31 Facts About Udaipur

Udaipur, historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India.

Udaipur is well connected with nearby cities and states by means of road, rail and air transportation facilities.

Besides lakes, Udaipur is known for its historic forts and palaces, museums, galleries, natural locations and gardens, architectural temples, as well as traditional fairs, festivals and structures.

Udaipur economy is primarily driven by tourism, though minerals, marble processing, chemical manufacturing and development, electronic manufacturing and the handicraft industry are contributors.

Besides, Udaipur is rising as educational hub as well, with 5 Universities, 14 colleges and more than 160 high schools.

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Udaipur is home to IIM Udaipur, the fifth best management institution in the country according to NIRF ranking released by the MHRD.

Udaipur was founded in 1559, by Maharana Udai Singh II in the fertile circular Girwa Valley to the southwest of Nagda, on the Banas River.

In 1615, Rana Amar Singh accepted vassalship to Mughal rule under Emperor Jahangir and Udaipur remained the capital of the state, which became a princely state of British India in 1818.

The Udaipur lake system, arising out of the river Berach and its tributaries, is an integral component of the upper Berach basin.

In recent years, the population growth of Udaipur has increased amazingly due to its weather, relaxing environment and wonderful places to visit nearby.

Udaipur has its own constituency for representation in the Lok Sabha.

Udaipur is well known for handicrafts such as paintings, marble articles, silver arts and terracotta.

Udaipur, with its lakes, and historic palaces and architecture, is a major destination for tourists, both domestic and foreign nationals visiting the state.

The Taj Lake Palace and the Leela Palace Udaipur are amongst the most expensive hotels in the country.

Udaipur district is particularly rich in mineral resources as a large variety of important minerals are found here.

Udaipur is home to the world's second largest Zinc producer, Hindustan Zinc.

Udaipur is host to medium and large enterprises designing and manufacturing electronic instruments, control panels, sensitive metering technology and LED lamps.

Udaipur was voted the Best City in the World in 2009 by the Travel + Leisure magazine, and is amongst the favourite wedding destinations for Indian as well as foreign nationals.

Udaipur is mentioned under the spelling Oodeypore in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as the birthplace of Bagheera, the fictional panther in the king's Menagerie.

Some other non-Indian movies and TV shows filmed in Udaipur include: Darjeeling Limited, Opening Night, Heat and Dust, Indische Ring, Inside Octopussy, James Bond in India, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Gandhi, and The Fall.

Udaipur has been a location for a number of Bollywood movies.

Udaipur is the setting of various Television series like Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Rakhi Ka Swayamwar and Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap.

Udaipur is a destination for organising various national and international cultural events.

Recently, Udaipur hosted the first edition of India's first World Music Festival, a two-day festival held on 13 and 14 February 2016.

Udaipur is well connected to the major cities of India by land, rail, and air.

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Udaipur International Cricket Stadium is a proposed cricket stadium in Udaipur.

Udaipur has several cricket clubs and is home to many state-level players.

Players from Udaipur have Represented Rajasthan several times in different Nationals such as Arena Grandmaster Chandrajeet Rajawat.

Udaipur has top FIDE rated players of Rajasthan recognized by AICF.

Udaipur is home to various government, deemed and private universities.

Newspapers in Udaipur include Hindi dailies Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, Navbharat Times, Apranha Times and Pratahkal.