Outline of Rajasthan

Location of Rajasthan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rajasthan:

Rajasthan largest state of the Republic of India by area, is located in the northwest of India. 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 Pakistan 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
    • Pronunciation
      • English: /ˈrɑːəstæn/
      • Hindustani: [raːdʒəsˈt̪ʰaːn]
  • Official name: State of Rajasthan
  • Nickname(s): the land of kings[1]
  • Adjectival(s): Rajasthani
  • Demonym(s): Rajasthanis
  • Abbreviations and name codes

Rankings (amongst India's states)

Geography of Rajasthan

Location of Rajasthan

Location of Rajasthan within India.

Rajasthan is situated within the following regions:

Environment of Rajasthan

Natural geographic features of Rajasthan

Camel ride in the Thar desert near Jaisalmer.

Regions of Rajasthan

There are mainly Four Regions of rajasthan.

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

Districts of Rajasthan

Districts of Rajasthan
  1. Ajmer district
  2. Alwar district
  3. Balotra district
  4. Banswara district
  5. Baran district
  6. Barmer district
  7. Beawar district
  8. Bharatpur district
  9. Bhilwara district
  10. Bikaner district
  11. Bundi district
  12. Chittorgarh district
  13. Churu district
  14. Dausa district
  15. Deeg district
  16. Didwana-Kuchaman district
  17. Dholpur district
  18. Dungarpur district
  19. Hanumangarh district
  20. Jaipur district
  21. Jaisalmer district
  22. Jalor district
  23. Jhalawar district
  24. Jhunjhunu district
  25. Jodhpur district
  26. Karauli district
  27. Khairthal-Tijara district
  28. Kotputli-Behror district
  29. Kota district
  30. Nagaur district
  31. Pali district
  32. Phalodi district
  33. Pratapgarh district
  34. Rajsamand district
  35. Salumbar district
  36. Sawai Madhopur district
  37. Sikar district
  38. Sirohi district
  39. Sri Ganganagar district
  40. Tonk district
  41. Udaipur district
Municipalities of Rajasthan
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Municipalities of Rajasthan

  • Capital of Rajasthan: Capital of Rajasthan
  • Cities of Rajasthan

Demography of Rajasthan

Demographics of Rajasthan

Government and politics of Rajasthan

Branches of the government of Rajasthan

Government of Rajasthan

Executive branch of the government of Rajasthan

State agencies of Rajasthan
  • Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan
  • HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration
  • Jaipur Development Authority
  • Rajasthan Arabic and Persian Research Institute
  • Rajasthan Financial Corporation
  • Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board
  • Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute
  • Rajasthan Public Service Commission
  • Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam
  • Rajasthan State Archives
  • Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation
  • Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited
  • Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation
  • Rajasthan State Sports Council
  • Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation
  • Rural Non Farm Development Agency
  • SPINFED

Legislative branch of the government of Rajasthan

Judicial branch of the government of Rajasthan

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
  • Penal system of Rajasthan

History of Rajasthan

Maharana Pratap, a ruler and great warrior of his time.

History of Rajasthan

  • Timeline of history of Rajasthan
  • Current events of Rajasthan

History of Rajasthan, by period

History of Rajasthan, by region

Gorwar region

Sarwar kingdom

History of Rajasthan, by subject

Culture of Rajasthan

Culture of Rajasthan

Art in Rajasthan

Young boy playing a dance nritta
  • Art in Rajasthan
  • Folk dances of Rajasthan
  • Cinema of Rajasthan
    • Films shot in Rajasthan
    • Rajasthani-language films
  • Literature of Rajasthan
  • Music of Rajasthan
  • Television in Rajasthan
  • Theatre in Rajasthan

Language in Rajasthan

Sports in Rajasthan

Symbols of Rajasthan

Symbols of Rajasthan

Economy and infrastructure of Rajasthan

Economy of Rajasthan

Education in Rajasthan

Department of Sanskrit, University of Rajasthan

Education in Rajasthan

Health in Rajasthan

See also

  • Ahore (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
  • Bali (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
  • Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University
  • East Rajasthan Uplands
  • Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)
  • Gomati River (Rajasthan)
  • HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration
  • Historical battles of Rajasthan
  • Jaga (Rajasthan)
  • Jagadguru Ramanadacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University
  • Jagas of Rajasthan
  • Jalore (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
  • Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University
  • List of constituencies of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
  • List of Rajasthan Royals cricketers
  • List of Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan
  • 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
  • Major Rajasthani
  • Pali (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
  • Parbati River (Rajasthan)
  • Political families of Rajasthan
  • Raj Bhavan (Rajasthan)
  • Rajasthan (film)
  • Rajasthan Accounts Service
  • Rajasthan Administrative Service
  • Rajasthan Arabic and Persian Research Institute
  • Rajasthan Assembly Building
  • Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
  • Rajasthan Basin
  • Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited
  • Rajasthan High Court
  • Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board
  • Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
  • Rajasthan Nirman Mazdoor Sangathan
  • Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute
  • Rajasthan Patrika
  • Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee
  • Rajasthan Pre-Engineering Test
  • Rajasthan Public Service Commission
  • Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam
  • Rajasthan Roots
  • Rajasthan Royals
  • Rajasthan State Archives
  • Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation
  • Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited
  • Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation
  • Rajasthan State Sports Council
  • Rajasthan Technical University
  • Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation
  • Rajasthan Vikas Party
  • Rajgarh (Rajasthan)
  • Royal Rajasthan on Wheels
  • Sai Dham Rani Rajasthan
  • Shaikh of Rajasthan
  • Sumerpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
  • Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

References

  1. ^ The Territories and States of India By Tara Boland-Crewe, David Lea, pg 208

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