirohi is the district headquarters. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh. History In 1948 ...
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Sri Ganganagar district Sri Ganganagar district is the northernmost district of Rajasthan state in western India. History Named after Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar district was part of Bikaner state. This was a mostly uninhabited region. The his ...
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Tonk district Tonk district is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Tonk is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded on the north by Jaipur district, on the east by Sawai Madhopur district, on ...
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Udaipur district Udaipur district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan. History Before Udaipur ...


= Municipalities of Rajasthan

= Municipalities of Rajasthan * Capital of Rajasthan: Capital of Rajasthan * Cities of Rajasthan


Demography of Rajasthan

Demographics of Rajasthan


Government and politics of Rajasthan

* Form of government: * Capital of Rajasthan: Capital of Rajasthan *
Elections in Rajasthan Elections in Rajasthan have been held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok sabha constituencies. In 2018, Legislative assembly election in Rajasthan were ...
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Political parties in Rajasthan Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...
* Political scandals of Rajasthan * Taxation in Rajasthan


Branches of the government of Rajasthan

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of Raja ...


Executive branch of the government of Rajasthan

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Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
** List of Governors of Rajasthan * Ministers in Government of Rajasthan **
Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
*** Chief Ministers of Rajasthan * Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan


= State agencies of Rajasthan

= * Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan *
HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration is a state level civil service training institute of the Government of Rajasthan for training of civil servants. It is situated in Jaipur. The principal objective to contribute for the impr ...
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Jaipur Development Authority Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is the agency of the Government of Rajasthan responsible for preparation and implementation of master plan for the Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi ...
* Rajasthan Arabic and Persian Research Institute * Rajasthan Financial Corporation * Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board *
Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute is an organisation established by Government of Rajasthan to promote Rajasthani culture and heritage and to accumulate and maintain the old Rajansthani folk art work and folk literature. It was established in ...
* Rajasthan Public Service Commission * Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam *
Rajasthan State Archives Rajasthan State Archives is an archive located in Bikaner city of Rajasthan state in India. It has a rich collection of administrative record of the Mughal period like Persian Farmans, Nishans, Manshurs, Akbarat, Vakil Report, Arzdasht, Khatoot a ...
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Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd., popularly known as RIICO, is a premier agency of Government of Rajasthan that has played an important role in the industrial development of Rajasthan. In 1980 RSIMDC split int ...
* Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited *
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) is a public transport company which provides bus services in the Indian state Rajasthan. It is headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The corporation was established by Government of Rajasthan on 1 ...
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Rajasthan State Sports Council Rajasthan State Sports Council is the apex body in Rajasthan at the State level to look after the development of sports activities and providing coaching to the players of the state. It was set up in 1957 by the Government of Rajasthan The G ...
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Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is an agency of the Government of Rajasthan set up on 1 April 1979 to develop tourism in the Indian state. It manages many restaurants, cafeterias, hotels and bars. The Corporation also organises pa ...
* Rural Non Farm Development Agency * SPINFED


Legislative branch of the government of Rajasthan

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Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
** List of Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly *
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...
** Members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (13th house)


Judicial branch of the government of Rajasthan

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Rajasthan High Court The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the ''Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949''. The seat of the court is at Jodhpur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50. ...
** Chief Justice *** List of Chief Justices of Rajasthan High Court


Law and order in Rajasthan

Law of Rajasthan * Capital punishment in Rajasthan * Constitution of Rajasthan * Criminal justice system of Rajasthan * Crime in Rajasthan ** Organized crime in Rajasthan * Human rights in Rajasthan ** Freedom of the press in Rajasthan ** Freedom of religion in Rajasthan ** LGBT rights in Rajasthan * Law enforcement in Rajasthan **
Rajasthan Police The Rajasthan Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Rajasthan in India. The Rajasthan Police has its headquarters in Jaipur, the state capital. The motto of the force is "committed to serve". History History of Law enforceme ...
* Penal system of Rajasthan


History of Rajasthan

History of Rajasthan The history of human settlement in the west Indian state of Rajasthan dates back to about 5,000 years ago. This region was inhabited during great floods after the ice age as well. This area was known as Matsya kingdom. It was the site of the Indu ...
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Timeline of history of Rajasthan The history of human settlement in the west Indian state of Rajasthan dates back to about 5,000 years ago. Timeline ;Timeline of History of Rajasthan: *4600 BC The development of Sonthi culture (between Saraswati and Darswati in Hanumangarh ...
* Current events of Rajasthan


