Kota Rajasthan is a major coaching hub of the country for competitive examination preparations and has a number of engineering and medical coaching institutes.
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27 Facts About Kota Rajasthan
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Many students come to Kota Rajasthan to prepare for the JEE, NEET and many other competitive exams.
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Since then Kota Rajasthan became a hallmark of the Rajput gallantry and culture.
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Soon Kota Rajasthan outgrew its parent state to become bigger in area, richer in revenue and more powerful.
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Maharao Bhim Singh played a pivotal role in Kota Rajasthan's history, having held a 'Mansab' of five thousand and being the first in his dynasty to have the title of Maharao.
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Kota Rajasthan was not involved in the earlier events of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Kota Rajasthan left Kota after the local administration learned of the arrest warrant issued against him for his participation in Indian Independence activities.
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Kota Rajasthan became independent in 1579, after Bundi state in Hadoti region had become weak.
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City of Kota is situated at the centre of the southeastern region of Rajasthan a region very widely known as Hadoti, the land of the Hadas.
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Kota Rajasthan has fertile land and greenery with irrigation facilities through canals.
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Kota Rajasthan has a semi-arid climate with high temperatures throughout the year.
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Kota Rajasthan has an extensive industry of stone-polishing of a stone called Kota Rajasthan Stone, used for the floor and walls of residential and business buildings.
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Since last 15 years Kota Rajasthan has emerged as an Education hub of the country as producing excellent results in IIT-JEE and medical entrance exams.
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Entrance coaching industry in Kota Rajasthan generates business of about 40,000 million from them which further contributes towards the economy of the region.
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Over time, the economical growth and money generated through education in Kota Rajasthan seems to have overtaken other popular economical activities of the region by contributing more and more with time.
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Fine-grained variety of limestone quarried from Kota Rajasthan district is known as Kota Rajasthan stone, with rich greenish-blue and brown colours.
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Kota Rajasthan is one of the industrial hubs in northern India, with chemical, cement, engineering and power plants based there.
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The education sector of Kota Rajasthan has become one of the major contributors to the city's economy.
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Kota Rajasthan is popularly referred to as "the coaching capital of India".
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Kota Rajasthan have two major interstate bus terminals, namely, Nayapura Bus Stand at Nayapura and Roadways New Bus Stand at Ramchandrapura.
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Kota Rajasthan is well connected to all the major cities of India with rail.
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Kota Rajasthan Junction is one of the divisions in West Central Railway.
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One Substation of East Kota Rajasthan City is Sogariya Railway Station and Another suburban station of South Kota Rajasthan city is Dakaniya Talav railway station which has a stoppage of Avadh Express, Dehradun Express and Ranthambore Express.
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Originally serviced by Indian Airlines Dakota aircraft and later by Vayudoot and Jagson Airlines, shutdown of major industries and Kota Rajasthan becoming a major railway junction effected decreased demand for air transport and the withdrawal of the airlines.
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Kota Rajasthan Airport has had no scheduled services operating since 1999.
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