State Name | Rajasthan- India’s largest state by area
(10.4% of India’s total area) |
Capital | Jaipur |
CM | Vasundhara Raje |
Official Language | Hindi |
Governor | Kalyan Singh |
National Parks /
Wild Life Sanctuaries |
1. The Ranthambore National Park
2. The Sariska Tiger Reserve 3. The Keoladeo Ghana National Park was formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary 4. The Desert National Park 5. The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary 6. The Darrah National Park |
Airport | 1. Jaipur International Airport.
2. Jaisalmer Airport. 3. Jodhpur Airport. 4. Maharana Pratap international Airport or 5. Udaipur Airport |
Power Plants | 1. Suratgarrh Thermal Power Station
2. Chhabra Thermal Power Plant 3. Rajasthan Solar Project 4. Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Plant 5. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station 6. Jawahar Sagar Hydroelectric Power 7. StationMahi Bajaj Sagar Hydro Power Plant |
Stadium | 1. Sawai Mansingh Stadium (cricket stadium)
2. Barkatullah Khan Stadium (cricket stadium) |
Important Festivals | 1. Teej Festival – Jaipur
2. Gangaur Festival – Jaipur 3. Camel Festival – Bikaner 4. Nagaur Fair – Nagaur 5. Mewar Festival- Udaipur 6. Elephant Festival – Jaipur 7. Desert Festival- Jaisalmer 8. Pushkar Fair – Pushkar 9. Marwar Festival – Jodhpur |
Important Places to visit | 1. Jyotish Yantralaya, also known as Jantar Mantar – Jaipur
2. Hawa Mahal – Jaipur 3. Sun Temple Galta Hill – Jaipur 4. Amber Palace or Amber Fort – Jaipur 5. Temples of Galta – Jaipur 6. Lake Palace – Udaipur 7. Umaid Bhawan – Jodhpur 8. Manak Chowk – Jaisalmer 9. Jagatpita Brahma Mandir – Pushkar, Ajmer |
Dams | 1. Bisalpur Dam near (Deoli in Tonk district)
2. Kota Barrage (Kota) Ranapratap Sagar Dam (Rawatbhata) |
Rivers across the City | 1. Narmada Canal
2. Sabarmati River 3. Luni River 4. Chambal River 5. Banas River 6. Berach River |
Tribes | 1. Minas
2. Bhils 3. Sahariyas 4. Gadiya Lohars |
Main Crops | 1. Wheat
2. Barley 3. pulses 4. sugarcane 5. oilseeds |
Nick Name | 1. Jaipur – Pink City
2. Jaisalmer – Golden City of India 3. Udaipur – White City 4. City of Lakes – Venice of the East 5. Jodhpur – Blue City , Sun City |
Borders shared | shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by the other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. |
Folk Dance | Ghoomar |
Desert | Thar Desert (Great Indian Desert |