JAIPUR

PRESENTED BY

ANURAG GIRI
MONIKA CHAUDHARY
NITIN BHARTI
8TH SEM
FOA,LKO.
08-09
 THE JAIPUR PLAN

 In 1821 establishment of British political agencies invited few monumental buildings

outside the walled city and laid out modern infrastructure as water works, gas lights,
road and colleges.
 Until 1925 the city was confined to the walled city.
 In 1927 railway track came up, and aerodrome by 1938 were a catalyst for the growth
outside the walled city.
 1947 inauguration of Rajasthan University, further expanded the city.
 Later colony was set up to houses post partition refugees.
 The Pink City of India is a mirror to everything that Rajasthan signifies - be its culture,

tradition, society and most importantly people.

POPULATION
The walled city was designed for the population of 60000 inhabitants In an area of 6.4 Sq
km
THE WALLED CITY STRUCTURES
•The city was encompassed by a wall 9m high and 2,74m thick and had seven gates or darwazas.
Another wall enclosed the palace complex. Until 1925 the city was confined to the walled city.
•The Pink City of India has been divided into nine blocks or chowkris each of size 900m x 1000m, of
which two are kept for the City Palace complex gardens and other state buildings, merged into
one whereas the other seven blocks were earmarked for the public. This orthogonal cluster had
two major roads running east-west, north-south.
•The extreme length of the east-west axis is 3 Km named ‘Bazaar’, making it ideally suit for the
pedestrian movement connecting Surajpol and Chandpol, and the north-south road which forms
the sector boundaries is 33m wide. There is a network of 18m wide roads which run north-south
with in the sector and a further grid and 4.5m roads.

EAST WEST

NORTH
THE WALLS AND GATES

The city extended eastwards to meet the Galta Hills. The wall is of 6m high and 3m thick.
It is pierced by a total of seven gates.

MOHALLAS

The main roads of the city are 37m wide, secondary roads half the main road width,
which are sub-divided having ¼ of main width.
Division of wards and its sub-division is according to the settlement of people according
to caste and job they do.
The smallest social unit of the city,architecturally, is the “Haveli” accommodating all the
members of an extending family and some of their servants.
A group of clusters of havelis constitutes a mohallas, a wider social group, community
with professional and social band.
Mohallas are separated by roads, and aggregate to form chowkis.
Brahampuri, a brahmins quarter lie outside the city wall, in north.
 CLIMATE

 The climate is extreme - hot & humid summers and chilly winters. Maximum
temperature during the summers (from April to July) reaches a high of around
48ºC. On the other hand winters have sunny and pleasant days and bitterly cold
nights. Temperature can touch a low of around 5ºC, mostly during the nights.
Major problems in the winter are fog that envelops the city in the evening.
 The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in the district varies from 8
to 48 degrees Celsius. Normal annual rainfall is 556 mm.
 Summer - Max 40.0 - Min 25.8 deg C
Winter - Max 22.0 - Min 8.3 deg C
 Rainfall - 64 cm.
 Best Season - October-February
 City was not only planned but also developed in modern and scientific manner and to
provide ample and well planned spaces for the palaces and other royal
establishments as well as pleasant living areas for the people. Also conceived as a
leading trading city to invite merchants.

LOCATION
Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan, extending from latitude 26.55° in the north to longitude
75.52° in the east.
•The location of ridges and its inclination of 15 degrees was a determining factor for the
layout of the streets.
•The inclination of the city at 15 degrees could have been in respect to the wind direction –
north-west and south-east.
The hill on the north west had the fort Jaigarh which remained the place of final retreat.
Delhi-Agra-Amer link to the south was also an important factor


The site was developed as a Mandala.
Accommodating the western and eastern adjustments
The basic plan of the Jaipur city
Reinterpretation of the 18th century plan

•It includes the city wall, its gates. The main street dividing
the area into wards(chowkis) and crossroads (chaupar), The
palace compound wall in the centre, the facades of the
shops of main bazaaars and the main temples.
HOUSES  The plans were symmetrical about an axis.
 The well articulated entry from the street opened onto a
courtyard through an indirect access.
 Courtyard usually square in shape.
 The facades were massive with few and small
 Openings to prevent the glare.
 Jharokha, cusped arches, foliated columns are the
elements of Rajasthani buildings.

PLAN OF CHAUMOO HAVELI, JAIPUR
TEMPLES
•The Surya temple at Galta: built on the peak of
eastern hills in line with the ridge carrying the city’s
main east-west street.
•Two more temple structures meet at north-south
bazaars, Sita-Ram Mandir, Lakshmi- Narayan Mandir.
•They form the base of ritual triangle, the apex of city’s
most significant temple, the Govind Deo Mandir at the
northern extremity of palace garden, having unusual
design like Shikharas topped Temple.
•It is organized as garden palace pavilion.
TRANSPORT
•Roadways: The National Highway No.8 links Delhi to Ahmedabad and
No.11, linking Bikaner to Agra passes through Jaipur district to a total
length of 366 km. The total length of different types of roads in the district
was about 4,102 km as of March 2000.

