Jaipur       

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City Profile

City Profile

Pink City, Jaipur (State Capital)

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1. Location Latitude – 26.9124° N, Longitude: 75.7873° E
2. Population (As per Census 2011) Jaipur – 30,46,163
3. Area (As per Master Plan 2025) JDA Region – 2940 Sq. Km. (Including 725 Villages & JMC Area)
JMC – 373 Sq. Km.
4. Climate Average Temperature Summer (Maximum) = 45.2° C Winter (Minimum) = 2.5° C
Wind Prevailing Wind Direction – North-West to South-East
Mean Annual Rainfall 563.8 mm
5. Physiography Altitude 430 m above Sea Level
Major Physiographic Units Aravalli Hills, Hillocks in South & West of the City
Slope North to South (Also Direction of Drainage)
Major Drainage & Water Bodies Drainage from North Foothills – Jal Mahal (Man Sagar) Seasonal Rivers: Banganga, Dhundh & Bandi Dravyavati River (Amanishah Nallah), Talkatora Lake, Ramgarh Lake
6. Transportation Road NH-21, NH-48, NH-52
Metro Rail Jaipur Metro
Rail Jaipur Junction Railway Station, Gandhinagar, Durgapura, Jagatpura, Nindar Benad & Sanganer
Airport Jaipur International Airport, Sanganer
7. Heritage Monuments & Tourist Spots Albert Hall Museum, Amer Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Jal Mahal, Birla Mandir, Garh Ganesh Temple, Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, Jaipur Zoo, Patrika Gate (Jawahar Circle)
8. Jaipur World Heritage Sites (UNESCO) Walled City of Jaipur, Jantar Mantar Observatory & Amer Fort
9. Major Parks Central Park, Smriti Van, Sisodiya Rani Bagh & Kanak Vrindavan, Jawahar Circle Park
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
10. Jaipur Nagar Nigam Greater (Population) 17,15,613
Nagar Nigam Jaipur Heritage (Population) 13,30,550
Jaipur Nagar Nigam Greater (Area) 264 Sq. Km.
Nagar Nigam Jaipur Heritage (Area) 109 Sq. Km.
Jaipur Nagar Nigam Greater (Wards) 150 Wards
Nagar Nigam Jaipur Heritage (Wards); 100 Wards

Walled City, Jaipur

Walled City – Jaipur
1. Founder (Established in 1727) Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
2. Planner/ Architect Shri Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya
3. Design Concept Prastara Plan, Grid-Iron Pattern
4. Design Population (during inception) 60,000
5. Area 6.74 Sq. km.
6. Population (As per Census, 2011) 6,31,297 
7. Total Wards 30
8. Total Chowkris (Squares) 09
9. Total Major Gates (City Entry Gates) 09
10. Heritage Structures Identified by NNJH 1575
11. Important City Wall Features Length of City Wall = 17 Km Height of City Wall = 6 to 9 Mts Thickness of City Wall = 2 to 3 Mts 
12. Roads Hierarchy (Since Inception) Major Axis Road Width: 108 ft. Minor Roads Width: 54 ft. (Half of Major Axis Road)
13. Creation of Shops (Since Inception) On each side of Johari Bazar, Sireh Deorhi, KishanPol, Gangauri Bazar: 162 shops On western side of KishanPol Bazar: 144 shops
14. Architectural Elements of Traditional Houses Jharokhas, Jalis, Chhajjas, and Todas
15. Distances (Major Axis Roads) SurajPol to ChandPol = 3.6 Km Sanganeri Gate to Jorawar Singh Gate = 2.5 Km ChandPol to Badi Choupar (Underground Metro) = 1.74 Km
16. Metro Stations/ Railways (Underground) ChandPol, Chhoti Choupar, Badi Choupar
17. Main Handicrafts Kundan, Meenakari, Jadaw Jewellery, Precious Stone, Bandhej, Blue Pottery, Terracotta Pots, Brass Work
18. Folk Culture Kathputli, Kathak Dance
19. Dialect/Language – Spoken Dhoondhari/Hindi 
20. Main Bazars (Markets) ChandPol Bazar, Tripolia Bazar, Ramganj Bazar, SurajPol Bazar, KishanPol Bazar, Chaura Rasta, Johari Bazar, Ghat Darwaza Bazar, Nehru Bazar, Bapu Bazar, Gangauri Bazar, Sire Deorhi Bazar, Subhash Chowk Bazar, Sanjay Bazar, Indira Bazar
21. Choupars (Major Intersections) Chhoti Choupar, Badi Choupar, Ramganj Choupar
22. Important Landmarks Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Isarlat (Sargasuli), Galtaji, Govind Dev Ji Temple, Talkatora Lake, Kale Hanuman Ji, Paundrik Park, Chaugan Stadium, Sawai Man Singh Town Hall, Rajasthan School Of Arts (Museum of Legacy), National Institute of Ayurveda, Jama Masjid, Tarkeshwar Temple, Tripolia Gate, Jaleb Chowk, Golcha Cinema, Shri Ramchandra Ji Temple
23. Connectivity Railway Station established in 1927  Aerodrome in 1938, Bus Connectivity (Well Connected)