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Udaipur (Hindi: IPA: [ʊdəjpʊɾ], pronunciation ⓘ) (ISO 15919: Udayapura) is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about 415 km (258 mi) south of the state capital Jaipur. [4] [5] It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency.
Within the confines of the Fatah Sagar Lake, there are three small islands; the largest of these is the Nehru Park (4 km 2 (1.5 sq mi) area), which is a popular tourist attraction, the second island (0.06 km 2 or 15 acres area) houses a public park with an impressive water-jet fountain, and the third island (1.2 km 2 area) is the address for ...
The Lake Palace is located on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India, and its natural foundation spans 4 acres (16,000 m2). Built between 1743 and 1746 under the direction of the Maharana Jagat Singh II (62nd successor to the royal dynasty of Mewar) of Udaipur, the private summer resort of the erstwhile royal family has been ...
The lake is situated around 2.5 km from the south-west of Udaipur. [2] Geography. Gowardhan Sagar Lake is 9 meters in depth and covers an area of 3750m. [2]
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Udaipur, in turn, is well connected through the Golden Quadrilateral road network, and it lies equidistant, at 650 kilometres, from Delhi and Mumbai on the National Highway (NH) 8. Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan is 6 hours by road and a 3.5 hours drive from Ahmedabad to Udaipur. Rajasthan Tourism operates a regular bus service from Delhi.
Udai Sagar Lake, one of the five prominent lakes of Udaipur, [1] is situated around 13 km in the east of Udaipur. This lake was built by Maharana Udai Singh in 1565. Udai Sagar Lake is around 4 km in length, 2.5 km in width and 9 meters deep at the maximum. [2] It is fed by the Ahar River. [3] [4]
The economy of Udaipur district is primarily dependent on agriculture with 61.7 percent workers in the district engaged as cultivators or agricultural labourers. [2] In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Udaipur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [21]