•Railways: Jaipur district is connected with metre gauge rail route with
Sri Ganganagar, Ajmer, Udaipur and Sirohi. Jaipur is also connected with
major centres of neighbouring states such as Agra (Uttar Pradesh),
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Delhi. Recently, Jaipur later was connected to
the broad gauge system, enabling direct connections to cities like Sawai
Madhopur, Kota, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Bombay, Howrah, Lucknow, Kanpur
& Delhi.
INDUSTRIES

•No. of large & medium scale running units: 48

•No. of small scale units: 19,544
•Jaipur falls in a rich mineral belt of marble, precious and semi
precious stones, which makes it a unique marketplace for both raw
and finished products. Jewellery of precious and semi-precious stones
is a strong attraction for everyone. Jaipur is also home to gold and
silver jewellery made in the “Kundan” and “Meenakari” traditions,
which are now  world famous.

•Jewellers here still fashion the beautiful enamel-on-gold pendants,

studded on the reverse with precious stones or pearls & turquoise
that one sees in miniature paintings. Lac bangles are famous all over
the world.
ECONOMY

According to occupation structure three major activities of Jaipur are the

service sector, industry trade and commerce.
The walled city accounts for 54% of the total commercial area of
the city and employs 32% of the total workforce of the city.
Spatial distribution of the workforce: It has 32% walled city, 62%
outside walled city and 4% in Sanganer & Amer
Land use: 62% Residential
12% Circulation
8% Public space
2% Recreation & Stadium
2% Government
10% Industry
4% Commercial.
THE FIRST PLANNED CITY OF INDIA

Jaipur was founded in 1727 by

Sawai Jai Singh. He decided to
move his capital to the plains,to
11 Km south of Amber.

SAWAI JAI SINGH(1727)

BROAD DIVISIONS
EVOLUTION OF THE JAIPUR PLAN
EVOLUTION OF THE JAIPUR PLAN
EVOLUTION OF THE JAIPUR PLAN
Wall around
the city
Chaupors & main
connecting roads
EVOLUTION OF THE JAIPUR PLAN
INCREMENT IN AREAS

Year Walled city Municipality Area (Sq km)

1729 60 000 6.4

1870 116 563 137 887

1961 144 274 403 444

1991 395 945 1 458 483 218

2001 350 183 2 324 319 480

THE WALLED CITY…..
 The “Chand Pol” on the
west and the “Suraj Pol”
on the east mark the east-
west route of the city about
3km in length

THE VIEW ACROSS THE CITY, FROM THE

DIRECTION OF GALTA.
THE WALLS AND GATES
SANGANERI GATE

The Jorawar Singh Pol” on north side protecting the road to Amber, and
having four gates at southern part. From east to west these are “Ajmeri
Gate” (commanding the road to Ajmer), the “Naya Gate” (newly built),
“The Sanganeri Gate” (governing the route towards major town), “The
Ghat Darwaza” (linking towards Ghoomi Ghat)
CHOWKRIS
The principal streets of the city
define the grid of the “mandala”
and divide the city into
“Chowkris”
 The south-west ward and the
eastern extension known as
“Topkhana Chowkris”- Arm
Store, south-east ward is “Ghat
Darwaza”

 The central ward in front of the

palace is divided into:
Modikhana to the west and
Vishveshvarji to the east. The
central zone –has three wards
-“Purani Basti” (old Quarter),
Palace sarahad in the center, and
“Ramchandraji Chowkris.” and
the eastern side has the
“Gangapol.”
ITS NAME ‘ THE PINK CITY’

In 1876, Jaipur was dressed in

pink to welcome, Prince Albert
and Queen Elizabeth II and thus
the name “Pink City” stuck to it.
Now the capital of the desert
state of Rajasthan, it has the
rightful blend of rich heritage
monuments, palaces and lakes
and gardens with the modern
buildings and shopping
arcades.

GANESH POL
GOVIND DEV TEMPLE

RELIGIOUS NUCLEUS OF THE CITY

MOHALLAS

BY PROFESSION

 Johari bazaar – market for

costly goods jewellery and
fine cloth.
 Kishanpol Bazaar – local
tie and dye cloth is sold.
 Maniharon ka rasta - lac
bangles
THE CITY BEYOND
THE STREETS

CONDITION IN THE INNER SECTOR OR A COMMERCIAL STREET VIEW

CHOWKRI
THE PLANNING PROCESS
HOUSES

PLAN OF CHAUMOO HAVELI, JAIPUR

THE PLANNING PROCESS
 RAMBAGH PALACE
 The built form is very
compact

 The houses and havelis have an introvert

plan around a courtyard and the treatment
of facades and openings indicates a
sensitive response to climatic conditions.
 Often building has different styles, seen at
the different floors of the same building.

Verandah Detail
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS

THE CHHATRI OF
MAHARAJA SAWAI
JAI SINGH.

