Location                          22.3° N 70.8° E

 

State                                Gujarat

District                             Rajkot

Altitude                            134 Meters

Population                      1,252,400 (2005)

Postal Codes                 360 001/2/3/4/5/6/7

Telephone Code           +0281

Area                                 69 sq. kms

Vehicle                            GJ 3

Time Zone                      IST (UTC +5:30) 

 

Best Season                 October To March

Languages Soken       English, Hindi, Gujarati.

Rajkot (2005 pop. 1,252,400) is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District.

Location
It is located at Latitude: 22.3N; Longitude: 70.8E; Elevation: 134 meters.

RAJKOT Founded in 1612 by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of Jadeja clan and Raju Sandhi. Vibhaji was grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, presentday Jamnagar. During British Rule, it was a regional headquarter (Residency).

It has been seat of Jadeja Clan (Rajkot Branch) since then. Mahatma Gandhi spent his early years in Rajkot while his father was a Diwan to one of the Saurashtran Nawab, and the house where Gandhi lived is now a museum named Kaba Gandhi No Delo. He studied here in alfred high school which is presently known as Mahatma Gandhi High School.

After Independence, it became the capital of Saurashtra State. It hosted the state assembly for the state Uchhrangrai N. Dhebar(known poprularly as Dhebarbhai) was The first chief minister of Saurashtra state. Later, he was named as president of all india congress committee. Balwantbhai Mehta was the second chief minister for the states. When states were created based on spoken languages, the city along with Saurashtra State was merged into newly formed Gujarat State.

Rajkot is famous for its Bandhani Sarees, mirror-work, patch work, bead work, jewellery market and silk embroidery. The city hosts several of small scale manufacturing industries. Some of the industrial products that Rajkot is popular for includes:

 

Bearings

Diesel Engines (Largely exported to Africa and Middle East)

Kitchen Knives and other cutting appliances

 

Places To Visit
Jubilee Park
Watson Museum
Aaji Dam
Ishwariya
Panch Nath Mahadev
Bhomeshvar Temple
Rajkumar College - founded in 1870 aimed at educating the princes of Kathiawad.
Rajkumar College was founded by the Great King Takhtasinghji of Bhavnagar State.
Race Course
Dolls Museum
Kaba Gandhi No Delo (Mahatma Gandhi's Home)
Mahatma Gandhi High School, Rajkot (Alfred High School)
Rashtriya Shala, Rajkot (He founded this institution)

 

BY AIR - There is an airport in Rajkot and the major domestic airlines run  flights between Rajkot and Mumbai. Indian Airlines has four flights a week to Mumbai while Jet and Air Daccan have daily flights.

BY RAIL - Regular trains connect Rajkot to other important cities in Gujarat  and India. There are trains for Delhi, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Cochin, Coimbatore, and Bhopal from Rajkot. There is also a  meter-gauge service to Veraval.

BY ROAD - The State Transport Corporation runs regular buses to and from Rajkot to other cities of Gujarat. There are buses for Jamnagar, Junagarh, Porbandar, Veraval and Ahmedabad. There are a number of private bus operators connecting this city with Mumbai, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, Una, Mt Abu, and Udaipur.

LOCAL TRANSPORT - To move around in the city, taxis, auto-rickshaws and Cycle are the best options. rajkotcityinfo.com provides complete information about tourism in Rajkot. rajkotcityinfo.com offers various tour packages to make you visit comfortable. You can pick the one that suits you most.