🗺 State & UT profiles

Rajasthan

Population (2011)68,621,012

Density (per sq km)201

Urban population (%)24.89

Kingdoms and empires18

Events on the map13

🗺 Geography

⛰ Land and rivers

Physiographic divisions: The Indian Desert (Marusthali) (part of the state)

Mountains & hills: The Aravali range (part of the state)

Rivers: Chambal, Banas, Mahi

Physical India →

⚠ Natural hazards

Floods — Flash floods in recent decades
Landslides — Largely safe

Natural hazards →

🌿 Protected areas and natural heritage

Natural World Heritage Sites: Keoladeo National Park

Ramsar wetlands (5): Keoladeo National Park, Sambhar Lake, Menar Wetland Complex, Khichan wetland, Siliserh lake

Tiger reserves (5): Ranthambore, Sariska, Mukundara, Ramgarh Vishdhari, Dholpur – Karauli

Climate & life → · Water & protected areas →

🏭 Resources and economy

Crops: Wheat, Bajra, Pulses, Groundnut

Minerals & energy: Copper, Mica, Nuclear minerals

Resources & economy →

📜 History

👑 Who held this land

Kingdoms, empires and cultures whose territory, as drawn on our map, covered a large part of today’s Rajasthan, or that were based here. Extents are approximate, so treat this as a guide to who held the region — not as exact borders.

Indus / Harappan Civilization c. 3,300–1,300 BCE · based here

Ahar-Banas Culture c. 3,000–1,500 BCE · based here

Matsya c. 1,100–350 BCE · based here

Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE

Kushan Empire c. 30 CE – c. 375 CE

Gupta Empire c. 240 CE – c. 550 CE

Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari c. 650 CE – c. 1194 · based here

Guhilas of Medapata c. 728 CE – 1303 · based here

Gurjara-Pratihara Empire c. 730 CE – c. 1036 · based here

Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur) c. 1128 – 1949 · based here

Ghurid Empire c. 1175 – 1206

Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526

Marwar (Rathore) c. 1226 – 1949 · based here

Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949 · based here

Bikaner State 1465 – 1949 · based here

Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857

Sur Empire 1540 – 1556

Jat Kingdom of Bharatpur 1722 – 1947 · based here

3,300 BCE1950

📅 Events in Rajasthan

c. 1,900 BCE ★ Decline of the Harappan cities · Indus basin
c. 1,750 BCE Kalibangan abandoned · Kalibangan
c. 738 CE Arab advance checked in Rajasthan · Rajasthan
1178 Battle of Kasahrada: Ghurids defeated · Mount Abu
1301 Alauddin Khalji takes Ranthambore · Ranthambore
1303 Siege of Chittorgarh · Chittorgarh
1459 Rao Jodha founds Jodhpur · Jodhpur
1527 Battle of Khanwa · Khanwa
1568 Akbar takes Chittorgarh · Chittorgarh
1576 ★ Battle of Haldighati · Haldighati
1615 Sir Thomas Roe at Jahangir's court · Ajmer
1974 Smiling Buddha nuclear test · Pokhran
1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests · Pokhran

🏛 Historic places

Kalibanganc. 3,300 BCE Aharc. 3,000 BCE

🎨 People and culture

👥 2011 Census

Population: 68,621,012
Share of India’s population (%): 5.67
Density (per sq km): 201
Decadal growth 2001–11 (%): 21.44
Urban population (%): 24.89
Work participation rate (%): 43.6

People →

🎨 Art & culture

Classical dances: Kathak

Living painting traditions: Pabuji ki Phad, Pichhwai of Nathdwara

UNESCO intangible heritage: Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan

Art & culture →

Geography: features are those on our Geography map that cover a good part of the state (or that NCERT places in it); hazards, reserves, crops, minerals, industries and ports are where NCERT, UNESCO or the Ramsar list name or place them. Census figures are for 2011, as NCERT prints them.

How this is made: nothing here is new — it is YugMap’s own map data sorted by today’s states. A kingdom is listed if its territory on our map covered at least 40% of the state at some point, or if its centre or capital lies here; events and places are listed where their map point falls inside the state. State outlines follow India’s official map.