Jodhpur district
Jodhpur district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Meherangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada, View of Jodhpur skyline, Osiyan Mata Temple in Osiyan | |
Location of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan | |
| Coordinates (Jodhpur): 27°37′N 72°55′E / 27.62°N 72.92°E - 26°00′N 73°52′E / 26.00°N 73.87°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Jodhpur |
| Headquarters | Jodhpur |
| Tehsils | Jodhpur, Balesar, Baori, Bhopalgarh, Bilara, Chamu, Jhawar, Kudi Bhagtasni, Luni, Osian, Pipar City, Sekhala, Shergarh, Tinwari |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Bhanwar Lal Mehra, IAS |
| • District Collector & Magistrate | Gaurav Agarwal, IAS |
| • Commissioner of Police | Rajendra Singh, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,850 km2 (8,820 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,687,165 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34.30 percent |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 65.94 |
| • Sex ratio | 916 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | jodhpur |
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Jodhpur district (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒoːd̪ʱ.pʊɾ]) is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.
As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaipur district.
Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandore, the ancient capital of the Pratihara Rajput kings (8th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by Rao Jodha, and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.