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Rajasthan
Rajasthan is a land of warriors located in north west India and nearly 250 Kilometre from the capital of the country. It bears the distinction of having the largest area among all the states of the country. Also constituting 5.66% population of the country. The state has a rich heritage and culture with some of the famous Indian kings originating from this part of India and is famous for delicacies world over. The state is predominantly a desert, all the same, it has made tremendous progress in recent times in the fields of agriculture and infrastructure.
| Topic | Data/Facts |
| 1 History | 1.1 Formerly known as Rajputana. 1.2 It was founded as Rajasthan on 30th March, 1949. |
| 2 Geography | 2.1 Climate: Arid or Semi-Arid (Fairly hot temperature over the year with extreme temperature in summer and winter). 2.1.1 Rajasthan receives low and variable rainfalls and thereby is prone to droughts. 2.2 Agriculture: (i)Wheat, Barley, Sugarcane, Oilseeds, Pulses, Cotton and Tobacco. (ii) Second largest producer of oil seeds. (iii) Rajasthan is the largest producer of rapeseed, bajra, mustard in India (iv) Rajasthan is third largest producer of soya bean and coarse cereals in India. 2.3 Natural Resources: (i) Zinc, Copper, Lead, Gypsum, Asbestos, Silver Lime stone, Rock Phosphate, Mica, Marble, Sand Sone, Dolomite (ii) In India, Rajasthan is the greatest producer of non-ferric metals. (iii) Rajasthan produces following percentage minerals out of total production in India : Zinc : 100% Gypsum: 94% Lead : 85% Asbestos :84% Silver ore:76% Feldspar : 68% Copper :40% Mica : 40% ( These Facts/ data are important for Rajasthan GK) 2.4 Major rivers: Rivers drain into Arabian sea : Luni, Sabarmati, Mahi Rivers drain into Bay of Bengal: Banas, Chambal, Banganga Rivers with inland Drainage : Sota-Sabi (Sahibi), Kantili, Ruparel Other major rivers: Chambal, Gambhir (Facts/ data are important for Rajasthan GK) 2.5 Animals: Leopards, Blackbuck, Great Indian Spotted Eagle, and Marsh Crocodiles. 2.6 Neighbouring States: (i) Gujarat : South West (ii)Madhya Pradesh : southeast (iii) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana: Northeast (iv) Punjab :North (v) Pakistan 2.7 Capital city: Jaipur ( Also known as Pink City) 2.8 Total Land Area: (i) Total land area : 342,239 square kilometres. (ii) It covers 10.4% land Area of India. (iii) It is the largest state in country in land area. |
| 3 Forestry | 3.1 Forest: (i) Forest Cover: 32744.49 sq.km. (ii) Reserved forests: 12475sq.km, (iii) Protected forests: 18222 sq.km (iv) Unclassified forests: 2046.75 sq. km. (Data as per ISFR 2019 assessment) 3.2 National Parks: (i) Ranthambore National Park, Sawaimadhopur (ii) Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur 3.3 Wild Life Sanctuary: (i) Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Udaipur,Rajsamand,Pali , (ii) Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Sirohi (iii) Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Udaipur ( iv) Darrah Game Sanctuary, Kota, Jhalawar (v) Desert wildlife Sanctuary, Jaisalmer,Badmer (vi) Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittorgarh,Udaipur (vii) Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary, Karoli,Sawai Madhopur (ix) National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Kota, S.Madhopur, Bundi, Dholpur, Karauli (x), Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, Bundi (xi) Bandh Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary,Bharatpur (xii) Sariska wild life Sanctuary Alwar (xiii) Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary, Churu (xiv) Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur 3.4 Birds Sanctuary: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur (Also known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctury in Bharatpur, Rajasthan) 3.5 Tiger Reserves: (i) Ranthambore Tiger reserve,Sawaimadhopur (ii) Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar (iii) Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Kota (iv) Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary This is the 4th Tiger reserve in Rajasthan National Tiger Conservation authority has given the nod to it as 4th Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan. Other Important Facts: 29th July is celebrated as Global Tiger Day |
