History Of Jodhpur

Set at the edge of the Thar desert, the imperial city of Jodhpur echoes with tales of antiquity in the emptiness of the desert. Once the capital of the Marwar state, it was founded in 1459 A.D. by Rao Jodha-chief of the Rathore clan of Rajputs who claimed to be descendants of Rama - the epic hero of the Ramayana. The massive 15th century A.D. Mehrangarh Fort looms on the top of a rocky hill, soaring 125 Mts. Above the plains. The city is encompassed by a high wall -10 km long with 8 gates and innumerable bastions. A major trade centre of the 16th century A.D. the fortress-city of Jodhpur is now the second largest city of Rajasthan.

Hot Attraction :- 

Marwar Festival

Held in October in Jodhpur, this annual, event attempts to showcase the art culture of the Jodhpur region. It ids devoted almost exclusively to song and dances, and the Maand Festival has become a part of this huge region celebration. 

Climate and Rainfall in Jodhpur

In Summer: 42.2 C (Max) - 27.3 C (Min)
In winter: 27.5 C (Max) - 9.5 C (Min)
Rainy Season : from July to Mid Sept, and very humid (Upton 90%)
Best time to come: Sep to March 


How You Can Reach  Jodhpur  


Reaching Jodhpur By Air 

Jodhpur is well connected to all the major cities which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Jaipur, Udaipur.

Reaching Jodhpur By Bus

Rajasthan Roadways run very comfortable deluxe & air conditioned buses from Delhi (Bikaner House, Nr. India Gate) to Jodhpur. The roads are very good, and it takes around 8-9 hrs from Jodhpur. You can also come by taxi.

Reaching Jodhpur By Train

Jodhpur is on the Broad Gauge and hence connected to all the metro cities of India. There are daily trains from Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata.

Area

• 22,850 sq.km. (is 6.68 per cent of the State)

Location

Jodhpur district is centrally located in western part of the state. It is headquarter of western districts of the state, i.e., Pali, Jodhpur Nagaur, Sirohi, Barmer, Jalore and Jaisalmer. It is boun by Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts in the north, Barmer and Pali districts in south, Nagaur district in the east and Jaisalmer district in the west.

Distance from major Cities

·         Jaipur-338 Kms

·         Delhi-604 Kms

·         Ahmedabad-460 Kms

·         Mumbai-1011 Kms

Climate and Rainfall

• The minimum temperature has been recorded at 2 degrees Celsius and maximum temperature varies between 45 degrees Celsius.
• The rainfall in the district varies between 10.3 cm. to 64 cm. and average being 27.94 cm.

Administractive Setup

The district is divided into two sub-divisions, i.e. Jodhpur & Phalodi and six tehsils, i.e. Jodhpur, Osian, Phalodi, Bilara, Bhopalgarh and Balesar and nine panchayat samities.

Human Resources

Major Crops and their production

Infrastructure

·         Electricity

The main source of supply of power to Jodhpur are Kota atomic power station, Bhakra-Vyas project, Rana Pratap Sagar and Jawahar Sagar dams. Electrification of villages has been done to the extent of 100 % out of 860 villages. Presently there is one grid sub-station of 220 kva, six grid sub-section of 132 kv & fifty two 33/11 kv sub stations upto 31 March 2000.

• Water

There are about 1313 tube wells in the district and by and large major portion of the irrigation is being carried out with the help of wells, which number about 15631. There is a single river "Luni" which flows in the district and 15,000 hectartes land area is being irrigated by it.

• Road Transport

The district has road connections with Sirohi, Pali, Bikaner, Nagaur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Jalore, Barmer and Jaisalmer. The length of the roads in the district is 5825 km as on 31 March 2000.

• Rail Transport

The district is directly connected by meter gauge railway lines with Pali, Sirohi, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur, Jalore, Ahmedabad, Churu and by broad gauge railway lines with Jaipur, Delhi, Kota, Mumbai, Howrah and Lucknow. Total length of railway lines in the district is 344 km.

• Air Transport

Jodhpur is connected to Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Delhi and Mumbai.

• Communication Facilities

Medical and Public Health

Educational Facilities/Institutions

Industrial Scenario

·         No. of large & medium scale industries: 14

·         No. of small scale units: 10,571

·         Industrial Areas

B.K.K., Basni I, Basni II, Boramada I, Boromada II, Electrical Basni I, electronics complex, Khichan, Mandore, Mathania, mini growth centre, Sangariya, New Jhodhpur, Phalodyu Shilp Gram Pal and transferred industrial area.

• Main existing industries

Agricultural equipments and tractor trolleys, ball bering, calcium carbonate, cotton and synthetic yarn, copper and copper based alloy industries.