History of Rajasthan, by period

* Vedic and earlier cultures ** Sothi culture ** Ahar-Banas culture **
Ochre Coloured Pottery culture The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture (OCP) is a Bronze Age culture of the Indo-Gangetic Plain "generally dated 2000–1500 BCE," extending from eastern Punjab to northeastern Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Artefacts of this culture show ...
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Black and red ware culture Black and red ware (BRW) is a South Asian earthenware, associated with the neolithic phase, Harappa, Bronze Age India, Iron Age India, the megalithic and the early historical period. Although it is sometimes called an archaeological culture, the ...
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Painted Grey Ware The Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) is an Iron Age Indian culture of the western Gangetic plain and the Ghaggar-Hakra valley in the Indian subcontinent, conventionally dated 1200 to 600–500 BCE, or from 1300 to 500–300 BCE It is a successo ...
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Northern Black Polished Ware The Northern Black Polished Ware culture (abbreviated NBPW or NBP) is an urban Iron Age Indian culture of the Indian Subcontinent, lasting c. 700–200 BCE (proto NBPW between 1200 and 700 BCE), succeeding the Painted Grey Ware culture and Blac ...
** Rang Mahal culture *
Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place from the 13th to 17th centuries. Earlier Muslim conquests include the invasions into what is now modern-day Pakistan and the Umayyad campaigns in India in eighth century and res ...
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Caliphate campaigns in India In the first half of the 8th century CE, a series of battles took place between the Umayyad Caliphate and kingdoms to the east of the Indus river, in the Indian subcontinent. Subsequent to the Arab conquest of Sindh in present-day Pakistan i ...
(738 CE)


History of Rajasthan, by region


History of Rajasthan, by subject

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Rajputs Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
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Jauhar Jauhar, sometimes spelled Jowhar or Juhar, was a Hindu practice of mass self-immolation by women, in the Indian subcontinent, to avoid capture, enslavement and rape by an invading army, when facing certain defeat during a war. Some reports of ...
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Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III ( IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in presen ...
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Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under A ...
*** Battle of Haldighati


Culture of Rajasthan

Culture of Rajasthan The culture of Rajasthan includes many artistic traditions that reflect the ancient Indian way of life. Rajasthan is also called "Land of Kings". It has many tourist attractions and facilities for tourists. This historical state of India attrac ...
* Architecture of Rajasthan ** List of palaces in Rajasthan * Cuisine of Rajasthan * Ethnic minorities in Rajasthan *
Festivals in Rajasthan A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...
* Humor in Rajasthan * Media in Rajasthan * Monuments of National Importance in Rajasthan * Museums and art galleries in Rajasthan * People of Rajasthan **
People from Rajasthan A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of propert ...
* Prostitution in Rajasthan * Public holidays in Rajasthan * Records of Rajasthan * Religion in Rajasthan ** Buddhism in Rajasthan **
Christianity in Rajasthan Christianity is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism, monotheistic religion based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, life and Teachings of Jesus, teachings of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth. It is the Major religious groups, world's ...
** Hinduism in Rajasthan ** Islam in Rajasthan **
Jainism in Rajasthan Rajasthan, a state in western India, has had a close historical connection with Jainism. Southwestern Rajasthan was the main centre for Svetambara Jainism. Major Digambara centres are in the northern and eastern parts of Rajasthan. Central an ...
** Judaism in Rajasthan ** Sikhism in Rajasthan * World Heritage Sites in Rajasthan


Art in Rajasthan

* Art in Rajasthan * Cinema of Rajasthan **
Films shot in Rajasthan The Indian state of Rajasthan has often been used as a site for filming movies and TV serials. The state has served as the backdrop for many Indian as well as foreign movies. Famous films shot in Rajasthan include: - Adimai Penn (MGR 's Tamil f ...
** Rajasthani-language films * Literature of Rajasthan * Music of Rajasthan * Television in Rajasthan * Theatre in Rajasthan


