Jaipur District is a district of Rajasthan. The state of Rajasthan is situated in the western part of India. The district headquarters of Jaipur Distrit is the city of Jaipur. It is the capital city of the state, Rajasthan. Jaipur occupies the tenth place in the list of most populated district in India. It is also the biggest city of Rajasthan.

Jaipur is well-known as the Pink City. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II established the city on 18th November 1727. He was then, the ruler of Amber. At present more than 3.1 million people inhabits the city. Jaipur is considered to be among the excellently designed cities of India. It is situated amongst Rajasthans semi-desert areas. In the past the city of Jaipur used to be the capital city of the kings and rulers. Subsequently it also became the capital city of Rajasthan, of present day. The citys construction and formation bears similarity to the Rajputs and the Royal Families taste. In the current day, Jaipur is considered to be a major centre for business. The city contains all the essentialities to be called an urban city. Mansarovar, Vaishali Nagar, Sanganer, Jhotwada, Amba-Bari and Raja Park are some of the main and popular areas in India.

The city of Jaipur is regarded as quite incredible and notable amongst the other pre-modern cities of India. Its broad and spacious streets and the way they are divided into 6 sectors by the wide streets of 111 ft width are noteworthy. A network of crisscross streets further segregates the urban sectors. A central palace quarter is encircled on the east, south and west sides by other five quarters. To the immediate south lies the sixth quarter. The center Palace quarter included an enormous complex, rim and proper gardens and a lake of small size. In the northwest part of the old city, on the top of the hills, Nahargarh Fort is situated. It was the home of the King Sawai Jai Singh II. One of the World Heritage Sites, which is Jantar Mantar, the observatory, is also in that place. In Rajasthan and also in India, Jaipur is a well known and popular holiday location. The reason behind calling Jaipur by the name of Pink City is that in 1876, in order to greet Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, Jaipur was decorated and covered in the color of terracotta pink. And thus the name Pink City came into being.

Jaipur History

The city of Jaipur had many facilities. Quite a number of hospitals and three colleges were there. Two of the colleges were a Sanskrit College built in 1865 and a girls school built in the year 1867, which started under the rule of Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II. An art school was built in 1868. It promoted industries of metals and marbles, which became two major industries of this place. A group of affluent and innovative native bankers were also there, including specially the Jain, Marwaris and the Rawana Rajput, the bureaucrats. On 17th April, 2011 Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon. His death was caused by multi-organ failure. He was a part of the former maharaja family of Jaipur.

Jaipur Climate

The weather of Jaipur is semi-arid. The annual rainfall of the place is over 650 millimeters. It rains generally between the months of June and September, which are the monsoon months. All around the year, the temperature comparatively stays high. During the summer, in months of April to early July, the average every day temperature remains around 30 degrees Celsius. The monsoon season experiences repeated and heavy rainfall, as well as thunderstorms. However floods are rare. The average temperature remains within the range of 15 to 18 degree Celsius in the winter season, November to February. With the trace of slight or no humidity at all, the winter months are gentle and enjoyable. However, sporadic cold waves make the temperature drop near zero degree.

Jaipur Culture

Jaipur is considered to be a very popular site for culture. The distinctive culture of the state of Rajasthan is encouraged and endorsed by cultural centres like Jawahar Kala Kendra and Ravindra Manch. Numerous arts and antiques are there in the Albert Hall Museum. The other interesting places in the city are the Government Museum at Hawa Mahal, an art gallery at Viratnagar, a Numismatic Section, and Directorate. The Town Hall is scheduled to be turned into a museum. Several portion of the city is lined by figurines portraying different forms of Rajasthani culture. The flyovers in the city are also colored with various exciting colors.

Jaipur Tourism

Jaipur, a much renowned tourist spot, is also a popular destination for education in India. Tourism contributes a major part to the economy of Jaipur. Numerous people visit Jaipur to see and observe the different forts and monuments, which acts as an echo of the magnificent and celebrated history of Jaipur. Finest hotels of the world are situated here. The number of people coming to Jaipur is going to increase, given the amount of development taking place in the field of facilities and infrastructure.

Tourist places in Jaipur

The City Palace
Jantar Mantar Hawa
Mahal Govind Devji Temple
Isar Lat
Ram Niwas Bagh
B.M.Birla Planetarium
Galtaji
Laxmi Narayan Temple
Amer Fort
Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh
Jaigarh Fort
Nahargarh Fort
Hawa Mahal
Albert Hall
Jal Mahal
Amer Fort
Sargasuli
Govind Devji Temple
Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh
Jaigarh Fort
Gaitore
Moti Doongri
Ram Niwas Bagh
Vidyadharji ka Bagh
Sanganer
Bagru
Ramgarh Lake
Samod
Bairath
Abhaneri
Sambhar