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Rajasthan

Map of Rajasthan
Details of the Indian State: Rajasthan
Official NameRajasthan
Administration of Rajasthan
StatusState
Statehood / Establishment Date1 November 1956
ZoneNorthern
CapitalJaipur
Districts
(or Administrative Regions)
33
Government Websiterajasthan.gov.in
Demography of Rajasthan
Largest CitiesJaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner and Ajmer
Population
as per 2011 Census
68,548,437
[Decadal Growth = 21.3% (from 2001 - 2011)]
Population Density201 persons / km2
Official LanguagesHindi
Other LanguagesRajasthani and English
Sex Ratio
as per 2011 Census
926 ♂ / 1000 ♀
Literacy Rate
as per 2011 Census
66.1%
Male = 79.2% and Female = 52.1%
Geography of Rajasthan
Total Area342,269 km2
Neighbouring StatesRajasthan touches the borders of Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh (total 5 states/UTs).
Neighbouring CountriesBorder of Rajasthan also touches the international border of Pakistan (total 1 countries).
International Border Length1170 km
Coastal Border LengthRajasthan is not a coastal state/UT.
State Symbols of Rajasthan
State AnimalDromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
State BirdGreat Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
State TreeKhejri (Prosopis cineraria)
State FlowerRohira (Tecomella undulata)
Codes for Rajasthan
ISO-3166-2-IN CodeIN-RJ
Vehicle CodeRJ
Last updated on 12 April 2021 06:26:31
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