Language in Rajasthan

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Rajasthani language Rajasthani (Devanagari: ) refers to a group of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily in the state of Rajasthan and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh in India. There are also speakers in the Pakistani provinces ...
– language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 20 million people in Rajasthan and neighboring states of India and Pakistan, or 50 million if Marwari if counted as Rajasthani, as it often is. **
Rajasthani language movement The Rajasthani language movement has been campaigning for greater recognition for the Rajasthani language since 1947. References Linguists to march for Rajasthanifrom ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper ...
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Ahirwati Ahirwati (''Ahīrvāṭī'', sometimes also known as Hīrwāṭī) is an Indo-Aryan dialect of India. It is spoken within the Ahirwal region located to the south-west of the capital Delhi. It belongs to the Rajasthani language group and is com ...
* Bagri *
Harauti Harauti or Hadauti (Hadoti) is a Rajasthani language spoken by approximately four million people in the Hadoti region of southeastern Rajasthan, India. Its speakers are concentrated in the districts of Kota, Baran, Bundi and Jhalawar in Rajast ...
* Marwari *
Mewari Mewari is an Indo-Aryan language of the Rajasthani group. It is spoken by about five million speakers in Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan state and Mandsaur, Neemuch districts of Madhya Prades ...
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Mewati Mewati (Devanagri:मेवाती; Perso-Arabic:میواتی) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about three million speakers in the Mewat Region (Alwar and Bharatpur, districts of Rajasthan, Nuh district of Haryana). While other people ...
* Other major languages and dialects *
Shekhawati Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. The region was ruled by Shekhawat Rajputs. Shekhawati is located in North Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Jhunjhunu, parts of Sikar that lie ...
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Dhatki Dhatki (धाटकी; ڍاٽڪي), also known as Dhatti (धाटी; ڍاٽي) or Thari (थारी; ٿَري), is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. Dhatki is closely related ...
** Goaria **
Godwari Godwari is a dialect of Marwari spoken in Godwar Gorwar or Godwar, (in different periods also was called Chandravati Kingdom, Sirohi State) is a region of Rajasthan state in India, which lies in the southwest Rajasthan and borders with the ...
** Loarki ** Gade Lohar **
Gujari Gojri (, ), also known as Gujari, Gujri, Gojari, or Gojri, is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. In India, the language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, ...
** Gurgula **
Lambadi Lambadi, Gor Boli, Banjara, Labanki or Banjari is a language spoken by the once nomadic Banjara people across India,Ancient Pastoral Nomadic Community of India Ancient Warrior Community/Raajputs Medieval Traders/Grain Carriers Modern Grain Tra ...
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Malvi The Malvi or Malavi, also known as Manthani or Mahadeopuri, is breed of zebu cattle from the Malwa plateau in western Madhya Pradesh, in central India. It is a good draught breed; the milk yield of the cows is low. The breed has been studie ...
** Nimadi


Sports in Rajasthan

* Cricket in Rajasthan **
Rajasthan Cricket Association The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), headquartered in Jaipur, is the governing body of Cricket in the state of Rajasthan. RCA administers the game of cricket in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Rajasthan Cricket Association was founded i ...
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Rajasthan cricket team The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team won the Ranji Trophy in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, having finished runners-up eight times between 1960–61 and 1973-74. It is currentl ...
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Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the Sawai Ma ...
* Football in Rajasthan **
Rajasthan football team The Rajasthan football team is an Indian football team representing Rajasthan in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. They made history by qualify for the final rounds of 75th Santosh Trophy (2022), but failed to ...


Symbols of Rajasthan

Symbols of Rajasthan * State animal:
Chinkara The chinkara (''Gazella bennettii''), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Taxonomy The following six subspecies are considered valid: * Deccan chinkara (''G. b. bennettii'') ...
* State bird:
Indian bustard The great Indian bustard (''Ardeotis nigriceps'') or Indian bustard, is a bustard found on the Indian subcontinent. A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of t ...
* State flower: Rohira * State seal: Seal of Rajasthan * State tree:
Khejri ''Prosopis cineraria'', also known as ghaf, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is native to arid portions of Western Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, India, Oman, Pakistan, Sau ...


