Rajasthan District Map

About Rajasthan District Map

Explore the Rajasthan political map showing the 33 districts, district headquarters and state capital.

About Rajasthan

Rajasthan, an Indian state, has been divided into 33 districts to carry out administrative works. The responsibilities pertaining to district management are usually executed by all Indian officials. In each section, the all-India officials are either the Deputy Commissioner or the District Magistrate. Superintendent of Police or SP and a Deputy Conservator of Forests are also appointed. Each of these personnel is assisted by the officers of Rajasthan state services. The officials appointed by the state are responsible for matters related to health and education.

Rajasthan, also known as the land of kings, is a state located in northern India. The total area of the state is 342,239 square kilometres or 132,139 square miles. Moreover, Rajasthan occupies 10.4% of the total geographical area of India. On the basis of space, it is the largest Indian state. Furthermore, it is the seventh-largest state by population. Situated in the northwestern part of India, Rajasthan comprises the Thar Desert. It also shares a border with the Pakistan provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west. Five states border Rajasthan. They are Punjab to the north, UP and Haryana to the northeast, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast and Gujarat to the southwest. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the southernmost tip of the state. The geographical location of the state is 23.3 to 30.12 North latitude and 69.30 to 78.17 East longitudes.

Some of the significant features of Rajasthan include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization at Balathal and Kalibangan. It is also famous for the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan’s only hill station, Mt. Abu. The Bharatpur bird sanctuary in Rajasthan is a World Heritage Site for its birdlife. Rajasthan also boasts of three national tiger reserves. They are the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar, Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Kota and Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur.

Rajasthan came into being on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana - the name adopted by the British for its dependencies in the locality - was merged into the Dominion of India. The capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities of Rajasthan are Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur, etc. Rajasthan’s economy is the seventh-largest in India at ₹10.20 lakh crores or US$140 billion. The per capita GDP is ₹118,000 or US$1,700. It ranks 29th among other states in HDI.

List of Districts of Rajasthan

S.N.	District	Headquarter	Division	Population	Area
1	Ajmer	Ajmer	Ajmer	2,584,913	8,481
2	Alwar	Alwar	Jaipur	3,671,999	8,380
3	Banswara	Banswara	Udaipur	1,798,194	5,037
4	Baran	Baran	Kota	1,223,921	6,992
5	Barmer	Barmer	Jodhpur	2,604,453	28,387
6	Bharatpur	Bharatpur	Bharatpur	2,549,121	5,066
7	Bhilwara	Bhilwara	Ajmer	2,410,459	10,455
8	Bikaner	Bikaner	Bikaner	2,367,745	30,247
9	Bundi	Bundi	Kota	1,113,725	5,550
10	Chittorgarh	Chittorgarh	Udaipur	1,544,392	7,822
11	Churu	Churu	Bikaner	2,041,172	13,858
12	Dausa	Dausa	Jaipur	1,637,226	3,432
13	Dholpur	Dholpur	Bharatpur	1,207,293	3,084
14	Dungarpur	Dungarpur	Udaipur	1,388,906	3,770
15	Hanumangarh	Hanumangarh	Bikaner	1,774,692	9,656
16	Jaipur	Jaipur	Jaipur	6,626,178	11,152
17	Jaisalmer	Jaisalmer	Jodhpur	669,919	38,401
18	Jalore	Jalore	Jodhpur	1,828,730	10,640
19	Jhalawar	Jhalawar	Kota	1,411,129	6,928
20	Jhunjhunu	Jhunjhunu	Jaipur	2,137,045	5,928
21	Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Jodhpur	3,687,165	22,850
22	Karauli	Karauli	Bharatpur	1,458,248	5,043
23	Kota	Kota	Kota	1,951,014	5,217
24	Nagaur	Nagaur	Ajmer	3,307,743	17,718
25	Pali	Pali	Jodhpur	2,037,543	12,387
26	Pratapgarh	Pratapgarh	Udaipur	867,848	4,117
27	Rajsamand	Rajsamand	Udaipur	1,156,597	4,550
28	Sawai Madhopur	Sawai Madhopur	Bharatpur	1,335,551	10,527
29	Sikar	Sikar	Jaipur	2,677,333	7,742
30	Sirohi	Sirohi	Jodhpur	1,036,346	5,136
31	Sri Ganganagar	Sri Ganganagar	Bikaner	1,969,168	11,154
32	Tonk	Tonk	Ajmer	1,421,326	7,194
33	Udaipur	Udaipur	Udaipur	3,068,420	11,724