| 4 Economy | 4.1 Major Economic Data: (i) Growth rate of GSDP : 5.05%(in 2019-20) (ii)The GSDP for the year 2019-20 is approximately 5.02 per cent of country’s GDP at Current Prices. G (iii) GDP Growth: 5.05 % (iv) GDP Rank: 7th (v) Per Capita Income: Net Per Capita Income in 2019-20 (at current prices)`1,18,159 Other Important Facts: Rajasthan is the 7 th largest economy in 2018-19 4.2 Industries: Major industries are as under: – (i) Tourism, Agriculture, Mining, Cement,Salt, Petrolium (ii) It is the 2nd largest producer of Cement in India and one tenth salt contributor as well. (iii) The industrial sector accounts for about 32.5 per cent of the total share of the state’s economy. (iv) Rajasthan is considered as India’s second-largest producer of Polyester fibre. |
| 5 Transportation | 5.1 Means of Transportation: Air, Rail and Road route by Buses, Tourist Taxies, Jeep , Car , Tonga, Auto Riksha, Paddle Riksha, Camel Carts, Horse Tonga. 5.2 Major Railway Stations Jaipur Junction (Cleanest Railway station), Munabao Railway station (Last stop of Thar express before travelling to Pakistan) 5.2.1 Other Important Stations Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner,Ajmer, Bharatpur . 5.3 Special Trains: The Maharajas’s Express, The Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, Palace on Wheels 5.4 Major Air Ports: International Airports: Jaipur International Airport. Domestic Airports: (i) Maharana Pratap Airport, Udaipur. (ii) Jodhpur Airport. (iii) Jaisalmer Airport.( (Not for commercial usage) (iv) Nal Airport Station (Bikaner Airport) (v) Kota Airport. (vi) Kishangarh Airport. (vii) Kolana Airport. Indian Air Force Stations: (i) Air port Suratgarh (ii) Air Port Nal (iii) Air Port Uttarlai ( Barmer) |
| 6 Infrastructures | 6.1 Power installed Capacity: Total Power: 16989 MW Thermal: 7934.35 MW Nuclear: 1180 MW Hydro: 271 MW Renewable Energy Source: 9811.85 MW (a) Solar Energy (Ground Mounted) : 4996.96 MW (b) Wind Energy : 4337.64 MW (c) Biomass Energy : 120.45 MW (d) Solar Roof Top under Net metering Scheme : 356.80 MW |
| 7 Census and Demography | 7.1 Demographic Data: (i) Population 6.86 (68,548,437) crores. (ii) Male : 35,550,997 (iii) Female : 32,997,440 (iv) Population Growth : 21.31% (v) Percentage of total Population of the country: 5.66% (vii) Density : 200/ Square Km (viii) Rural population : 75.13% (ix) Urban population: 24.87% (xi) 7th. most populous state of India (xii) Gender ratio: 828 females per 1,000 males ( Based on census Data 2011) 7.2 Major Religion followers: (i) Hinduism – 60,657,103 (ii) Islam – 6,215,377 (iii) Sikhism – 872,930 (iv) Jainism – 622,023 (Based on Census 2011) |
| 8 Culture | 8.1 Literature: Literary work in Rajasthan is majorly found under following categories :- (i) Sanskrit & prakrit Literature (ii) Rajasthani Literature (iii) Hindi Literature 8.2 Major Poets & Authors: Mira Bai, Kanhaiya Lal Sethia, Kaviraj Banki Das Asiya, Vijaydan Detha, Suryamal Mishran, Chander Bardai, Narayan Singh Bhati, Kesari Singh Barahat Vidya Sgar Shastri 8.3 Major Festivals: International Folk Festival, Pushkar Camel Fair, Teej Festival, Desert Festival, 8.4 Folk Dance: (i) Ghoomar, (ii) Kalbelia, (iii)Kathputli, (iv) Gair 8.5 Major Religious Places: (i) Delwara Jain Temple, Mount Abu (ii) Nathdwara Temple, Udaipur (iii) Karni Mata Temple, (iv) Birla Mandir, Jaipur (v) Brahma Kumari Temple, Mount Abu (vi) Lord Brahma Temple , Pushkar (vii) Moideen Chisty Daragah , Ajmer (viii) Khatu Shayam Temple, Sikar (ix) Salasar Balaji Temple Sikar |
| 9 Education | 9.1 State Literacy Data: (i) Total : 66.11% (ii) Male : 79.19% (iii) Female : 52.12% (iv) Average literacy rate of Rajasthan : 66.11% (Facts/ data are important for Rajasthan GK) 9.2 Major Universities: (i) University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (ii) Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur (iii) Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali (iv) Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer (v) Rajasthan Technical University Kota (vii) Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur (viii) National Law University, Jodhpur 9.3 Major Institutions: (i) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (ii) MNIT Jaipur (iii) IIT Jodhpur, (iv) IIM Udaipur (v) AIIMS , Jodhpur (vi) Mody University of Science and Technology |