Economy and infrastructure of Rajasthan

Economy of Rajasthan Rajasthan is a mineral-rich state and has a diversified economy having agriculture, mining and tourism as its main engines of growth. The state mines produce gold, silver, sandstone, limestone, marble, rock phosphate, copper and lignite. It i ...
* Economic rank (by nominal GDP): * Agriculture in Rajasthan * Banking in Rajasthan ** Bank of Rajasthan * Communications in Rajasthan ** Internet in Rajasthan * Companies of Rajasthan *
Currency A currency, "in circulation", from la, currens, -entis, literally meaning "running" or "traversing" is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general ...
of Rajasthan: * Economic history of Rajasthan * Energy in Rajasthan ** Energy policy of Rajasthan ** Oil industry in Rajasthan * Health care in Rajasthan *
Mining in Rajasthan Rajasthan is a mineral-rich state and has a diversified economy having agriculture, mining and tourism as its main engines of growth. The state mines produce gold, silver, sandstone, limestone, marble, rock phosphate, copper and lignite. It i ...
* Rajasthan Stock Exchange *
Tourism in Rajasthan Rajasthan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, for both domestic and international tourists. Rajasthan attracts tourists for its historical forts, palaces, art and culture with its slogan "Padharo mhare desh", now its chang ...
* Transport in Rajasthan ** Airports in Rajasthan **
Rail transport in Rajasthan Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters * Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ...
** State highways in Rajasthan * Water supply and sanitation in Rajasthan


Education in Rajasthan

Education in Rajasthan * List of schools in Rajasthan ** List of schools in Kota Rajasthan * Institutions of higher education in Rajasthan **
Amity University Rajasthan Amity University, Noida (also known as Amity University Uttar Pradesh and Amity University Delhi NCR) is a private research university located in Noida, Delhi NCR, India. It was established in 2005 by an Act of the State Legislature of Uttar ...
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Central University of Rajasthan Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ) is a central university located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. CURAJ has 12 schools, 30 academic departments and one community college covering technology, science, humanities, commerce, management, public ...
** Rajasthan College **
Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women Established in year 2002, Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women is promoted by Chandrawati Education Society with the aim to enable the girl empowerment through technical education which will help students to unchain barriers to reach great ...
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University of Rajasthan University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana Rājputana, meaning "Land of the ...
*** University of Rajasthan Library **
Medical colleges in Rajasthan Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practice ...
*** Rajasthan pharmacy college ***
Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Rajasthan University of Health Sciences is a State university located in Pink City Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was established on 25 February 2005 under ''The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (Act of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha), 2005 (Act ...


