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Area: 3,42,239 sq km. Population: 56,473,122. Capital:
Jaipur (Business
Tourism). Languages:
Hindi and Rajasthani
Business (व्यापार) and Economy (अर्थव्यवस्था)
Endowed with a rich culture, Rajasthan is also
rich in minerals and is fast emerging on the industrial scenario
of the country.
Major industries are
textiles and woollens, sugar, cement, glass, sodium
plants, oxygen, vegetable dyes, pesticides, zinc,
fertilizers, railway wagons, ball bearings, water and
electricity metres, sulphuric acid, television sets,
synthetic yarn and insulating bricks. Besides precious
and semi-precious stones, caustic soda, calcium carbide,
nylon and tyres, etc., are other important industrial
units. Some of the important Central undertakings are Zinc Smelter Plant at Devari -Udaipur (Business
Tourism)-,
Copper Plant at Khetri Nagar (Jhunjhunu) and Precision
Instrument Factory at
Kota.
Rajasthan has rich deposits of zinc concentrates,
emerald, garnet, gypsum, silver ore, asbestos, felspar
and mica. The State also abounds in salt, rock
phosphate, marble and red stone deposits. The first
Export Promotion Industrial Park of the country has been
established and made operational at Sitapura (Jaipur).
Government (सरकार).
Agriculture
Total cultivable area in the State is 210.62 lakh
hectares. The estimated food grain
production (उत्पादन) is 118.26 lakh tonnes. Principal crops
cultivated in the State are rice, barley, jowar, millet,
maize ,gram, wheat, oilseeds, pulses, cotton and
tobacco. Cultivation of vegetable and citrus fruits such
as orange and malta has also picked up over last few
years. Other crops are red chillies, mustard, cumin
seeds, methi and hing. Environment (विज्ञान और पर्यावरण)
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Roads: The total
length of roads in the State is around 1,58,250 km.
Railways:
Jodhpur (Industrial
Business Tourism), Jaipur,
Bikaner, Kota,
Sawai
Madhopur and
Bharatpur are
some of the main railway junctions.
Aviation: Regular air services connect Jaipur,
Jodhpur and Udaipur with Delhi and Mumbai.
Travel and tourism (पर्यटन) (यात्रा पर्यटन)
Festivals
Rajasthan is a land of festivals and fairs. Important fairs are Teej,
Gangaur (Jaipur), annual Urs of Ajmer Sherif and
Galiakot, tribal Kumbh of Beneshwar (Dungarpur),
Mahaveer fair at Shri Mahavirji in Swai Madhopur,
Ramdeora (Jaisalmer), Janbheshwari Fair (Mukam-Bikaner),
Kartik Poornima and Cattle Fair (Pushkar-
Ajmer) and Shyamji Fair (Sikar.
Tourist Centres
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner,
Mount Abu, Sariska
Tiger Sanctuary in
Alwar, Keoladeo National Park at
Bharatpur, Ajmer, Jaisalmer,
Pali and
Chittaurgarh are
important places of tourist interest in the state. Culture
(संस्कृति)
Districts (जिले):
Banswara
Baran
Barmer
Bhilwara
Bundi
Churu
Dhaulpur
Hanumangarh
Jalor
Jhalawar
Karauli
Nagaur
Rajsamand
Sirohi
Tonk
Localities (बस्तियों)
Bhiwadi
Kishangarh
Luni
Mandor
Pilani
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Rajasthan (राजस्थान)

Source: India.gov.in
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