| 10 Tourism | 10.1 Rajasthan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, for both domestic and international tourists. Rajasthan is an attraction for tourists for its historical forts, palaces, art and culture. Rajasthan is a part of the Golden Triangle , so every third foreign tourist is visiting the Rajasthan. India’s golden triangle is a tourist circuit which connects the national capital Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. 10.2 Major Tourist Spots: (i) Amber palace Jaipur,Amber (II) Hawa Mahal , Jaipur (iii) City Palace Jaipur Iv) Nahargarh Fort , Jaipur (v) Jantar Mantar Jaipur (vi) Pichola Lake, Udaipur (vii) City Palace, Udaipur (viii) Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur (ix) Saheliyon ki Badi, Udaipur (x) Nathdwara Temple, Udaipur (xi) Jagdish Temple Udaipur (xii) Sajjangarh Palace, Udaipur (xiii) Jagdish Temple Udaipur (xiv) Meharangarh Fort, Jodhpur (xv) Ummed Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur (xvi) Mandore Garden, Jodhpur (xvii) Flying fox, Jodhpur (xviii) Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer (xix) Desert safari, Jodhpur (xx) Desert National Park, Jaisalmer (xxi) Gadisar Lake, Jaisalmer (xxii) Anasagar Lake, Ajmer (xxiii) Ajmer Sharif Daragah, Ajmer (xxiv) Brahama Temple, Pushkar – Ajmer |
| 11 Sports | 11.1 Major sports: Cricket, Polo, Horse Riding wrestling (known as Kushti), Shooting, Archery,Kabaddi. 11.1.1 Specifics about Polo: Polo is the royal sport and once was favourite sport of Raja- Maharajas of Rajasthan. There are polo grounds in Rajasthan where polo is played on camle back, horse back and elephant back & even on bicycle. Even today also, game is considered the Royal game. 11.2 Major Stadium: (i) Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (ii) Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur (iii) Chaugan Stadium, Jaipur 11.3 International Players from the state: Wrestling: Guru Hanuman Shooting: (i) His Highness Maharaja Karni Singh (ii) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Squash (i) Bhuvneswari Kumari Gems of Rajasthan in Tokyo Para lympic-2020: (i) Avni Lakhera (Gold Medalist in Tokyo Paralympic-2020 in Javelin thrower) (ii) Devendra Jhajhariya (Silver Medalist in Tokyo Paralympic-2020) (iii) Sunder singh Gurjar((Bronze Medalist in Tokyo Paralympic-2020) |
| 12 Governance & Administrative Divisions | 12.1 Administrative divisions: (i) Number of Districts: 50 (19 districts are newly created) ( 10 Divisions) (ii) Number of Tehsils: 390 ( including newly created after raising 19 new districts) (iii) Number of Police Stations: 15134 (iv) Number of Urban Towns: 189 (v) Number of Villages: 44785 (Facts/ data are important for Rajasthan GK) 12.2 Official Languages: Hindi English (Additional Official Language) Official Script: Devnagari (Based on census-2011) 12.2A Vehicle Registration RJ 12.3 Constituent Facts: (i) Number of Assembly seats: 200 (ii) Number of Parliament seats: 25 (iii) Number of Gram panchayat: 15,134 (Facts/ data are important for Rajasthan GK) 12.4 Chief Minister: Bhajan Lal Sharma ( He is 14th Chief Minister of Rajasthan) (From 15/12/2023) 12.4.1 1st Chief Minister : Heera Lal Shastri (07/04/1949 to 05/01/1951) 12.5 Governor: Kalraj Mishra (22nd Governor of Rajasthan) 12.5.1 : 1st Governor : Raj Pramukh Sawai Sh. Mansingh (30th March 1949 to 31st October 1956) 12.6 Judiciary: (a) Rajasthan High Court is Pricipal seat at Jodhpur and a circuit bench is at Jaipur. It is established on 29 August, 1949. (b)Number of Judges ; 50 (Permanent: 38 ; Addl: 12) (c)Judge Retirement Age : 62 Years Number of Judges: 24 (Permanent: 18 Addl:6) Judge Retirement Age: 62Years |
| 13 Other Important facts | 13.1 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: (i) Chittorgarh Fort, (ii) Kumbhalgarh Fort, (iii) Ranthambore Fort, (iv) Gagron Fort, (v) Amber Fort, (vi) Jaisalmer Fort, (vii) Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur (viii) Jantar Mantar, Jaipur 13.2 Archeological Sites in Rajasthan Middle Paleolithic or Middle Old Stone Age (100000 to 40000 BC) (i) Luni Valley (ii) Budha Pushkar Maseolithic or Middle Stone Age (10000 – 5000 BC) (I) Bagor (ii) Tilwara (iii) Nimbahera Indus Valley or Harappan Civilization (3500- 2500 BC) (i) Kalibangan (ii) Baror (iii) Karanpura (iv) Sothi Ahar -Banas Culture (3000-1500 BC) (i) Ahar (ii) Ojiyana (iii) Gilund (iv) Balathal (v) Pachmta Ochre Colored Ptterey ( OCP)Culture ( 2500-2000 BC) (i) Ganeswar (ii) Jodhpura 13.3 GI Tags: (i) Bikaneri Bhujia, (ii)Makrana Marble, (iii) Bagru Hand Block Printing, (iv) Blue Pottery of Jaipur, (v) Kathputlis of Rajasthan, (vi) Kota Doria Sarees, (vii) Molela Clay Work, Phulkari, (viii) Pokaran Pottery, (ix) Sanganeri Hand Block Printing, (x) Thawa Art Work Recently got GI Tags with the help of NABARD: (xi) Nathdwara Pichwai paintings (xii) Bikaner Kashidakari Craft (xiii) Jodhpur Bandhej Craft (xiv) Udaipur Koftgari Metal Craft (xv) Bikaner Usta Kala Craft 13.4 Udaipur city of Rajasthan is also known as ‘‘Venis of East’‘. |
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