Rajasthan's Location and Extent
Location
Latitude & Longitude
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- 0° - Equator
- 0° - Greenwich Line
- Southern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
Rajasthan's Position
- According to Latitude and Longitude: North-Eastern
- According to India: North-Western
- According to Asia: South-West Asia
1. Rajasthan's Latitudinal Extent
- Starting Point: Kona Village (Sri Ganganagar) - 30°12' N Latitude
- Ending Point: Borkunda (Banswara) - 23°03' N Latitude
- Distance: 826 km (North to South)
- Total Latitudinal Extension: 7°9'
- Tropic of Cancer: 23°30' N Latitude, passes through Rajasthan.
Length in Rajasthan: 26 km (24 km in Banswara)
Closest City: Kushalgarh (Banswara)
Passes through: Dungarpur, Banswara
Summer Solstice (21st June): Longest day in the Northern Hemisphere
- Sun's rays are direct in Banswara
- Daylight: 13 hours 27 minutes
- Shortest night and longest day
- 21st June is celebrated as International Yoga Day Since 2015.
- Latitude lines are known as climate lines.
2. Rajasthan's Longitudinal Extent
- Starting Point: Katra (Jaisalmer) - 69°30' E Longitude
- Ending Point: Silana (Dholpur) - 78°17' E Longitude
- Distance: 869 km (West to East)
- Total Longitudinal Extension: 8°47'
- Middle Village:
- According to the book: Lapolai (Nagaur)
- According to satellite survey: Gagrana (Nagaur)
- Longitude lines are known as time and date lines.
- 1° Longitude = 4 minutes
- Time difference between Dholpur (East) and Jaisalmer (West) - 35 minutes 8 sec (Time difference at the time of sunrise)
Extent
Area
Total Area: 342,239 km² (132,139 sq miles)
Rajasthan's Contribution to India's total area: 10.41% (This has remained the same since 1st November 1956.)
Largest State by Area after the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000.
Old data:
- Largest Districts: Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Barmer, Jodhpur (38401 Km²)
- Smallest Districts: Dholpur, Dausa, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh (3034 Km²)
Rajasthan's Contribution to the world's total area: 0.25%
India's contribution to the world's total area: 2.47%
Countries similar in size to Rajasthan: Finland, Germany, Poland, Japan, Norway
Rajasthan compared to other countries:
- Twice the size of Britain
- 5 times the size of Sri Lanka
- 17 times larger than Israel
Shape
- Shape: Rhombus (or Irregular Quadrilateral), according to T.H. Handley
- also called kite-shaped or patangakar
- Shapes of major districts:
- Hanumangarh - Chair-like
- Dausa - Bow-shaped
- Chittorgarh - Horseshoe-shaped
Boundaries
Total Border: 5920 Km
- International: 1070 km
- Interstate: 4850 km
International Border
- Line: Sir Cyril Radcliffe Line
- Established: 17 August 1947
- Starting Point in Rajasthan: Hindumal Kot (Sri Ganganagar)
- Ending Point: Bakhasar/Shahgarh (Barmer)
- Contribution to Total Border: 18% (1070 km)
- The border connects Pakistani districts of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Sanghar, and Umerkot to the state of Rajasthan.
Interstate Border
- Total Length: 4850 km
- Number of bordering states: 5
- States and their Border Lengths
| State | Border Length |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 1600 km |
| Haryana | 1262 km |
| Gujarat | 1022 km |
| Uttar Pradesh | 877 km |
| Punjab | 89 km |
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- Nearest District Headquarters on the International Border: Sri Ganganagar
- Farthest District Headquarters from the International Border: Bikaner
- Farthest District Headquarters from the International Border in Rajasthan: Dholpur
Interstate Boundaries
- Neighboring States & Rajasthan Districts
| State | Bordering Districts |
|---|---|
| Punjab | Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh |
| Haryana | Hanumangarh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Neem ka Thana, Khairthal Tijara, Kotputli-Behror, Alwar, Deeg |
| Uttar Pradesh | Deeg, Bharatpur, Dholpur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Dang Region: Dholpur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur Hadoti: Kota, Baran, Jhalawar Southern Rajasthan: Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Banswara, Bhilwara |
| Gujarat | West of Aravali: Udaipur, Barmer, Sanchore, Sirohi, Dungarpur, Banswara |
- Note:
- Sikar, Jaipur and Bharatpur are not currently located on the Haryana border.
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New Districts
- Neem ka Thana: Created from Sikar
- Khairthal Tijara: Created from Alwar
- Behror and Kotputli: Created from Jaipur
Characteristics of Interstate Boundaries
- Districts that share borders with two states:
- Hanumangarh: Punjab, Haryana
- Deeg: Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
- Dholpur: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Banswara: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
- Kota and Chittorgarh districts share a border with MP twice
- Kota is the district which has 2 borders with MP but it is not fragmented.
- Chittorgarh is the district which has 2 borders with MP and it is fragmented into 2 parts.
- Bhilwara separates Chittorgarh into two parts.
- Districts that share borders with two states:
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6) Longest Interstate Border: Jhalawar
7) Shortest Interstate Border: Barmer
8) Total Border Districts:
- 29 Total
- 6 are on International Border
- 23 are on Interstate Border
- 4 are exclusively on International border.
- 23 are exclusively on Interstate border
- 29 Total
Sri Ganganagar and Barmer are the districts that lie on both International and Interstate borders.
9) District with most bordering districts: Jaipur Rural (11 districts)
10) District with least bordering districts:
- Jaipur City
- Jodhpur City (Both share borders with 1 district each)
Districts sharing borders with Ajmer:
- Sikar, Neem ka Thana, Kotputli Behror
- Ajmer, Deedwana Kuchaman, Dausa, Jaipur Rural
- Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Alwar
Border Dispute Managarh hill (Banswara) between Rajasthan and Gujarat. The site is famous for Mangadh Massacre (17 Nov, 1913).
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Budget Announcement and District Reorganization (2022-23)
- A high-level District Reorganization Committee was formed on March 21, 2022, under the chairmanship of Shri Ram Lubhaya (Retd IAS).
- On March 17, 2023, 19 new districts and 3 new divisions were announced in the 2023-24 budget.
- Notifications for the new districts and divisions were:
- Published: August 5, 2023
- Effective: August 7, 2023
- 19 new districts and three new divisions were formally established by CM Ashok Gehlot.
- Total number of divisions is now 10 and districts are 50.
- Districts were restructured to create the new ones.
Current Divisions (10) and Districts (50)
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| Division | Districts |
|---|---|
| Bikaner | Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Anupgarh (New) |
| Sikar (New) | Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Neem ka Thana (New) |
| Jodhpur | Jodhpur City, Jodhpur Rural, Phalodi (New), Barmer, Balotra (New), Jaisalmer |
| Ajmer | Ajmer, Beawar (New), Kekri (New), Nagaur, Didwana-Kuchaman (New), Tonk, Shahpura (New) |
| Jaipur | Jaipur City, Jaipur Rural, Dudu (New), Kotputli-Behror (New) |
| Bharatpur | Bharatpur, Karauli, Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur, Deeg (New), Gangapur City (New) |
| Pali (New) | Pali, Jalore, Sanchore (New), Sirohi |
| Udaipur | Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Salumbar (New) |
| Kota (New) | Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar |
| Banswara | Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh |
- Highest number of districts in a Division
- Jaipur (7 districts)
- Ajmer (7 districts)
- Lowest number of districts in a Division: Banswara (3 districts)
- Note: Banswara is an area with more than 60% tribal population.