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Rajkot is in a transition period of growing cultural, industrial, and economical activities. Rajkot is the 26th largest city in India and the 22nd fastest-growing urban area in the world. [8] Rajkot was the capital of Saurashtra state from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on 1 November 1956.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Rajkot district" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Rajkot: 23.27 11 153,000 31 Deesa Banaskantha: 20.08 11 111,160 Historical populations. Population of main cities of Gujarat 1901–2011: [2] Census year Ahmedabad
Rajkot Airport, located near Rajkot city provides air connectivity with Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Goa. The only port of this district was the Port of Navlakhi , an all-weather lighterage port located on the southwest end of the Gulf of Kutch , which now belongs to Morbi district that was introduced later.
The palace is located on Palace Road, Rajkot and its estate covers an area of 225 acres. The palace is built in the Gothic style and has 100 rooms spread over six acres. The palace garage contains a collection of vintage cars of the Rajkot State. [4] [5] [6] A temple dedicated to Ashapura Mata stands on the palace premises. [7]
He was born in Virpur, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India, on 4 November 1799, which is the 7th day Krishna Paksha of Kartik month on the Hindu calendar VS year 1856, one week after the Hindu festival of Diwali. His father was Pradhan Thakkar and his mother was Rajbai Thakkar, who belonged to Lohana, a merchant clan.
The Watson Museum, considered to be one of the best among the seven such museums located across Saurashtra (region) and managed by the Gujarat state Government, it has collections of precious objects from the princely State of Rajkot founded by the Jadeja Rajputs. It holds invaluable articles, artifacts, photographs, a reference library and the ...
Rajkot State was one of the princely states of India during the period of British rule. It was a 9-gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. [2] Its capital was in Rajkot, located in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar on the banks of the Aji River. Nowadays, Rajkot is the fourth largest city of Gujarat ...