Rajasthan (India)

Rajasthan, the largest state of India, has Jaipur as its capital. It has 32 districts.

The Aravali Range runs across the state from Mount Abu, which is 1,722 m in height to Khetri. Most of the region of Rajasthan is covered by the Thar Desert.

The state economy is mainly agricultural and pastoral. Sugarcane, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and tobacco are the major crops of the region.

The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates the northwest Rajasthan. It is also the largest producer of marble and sandstone. These minerals are excavated at Makrana near Jodhpur.

It has rich salt deposits at Sambhar and copper mines at Khetri and Dariba. The service sector comprises industries like tourism and real estate. Because of its natural beauty and great history, Rajasthan also has a flourishing tourism industry.

Many old and neglected palaces and forts in Rajasthan have been converted into heritage hotels. The palaces of Jaipur, lakes of Udaipur, temples of Bikaner and desert forts of Jaisalmer are the favorite spots for tourists, both Indian and foreign. Mount Abu is the only hill station of this state. The famous Thar Desert is also located here.

A Rajasthan map shows that there are 33 districts in Rajasthan and they are categorized into seven divisions:

Ajmer Division: Ajmer, Nagaur, Bhilwara, Tonk.

Bikaner Division: Churu, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, SriGanganagar

Bharatpur Division: Dholpur, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur and Karauli.

Jodhpur Division: Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Sirohi, and Pali.

Jaipur Division: Alwar, Jaipur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Dausa.

Udaipur Division: Chittorgarh, Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur

Kota Division: Bundi, Baran, Kota, Jhalawar.

District	Headquarters	Division	Population (2011)	Area (km2)
Ajmer	Ajmer	Ajmer	2584913	8481
Alwar	Alwar	Jaipur	3671999	8380
Banswara	Banswara	Udaipur	1798194	5037
Baran	Baran	Kota	1223921	6955
Barmer	Barmer	Jodhpur	2604453	28387
Bharatpur	Bharatpur	Bharatpur	2549121	5066
Bhilwara	Bhilwara	Ajmer	2410459	10455
Bikaner	Bikaner	Bikaner	2367745	27244
Bundi	Bundi	Kota	1113725	5550
Chittorgarh	Chittorgarh	Udaipur	1544392	10856
Churu	Churu	Bikaner	2041172	16830
Dausa	Dausa	Jaipur	1637226	2950
Dholpur	Dholpur	Bharatpur	1207293	3084
Dungarpur	Dungarpur	Udaipur	1388906	3770
Hanumangarh	Hanumangarh	Bikaner	1779650	12645
Jaipur	Jaipur	Jaipur	6663971	14068
Jaisalmer	Jaisalmer	Jodhpur	672008	38401
Jalor	Jalore	Jodhpur	1830151	10640
Jhalawar	Jhalawar	Kota	1411327	6219
Jhunjhunu	Jhunjhunu	Jaipur	2139658	5928
Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Jodhpur	3685681	22850
Karauli	Karauli	Bharatpur	1458459	5530
Kota	Kota	Kota	1950491	12436
Nagaur	Nagaur	Ajmer	3309234	17718
Pali	Pali	Jodhpur	2038533	12387
Pratapgarh[1]	Pratapgarh	Udaipur	868231	41173.6
Rajsamand	Rajsamand	Udaipur	1158283	4768
Sawai Madhopur	Sawai Madhopur	Bharatpur	1338114	10527
Sikar	Sikar	Jaipur	2677737	7732
Sirohi	Sirohi	Jodhpur	1037185	5136
Sri Ganganagar	Sri Ganganagar	Bikaner	1969520	7984
Tonk	Tonk	Ajmer	1421711	7194
Udaipur	Udaipur	Udaipur	3067549	17279
Rajasthan	Jaipur		68621012	342239

Demographic features of Rajasthan
The population of the state is mostly Rajasthani. The various religions or faiths representing the population are as follows:

Hindus - 88.8%
Muslims - 8.5%
Jains - 1.2%
Sikhs - 1.4%

In addition, there are some Sindhi people who live in the state. They arrived to the territory from the Sindh area (currently a part of Pakistan) at the time of the partition of the two countries in 1947.

The first language of the most of the population in the state is Rajasthani. Hindi and Rajasthani are the two most significantly spoken languages in the state. In a number of schools, the Rajasthani language is utilized as a medium of teaching together with English and Hindi. Sindhi, Gujarati, and Punjabi are the other languages in the state.