Health in Rajasthan

* Malnutrition in Rajasthan * Water supply and sanitation in Rajasthan


See also

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List of international rankings This is a list of international rankings. By category Agriculture * List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities *List of countries by apple production * List of countries by apricot production * List of countries by artichoke ...
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Outline of geography The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography: Geography – study of earth and its people. Nature of geography Geography as * an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to − ...
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Ahore (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) Ahore is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is in Jalore district. Members Election results 2018 See also *List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly *Jalore distr ...
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Bali (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) Bali is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. It is in Pali Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the langua ...
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Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, formerly Rajasthan Ayurved University, is Ayurved university in the state Rajasthan. The university situated in Jodhpur was founded on 24 May 2003. This university affiliates about 42 c ...
* East Rajasthan Uplands *
Ganges Canal (Rajasthan) The Ganga Canal of Rajasthan (also called Gang Canal) is an irrigation system of canals laid down by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner in his princely state in the present district of Sri Ganganagar in the early twentieth century. It is fed from ...
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Gomati River (Rajasthan) The Gomati River is a small river in Rajasthan state of western India. Gomati starts in the village of Khodiyo Ka Khera(Badisadri)iChittorgarh. It originates in the hills of central Udaipur District, flowing south to join the Som River in the sou ...
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HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration is a state level civil service training institute of the Government of Rajasthan for training of civil servants. It is situated in Jaipur. The principal objective to contribute for the impr ...
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Historical battles of Rajasthan Several significant battles are recorded to have taken place in what is now known as Rajasthan. Against the Arabs * Umayyad campaigns in India (712–740 CE) – An alliance of rulers under Rajput Pratihar King Nagabhata I defeated the Arabs ...
* Jaga (Rajasthan) * Jagadguru Ramanadacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University * Jagas of Rajasthan * Jalore (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) *
Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be University) is a Deemed University in the city of Udaipur Udaipur () (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur distric ...
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List of constituencies of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Rajasthan state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Jaipur, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless diss ...
* List of Rajasthan Royals cricketers *
List of Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan Current members (2022) Here 1 members KC Venugopal is representing Kerala in the Rajyasabha. Keys: There are total TEN seats reserved for Rajasthan in Rajya Sabha. Currently INC have 6 members and Congress BJP have 4 members in Rajya Sabha f ...
* List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Rajasthani * List of Scheduled castes in Rajasthan * List of Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly *
List of State Protected Monuments in Rajasthan This is a list of State Protected Monuments as officially reported by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Rajasthan.
* Major Rajasthani * Pali (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) * Parbati River (Rajasthan) *
Pathans of Rajasthan The Pathans of Rajasthan are a Pathan/Pashtun community found in the state of Rajasthan in India.People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 747 to 749 Popular Prakashan H ...
* Political families of Rajasthan * Raj Bhavan (Rajasthan) *
Rajasthan (film) ''Rajasthan'' is a 1999 Tamil language action thriller film directed by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Sarathkumar and Vijayashanti, while Thalaivasal Vijay, Manivannan, Vadivelu and Devan play supporting roles. The film was later dubbed i ...
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Rajasthan Accounts Service {{Infobox , title = Rajasthan Accounts Service{{small, {{IAST, Rājasthāna Lekha Sevā , headerstyle = background:#800080; color:white; , header1 = Service Overview , label3 = Also known as , data3 = R.Ac.S. , label4 = Founded , data4 ...
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Rajasthan Administrative Service Rajasthan Administrative Service, popularly known as RAS, is a state civil service of state Rajasthan along with Rajasthan Accounts Service, Rajasthan Police Service and other services. The officers are included in the state cadre of civil ser ...
* Rajasthan Arabic and Persian Research Institute * Rajasthan Assembly Building *
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS; also ''Rajasthan Atomic Power Project'' - RAPP) is located at Rawatbhata in the state of Rajasthan, India. History The construction of the Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station Canada began in 196 ...
* Rajasthan Basin * Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited *
Rajasthan High Court The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the ''Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949''. The seat of the court is at Jodhpur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50. ...
* Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology * Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board *
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...
* Rajasthan Nirman Mazdoor Sangathan *
Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute is an organisation established by Government of Rajasthan to promote Rajasthani culture and heritage and to accumulate and maintain the old Rajansthani folk art work and folk literature. It was established in ...
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Rajasthan Patrika ''Rajasthan Patrika'' is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. It was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish in 1956 and published as ''Rajasthan Patrika'' in Delhi and Rajasthan, and as ''Patrika'' in 9 other states. As per Indian Readership S ...
* Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee * Rajasthan Pre-Engineering Test * Rajasthan Public Service Commission * Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam * Rajasthan Roots *
Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the Sawai Ma ...
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Rajasthan State Archives Rajasthan State Archives is an archive located in Bikaner city of Rajasthan state in India. It has a rich collection of administrative record of the Mughal period like Persian Farmans, Nishans, Manshurs, Akbarat, Vakil Report, Arzdasht, Khatoot a ...
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Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd., popularly known as RIICO, is a premier agency of Government of Rajasthan that has played an important role in the industrial development of Rajasthan. In 1980 RSIMDC split int ...
* Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited *
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) is a public transport company which provides bus services in the Indian state Rajasthan. It is headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The corporation was established by Government of Rajasthan on 1 ...
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Rajasthan State Sports Council Rajasthan State Sports Council is the apex body in Rajasthan at the State level to look after the development of sports activities and providing coaching to the players of the state. It was set up in 1957 by the Government of Rajasthan The G ...
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Rajasthan Technical University Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) is an affiliating university in Kota in the state of Rajasthan, India. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Rajasthan to enhance technical education in the state. It has many affiliated college ...
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Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is an agency of the Government of Rajasthan set up on 1 April 1979 to develop tourism in the Indian state. It manages many restaurants, cafeterias, hotels and bars. The Corporation also organises pa ...
* Rajasthan Vikas Party * Rajgarh (Rajasthan) *
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels The ''Royal Rajasthan on Wheels'' is a luxury tourist train run by Indian Railways. It is modelled on the Palace on Wheels, and follows a similar route through Rajasthan. Tourists are taken to several important tourist, wildlife and heritage s ...
* Sai Dham Rani Rajasthan * Shaikh of Rajasthan * Sumerpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) * Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University


References


External links

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Portal of Rajasthan
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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers 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 s ...
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers 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 s ...
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