RAJENDRA POL AT
THE PALACE
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS

The hawa mahal in jaipur is one of the

most popular building in jaipur now
been converted into shopping center.

The jantar mantar attracts thousands of

tourists every year. 
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS

• Nahargarh Fort
which allows a
fantastic 200°
view of Jaipur
The Jantar
Mantar attracts lies in north
thousands of western square
tourists every of the nine
year. 
chowkis.
•  The Hawa
Mahal in
Jaipur is one
of the most
popular
building in
Jaipur now
been
converted
into shopping
center.
MUST SEE PLACES

 Hawa Mahal
 Chandra Mahal
 Ambar Fort
 Jantar Mantar
 Jal Mahal
 Nahargarh
 Jaigarh Fort
 Govind Devji Temple
 Sisodia Palace and Garden and Vidyadhar
Garden
 City Palace
 Ram Niwas Bagh
 Jain Temple
JAIPUR : Hawa mahal
JAIPUR : PRINCIPAL STREET
HOSPITALS IN JAIPUR
When it comes to health care services, the royal city of Jaipur is not behind. Jaipur has numerous hospitals that are
well equipped with modern conveniences.
The doctors of Jaipur are skilled and experienced ones. Hospitals of the city have the tools and instruments of world-
class level. The chemist shops are open for 24 hours and the
medicines are available at a comparatively cheap price. The posh city of Jaipur is well-equipped with all kinds of
medical treatments. Here is a list of several Hospitals in Jaipur, Rajasthan:
•Jaipur Hospital

•Aditya Hospital

•Baheti Hospital

Bambala Hospital & Research Centre

•Bani Park Hospital

•Child Care Hospital

•City Hospital

•Deep Hospital

•Durga Devi Memorial Hospital

•Girdhar Hospital & Research Centre

•Gopinath Hospital

•SBMC Hospital
 INFRASTRUCTURE

 Electricity: Jaipur district receives hydroelectric power from the

Chambal Hydel system. 100% of the total of 2,131 villages in the
district receive electricity as of March 2000.

 Water: The major rivers passing through the Jaipur district are
Banas and Banganga. Ground water resources to the extent of
about 28.65 million cubic meter are available in the district.
Although serious drought is rare, poor water management and
exploitation of groundwater with extensive tube-well systems
threatens agriculture in some areas.
 INFRASTRUCTURE

Transport:
Roadways: The National Highway No.8 links Delhi to Ahmedabad and
No.11, linking Bikaner to Agra passes through Jaipur district to a total
length of 366 km. The total length of different types of roads in the district
was about 4,102 km as of March 2000.
Railways: Jaipur district is connected with metre gauge rail route with
Sri Ganganagar, Ajmer, Udaipur and Sirohi. Jaipur is also connected
with major centres of neighbouring states such as Agra (Uttar Pradesh),
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Delhi. Recently, Jaipur later was connected to
the broad gauge system, enabling direct connections to cities like Sawai
Madhopur, Kota, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Bombay, Howrah, Lucknow, Kanpur
& Delhi.
Airways: Jaipur has domestic air links with Jodhpur, Udaipur,
Aurangabad, Delhi, Mumbai, and internationally with sporadic service to
London, Dublin and Dubai.
Local transport: Auto-rickshaws, buses, cycle-rickshaw. The Rajasthan
State Roadways operates regular bus service to Amer Palace and round
the city.
INFRASTRUCTURE

 COMMUNICATION FACILITIES:
Post offices 599
Telegraph offices 143
Telecom centers 9
PCOs 9859
Telephone exchanges 150

 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES/ INSTITUTIONS:

University of Rajasthan having more than 45 Colleges,
2 Agricultural colleges,
2 Engineering colleges,
1 Polytechnic colleges,
1 Medical colleges,
554 Secondary & higher secondary schools,
1,460 Higher primary schools,
2,9 05 Primary schools,
2 ITIs,
2 Agricultural research centre
 SWOT ANALYSIS AS PER JCDA

 STRENGTHS:
- Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan. Being the seat of administrative
power, it is the center of economic and political activities.
- World famous tourist destination.
- Most important trade and commerce centre.
- Highest urban population in the state and 11th at the national level.
- Strong traditional art and craft production
 WEAKNESSES:
- The major areas of weaknesses for the city include infrastructure
(Lack of solid waste management especially in the walled city), haphazard
urban
growth, conservation, environment ( Degraded air and water quality), slums
(Increasing levels of poverty ), and institutional capacity
 OPPORTUNITIES:
- Areas of economic growth, proposed projects, state initiated reforms
and heritage
 THREATS:
- The threats are primarily the existing weakness, which might pose as threats
for
development of the city in the future.
THREATS WITHIN THE WALLED CITY

 Overcrowding of havelis and of some chowkris.

 Lack of facilities, specifically local greens and small public
equipment.
 Increasing traffic of motors and cars in the narrow streets involving
uncomfort for pedestrian and a noisy environment.
 No adequate parking
 These areas have become very congested.