21 Facts About Jodhpur

Jodhpur is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state.

Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Kingdom of Marwar, which is part of Rajasthan.

Jodhpur is a popular tourist destination, featuring many palaces, forts, and temples, set in the stark landscape of the Thar Desert.

Jodhpur city was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, a Rajput chief of the Rathore clan.

The Mughal empire declined gradually after 1707, but the Jodhpur court was beset by intrigue; rather than benefiting from circumstances, Marwar descended into strife and invited the intervention of the Marathas, who soon supplanted the Mughals as overlords of the region.

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Jodhpur city is governed by a Municipal Corporation which comes under Jodhpur Urban Agglomeration.

Jodhpur has a hot arid climate, just short of a hot semi-arid climate due to its very high potential evapotranspiration.

Jodhpur's contributes $4 billion to Rajasthan's economy through different Industries.

Jodhpur is the Handicraft Hub of India of $200 million industry.

Tourism comes next where Jodhpur is one of the most popular tourist destination through many portals with top heritage hotels of India.

Jodhpur has the largest Education Industry in western Rajasthan with top Coaching institutes of IIT-JEE, NEET and Civil Service Exams.

Marwar Junction which is located about 100 kilometres from Jodhpur will be one of the nine freight loading points along the DMIC route.

Jodhpur has culturally been known by the name of Jodhana by the locals.

Jodhpur has distinct cultural identity through its food and is famous for its Mirchi Bada and Mawa Kachori.

High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 in Jodhpur and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949.

In 2013, a plan to start metro train service in Jodhpur was proposed by then Rajasthan Government to decongest the city traffic.

Jodhpur Airport is one of the prominent airports of Rajasthan.

Jodhpur is connected by road to all major cities in Rajasthan and neighboring states, such as Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Ujjain, and Agra.

In 2016, Bus Rapid Transit System Jodhpur was launched in the city with low-floor and semi-low-floor buses plying on 6 major routes.

Jodhpur is connected to the National Highway network with three national highways and to the Rajasthan State Highway network with 10 state highways.

Jodhpur has two outdoor stadiums and one indoor stadium complex.