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This article is about the city in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Jaipur district. For
other uses, see Jaipur (disambiguation).

Jaipur
(Hindi)
City

Jaipur

Clockwise from top: Jal Mahal, Birla Mandir, Jaipur, Albert Hall
Museum, Hawa Mahal,Jantar Mantar

Nickname(s): The Pink City

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Coordinates:

26.9N 75.8ECoordinates:

Country

26.9N 75.8E

India

State

Rajasthan

District

Jaipur

Settled

18 November 1727

Founded by

Jai Singh II

Named for

Jai Singh II

Government
Type

Democratic

Mayor

Nirmal Nahta

Police commissioner

Sanjay Agarwal

Area
Total

484.64 km2(187.12 sq mi)

Elevation

431 m (1,414 ft)

Population (2011)[1]
Total

3,046,163

Rank

10th India

Density

6,300/km2(16,000/sq mi)

Languages
Official

Hindi

Time zone

IST (UTC+5:30)

Pincode(s)

3020xx

Area code(s)

+91-141

Vehicle registration

RJ-14 (Jaipur South)

RJ-45 (Jaipur North)
RJ-52 (Shahpura)
RJ-41 (Chomu)
RJ-47 (Dudu)
RJ-32 (Kotputli)

Website

www.jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in

Jaipur ( /dapr/)[2][3][4] is the capital and largest city of

the Indian state of Rajasthan in Northern India. It was founded on 18 November 1726 by
Maharaja Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amer after whom the city is named.[5] As of 2011, the city has a
population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also
known as the Pink City of India.[6]
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Located 260 km from the Indian capital New Delhi, Jaipur forms a part of the Golden
Triangle tourist circuit along with Agra(240 km).[7] Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in
India and serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan such
as Jodhpur (348 km), Jaisalmer (571 km) and Udaipur (421 km).
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1History

2Climate

3Demographics

4Architecture

5Administration and politics

6Economy

7Media

8Culture
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8.1Cuisine

8.2Languages

9Places of interest

10Sports

11Education

12Transport
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12.1Road

12.2Rail

12.3Air

13Further reading

14References

15External links