History Of Jaisalmer

Built by the warrior-astronomer Raja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727, it is full of formidable forts, enchanting palaces and lovely temples. Jaipur is listed in most tourist books as one of the three cities that make India's Golden Triangle - the other two are Delhi and Agra. The old city of Jaipur is enclosed within seven gates, the most important of which are Chandpol, Jaipuri and Sanganeri.

Hot Attraction :- 

A festival with a difference - as kites take to the sky all over Jaipur. In the evening, kites with lights in them and fireworks brighten the skies above. If you like kite flying, you should be here. 

A festival to celebrate Holi, this is a great occasion for the visitor to watch several elephant sports and also play this festival of colors. 

A festival devoted to Goddess Parvati. It is time for young girls to dress up in their finery and pray for grooms of their choice while the married women pray for the well-being of their husbands.


A festival to mark the advent of monsoon. Essentially a women's festival, it is interesting to watch them enjoying in groups and at various bazaars where they turn up to shop in all their finery.

Climate and Rainfall in Jaisalmer

In Summer: 45 C (Max) - 25 C (Min)
In winter: 22 C (Max) - 8 C (Min)
Rainy Season : July to Mid Sept, and very humid (upto 90%)
Best time to come: Oct to March 


How You Can Reach  Jaisalmer  


By Air 



By Bus


By Train

Area

• 38,401 sq. km. (11.22 per cent of the State)

Location

Jaisalmer is the Westen most district of Rajasthan as well as that of India. It extends from 26.01 degrees to 28.02 degrees North latitude and from 69.3 degrees to 72.2 East longitude. The district is bound by Pakistan on its North and West, Barmer on South, Jodhpur on East and Bikaner on North-East.

Distance from major Cities

·         Jaipur-558 Kms

·         Delhi-864 Kms

·         Ahmedabad-626 Kms

·         Mumbai-1177 Kms

Climate and Rainfall

·         The climate of the district is dry

·         The mean temperature is 26.5 degree celsius

·         The average normal annual rainfall is 23.3 cms

Human Resources

Major Crops and their Production

Minerals

Infrastructure

·         Electricity

One gas based power project is being implemented at Ramgarh with initial capacity of 3MW which now has got the sanction for increasing the capacity upto 160 MW. There are 518 village, of which 252 are electrified upto 31 March 2000.

• Water

The water level in the district varies from 30 metres to 130 metres. Till now, the Feeder Canal and the main canal having the length of 204 km. and 445 km. long distributary system and the water in the main canal has reached upto Mohangarh of Jaisalmer district.

• Road Transport

Being the border district, the district possesses very good road network and almost all the towns and most the important places are well connected with the district Headquarter. The total length of the road network is 1574.5 km.

• Rail Transport

Being the district of strategic importance, it also has a good rail network of 128 km. of length with 8 railway stations.

• Air Transport

The district is linked by air with Jaipur.

• Communication Facilities

Educational Facilities/Institutions

Industrial Scenario