History Of Kota

The history of the city dates back to the 12th century A.D. when the Hada Chieftain, Rao Deva, conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti. Later, in the early 17th century AD during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, the ruler of Bundi -Rao Ratan Singh, gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh. Since then Kota became a hallmark of the Rajput gallantry and culture.

The history of Kota is linked with the history of Bundi. Both Bundi and Kota came under the rule of the Chauhans in the 12th century. The descendents of the Chauhans set up their capital at Bundi and ruled from here. While Bundi was the capital, Kota formed the land granted to the eldest son of the ruler. This arrangement continued until 1624. In 1624, Emperor Jahangir, the great Mughal ruler, partitioned Bundi and made Kota an independent state. Rao Madho Singh, son of the ruler of Bundi, ascended the throne of Kota. It became a part of the British Empire in 1818 and later became a part of the Indian state of Rajasthan, when it gained independence in 1947.

Hot Attraction :- 

Dussehra Mela (Sep - Oct of every year)

Dussehra, an important festival of the Hindus commemorating the victory of good over evil, is celebrated in Kota like other parts of India with great fervor. The specialty of Dussehra in Kota is the Dussehra Mela celebrated in the month of October. 

Climate and Rainfall in Kota

In Summer: 42.6 C (Max) - 29.7 C (Min)
In winter: 24.5 C (Max) - 11.6 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  Kota 


Reaching Kota By Air 

Kota does not have an airport of its own. Kota railway station is located at the extreme northern end of the town. There is a small aerodrome, which is not operational. Nearest airport is Jaipur (240 km).

Reaching Kota By Bus

The main bus station in Kota is located on Bundi Road near the eastern bank of the Chambal River. There is a good bus service from Kota to Ajmer (6 hours) , Chittorgarh (6 hours), Jaipur (6 hours), Udaipur (6 hours), Jodhpur (11 hours) and Bikaner (12 hours).

Reaching Kota By Train

Kota 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

• 12,436 sq. km. (3.63 per cent of the State)

Location

The district is bound on the north and north west by Sawai Madhopur, Tonk and Bundi districts. The Chambal river separates these districts from Kota district, forming the natural boundary.

Distance from major Cities

• Jaipur- 239 kms
• Delhi-505 kms

Climate and Rainfall

• The mean daily maximum temperature is 42.6 degrees celsius.
• The mean daily manimum is 29.7 degrees celsius.
• The average annual rainfall in the district is 885.6 mm.

Administrative Setup

For administrative purposes, the area has been divided into two sub- divisions viz. Kota, Ramganj Mandi, which in turn are divided into five tehsils.

Human Resources

Major Crops and their Production

Infrastructure

·         Electricity

Electric power is made available to Kota from the genration of electricity from Rana Pratap Sagar (172 mw), Jawahar Sagar (99 mw), Kota Thermal Power Station (850 mw), Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (440 mw). The third stage of Kota Thermal Power Plant (210 mw) has started, increasing thereby the total capacity to 850 mw. Out of the total 811 villages, 782 have were electrified upto 31 March 2000.

• Water

The water for irrigation is available from Chambal canal in the tehsils of Ladura, Digod and Pipalda besides wells/tube wells. All the 5 towns of the district has already been covered under drinking water supply scheme.

• Road Transport

The district is well connected with neighbouring districts & with major cities outside the state. National highway no.12 (Jaipur - Jodhpur) passes through the district. The total road length in the district is 1,752 km. as on 31 March 2000.

• Rail Transport

Delhi-Mumbai railway line passes through the Kota-junction. The district has 148.83 km railway line on Kota-Ruthia section, 98.72 km on Nagda-Mathura (Mumbai-Delhi) section and 24.26 km on Kota-Chittorgarh section. The broad gauge railway facility between Kota & Jodhpur via Jaipur was inagurated recently.

• Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Jaipur (239 kms).

• Communication Facilities

Educational Facilities/Institutions

Industrial Scenario

• No. of large & medium scale units: 21
• No. of small scale units: 4,101
• No. of industrial areas: 14

Bhimpura Electronic Complex, Electronic Complex, Furniture Industrial Area, Indraprastha, Lakhawa, Large Scale Industrial Area, Old Industrial Estate, Ramganj Mandi, Small Industrial Area and Suket.

• Main Industries

Caustic soda, channel gates, cotton textiles, electrical machinery embroidary units, engineering units, EPBX electronic exchange, general engineering works, kota stone cutting and polishing, leather footwear, nylon yarn, oil mills, paper and paper products, plastic, polyster filament yarn, poha making, portland cement, PVC resin, readymade garments, rice milling, soda water, tobacco, transport equipments, woollen, silk & artificial thread based cloth and wooden furniture.

• Export Items

Caustic soda flakes, cement, copper and copper based tubes, EPBX electronic exchanges, deolied cake, high tenacity viscose, kota stone and tiles, nylon filament tarn, polyester filament yarn, PVC resins, equipments and tyre yarn, tyre-chord fabric.