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Rajasthan means "The Land of Kings" and is a portmanteau of Sanskrit "Rājā" ('King') and Sanskrit "Sthāna" ('Land') or Persian "St(h)ān", with the same meaning. [12] The oldest reference to Rajasthan is found in a stone inscription dated back to 625 CE. [18]
The Indian state of Rajasthan for the administrative purpose divided into 41 districts (zila) and they are further divided into 426 Tehsils (sub districts) and 232 Up-tehsils (as of 1 January 2025). [1] 2024 Political map of Rajasthan with districts & tehsils (Note: this is outdated map of administrative units)
The All-India officials in each district are a Deputy Commissioner or district Magistrate (from the Indian Administrative Service), a Superintendent of Police (from the Indian Police Service) and a Deputy Conservator of Forests (from the Indian Forest Service), each of which is assisted by officers of various Rajasthan state services. The state ...
Suratgarh is a city/tehsil and a municipality in Sri Ganganagar district and is the biggest tehsil among all the 7 tehsils in Sri Ganganagar district. Suratgarh is also known as "Cotton city" and "Bowl of grain" of Rajasthan due to the high production level of cotton and wheat in this area.
Bikaner Technical University (BTU) is a technical state university located in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.BTU is based in the campus of the College of Engineering & Technology, Bikaner in Karni Industrial Area, Bikaner, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) from New Delhi.
Rajasthan had a massive movement to unite the Hindus and Muslims to worship God together. Saint Baba Ramdevji was adored by Muslims, equally as he was by Hindus. Mostly Rajasthani people speak the Marwari language. [15] Saint Dadu Dayal was a popular figure who came from Gujarat to Rajasthan to preach the unity of Ram and Allah. Sant Rajjab was ...
The history of human settlement in the western Indian state of Rajasthan dates back to about 100,000 years ago. Around 5000 to 2000 BCE many regions of Rajasthan belonged as the site of the Indus Valley Civilization. Kalibangan is the main Indus site of Rajasthan, here fire altars have been discovered, similar to those found at Lothal. [1]
Rajasthan is the largest state in terms of area and the seventh most populous state in India through having a low population density. Jaipur is the largest and most populated metropolitan area in Rajasthan. Jodhpur, Kota and Bikaner being in order.