Rajasthan
state in north-western India
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Summary
Rajasthan is a state of India[1]. Rajasthan draws 18,444 Wikipedia views per month (state of india category, ranking #11 of 44).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Head of government: Bhajan Lal Sharma[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Head of state: Kalraj Mishra[7], Bhajan Lal Sharma[8]
- Capital: Jaipur[9]
- Official language: Hindi[10]
- Shares border with: Punjab[11], Haryana[12], Uttar Pradesh[13], Gujarat[14], Madhya Pradesh[15], Sindh[16]
- Named after: king[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ajmer division[18], Bharatpur division[19], Bikaner division[20], Jaipur division[21], Jodhpur division[22], Kota division[23], Udaipur division[24]
- Legislative body: Rajasthan Legislative Assembly[25]
- Executive body: Rajasthan Legislative Assembly[26]
- Commons category: Rajasthan[27]
- Has part(s): Jalore[28]
- Inception: March 30, 1949[29], January 26, 1950[30]
- Official website: http://rajasthan.gov.in/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rajasthan[32]
- Population: 68,548,437[33]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Rajasthan[34]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Rajasthan[35]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[36]
- Replaces: United State of Rajasthan[37]
- Official name: राजस्थान[38], રાજસ્થાન[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rajasthan[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rajasthan[41]
Why It Matters
Rajasthan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Rajasthan is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]