31 Facts About Jaipur

Jaipur is known as the Pink City, due to the dominant colour scheme of its buildings.

Jaipur was founded in 1727 by the Kachhwaha Rajput ruler Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amer, after whom the city is named.

Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India and forms a part of the west Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra .

Jaipur planned to shift his capital from Amber, 11 kilometres to Jaipur to accommodate the growing population and increasing scarcity of water.

Under the architectural guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, Jaipur was planned based on the principles of Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra.

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Jaipur has a monsoon-influenced hot semi-arid climate with long, extremely hot summers and short, mild to warm winters.

Jaipur, like many other major cities of the world, is a significant urban heat island zone with surrounding rural temperatures occasionally falling below freezing in winters.

The key revenue sources for Jaipur municipality are taxes which include House tax, Urban Development tax and octroi compensation.

City police in Jaipur is under the jurisdiction of the Rajasthan State Department.

In Jaipur City, there is a District and Sessions court present.

Jaipur falls under the Jaipur district of the state of Rajasthan in western India.

Electricity in Jaipur City is supplied through Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam LTD by the Government of Rajasthan.

Jaipur MC has a fire department wing and there are 11 fire stations, with 50 fire tenders in the state capital.

Jaipur is a major tourist destination in India forming a part of the Golden Triangle.

Jaipur now has options to view the entire city via a Hot Air Balloon ride.

Jaipur has many cultural sites like Jawahar Kala Kendra formed by Architect Charles Correa and Ravindra Manch.

Jaipur has many traditional shops selling antiques and handicrafts, as well as contemporary brands reviving traditional techniques, such as Anokhi.

Major festivals celebrated in Jaipur include Elephant Festival, Gangaur, Makar Sankranti, Holi, Diwali, Vijayadashami, Teej, Eid, Mahavir Jayanti and Christmas.

Jaipur is famous for the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest free literature festival in which authors, writers and literature lovers from all over the country participate.

Jaipur is known for its sweets which include Ghevar, Feeni, Mawa Kachori, Gajak, Meethi thuli, Chauguni ke laddu, and Moong Thal.

In 2008, Jaipur was ranked 31 among the 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing cities.

Jaipur is one of India's largest manufacturers of hand-knotted rugs.

World Trade Park Jaipur, is a shopping mall in Jaipur opened in 2012.

Jaipur has offices of companies like Airtel, Jio, VI and BSNL which are providing mobile telephony and there are various internet service providers in the city.

Jaipur is served by BSNL FTTH, Tata Play Fiber, ACT, Data Ingenious, Jio and Airtel.

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Jaipur is located on National Highway No 48 connecting Delhi and Mumbai.

Jaipur BRTS was approved by the government in August 2006.

Bhawani Singh Road, named after the last Maharaja of Jaipur which begins from Nehru Sahkar Bhawan and ends at the intersection where Birla Mandir is situated is one of the most popular roads in the city with notable places like Rambagh Palace, Golf Club and Jaipur Development Authority Office falling on its path.

Jaipur is the headquarters of North Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

Public and private schools in Jaipur are governed by the Central Board of Secondary Education or Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, International Board of education and follow a "10+2" plan.

Jaipur is the setting for the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and its sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which follow the adventures of a group of senior European ex-pats who retire to Jaipur and in the process discover their true selves.