Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) GK

Rajasthan : General Information

• Total Division – 7 (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Bikaner and Bharatpur)
• State Sports of Rajasthan – Basketball
• Folk dance of Rajasthan – Ghoomar
• State Legislature – Unicameral (Assembly)
• Rajya Sabha seat – 10
• Lok Sabha seat – 25 (SC-4, ST-3)
• State Assembly Seat – 200
• First Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly – Narottam Lal Joshi
• First Deputy Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly – Lal Singh Shaktawat
• First Leader of Opposition of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly – Jaswant Singh
• First Protem Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly – Maharao Sangram Singh
• First Chief Minister of Rajasthan – Tikaram Paliwal
• The first woman MP of Rajasthan – Smt. Sharda Bhargava (Rajya Sabha)
• First woman Lok Sabha member of Rajasthan – Maharani Gayatri Devi
• The first Rajasthani nominated to the Rajya Sabha – Dr. Narayan Singh
• Most frequently elected Rajya Sabha members from the state – Ram Niwas Mirdha and Jaswant Singh (4-4 times)
• Most frequently elected woman Rajya Sabha member from the state – Smt. Sharda Bhargava (3 times)
• First woman Lok Sabha member of Scheduled Caste from the state – Smt. Sushila Bangaru (Jalore)
• The first woman Lok Sabha member of Scheduled Tribe from the state – Usha Meena (Sawai Madhopur)
• Total District Councils – 33
• No. of Municipal Corporations – 7
• Total Panchayat Samitis – 295
• Total Gram Panchayats – 9892
• Zilla Parishad Members – 1,014
• Panchayat Samiti Member – 6,236
• District with maximum number of villages – Sri Ganganagar
• Least Village District – Sirohi
• No. of State Funded University in the State – 27
• Number of Private University in the State – 51
• Total colleges of general education in the state – 2198

Geographical Boundary of Rajasthan

Geographical Situation

• Latitudinal position – 23º3’N latitude to 30º12’N latitude
• Longitude Position – 90º30′ East Longitude to 78º17′ East Longitude
• Terrestrial range – 5920 kms.
• International Border – 1070 kms. (Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer)
• Length from north to south – 826 km.
• Length from east to west – 869 km.
• Smallest district in terms of area – Dholpur
• Largest district in terms of area – Jaisalmer
• The place with the highest rainfall – Mount Abu
• Highest rainfall district – Jhalawar
• Minimum rainfall district – Jaisalmer
• The oldest mountain – Aravalli
• Nearest port – Kandla (Gujarat)
• Percentage of Thar Desert – 61%
• Number of geographical region of Rajasthan – 04 (Western desert region, Aravalli mountain region, Eastern plain region, south– eastern plateau)

Popular Titles in Rajasthan

• Monalisa of Rajasthan – Bani-Thani
• Bhagirath of Modern India – Maharaja Ganga Singh
• Abul Fazal of Rajputana – Muhnot Nainasi
• Pink City – Jaipur
• Paris of India – Jaipur
• City of stepwells – Bundi
• Golden City – Jaisalmer
• Kamdhenu of Rajasthan – Chambal River
• Vagad’s Ganga – Mahi River
• Kanthal’s Ganga – Mahi River
• City of Wales (bell) – Jhalrapatan
• Ghode Wala Baba – Colonel James Todd
• Tirtharaj – Pushkar
• City of Hundred Islands – Banswara
• Venice of the East – Udaipur
• Thermopylae of Rajasthan – Haldighati
• Sports Dance of Rajasthan – Neja Dance
• Maru Natya of Folk Natyas – Rai Dance
• Akbar’s Daulat Khana – Magazine Fort
• Bhishma Pitamah of Mewar – Kunwar Chuda
• Forest of Hope – Banas River
• City of Lakes – Udaipur
• Vagad’s Gandhi – Bhogilal Pandya
• Gandhi’s fifth son – Jamnalal Bajaj
• Manchester of Rajasthan – Bhilwara
• Amrit Sarovar of Marwar – Jawai Dam
• Home of Indian Tigers – Ranthambore
• desert tree – Khejri
• Head of Forts – Chittorgarh
• Eye of Mewar – Kumbhalgarh Fort (Katargarh)
• Tribal Kumbh – Beneshwar
• Andaman of Rajasthan – Jaisalmer
• Sun City of Rajasthan – Jodhpur
• The first newspaper of Rajasthan – Mazharul Sarur

Organization for Women

• National Committee for Women, Jodhpur – Indumati Goenka (1930 AD)
• Mahila Ashram, Bhilwara – Narayani Devi (1944 AD)
• Rajasthan Mahila Parishad, Udaipur – Shanta Trivedi (1947 AD)
• Mahila Shiksha Sadan, Ajmer – Haribhau Upadhyay (1958 AD)

Forest/Wildlife Sanctuary/National Park

According to the report of Rajasthan Forest Department (Year 2019– 20)

• The total forest area in Rajasthan – 32845.30 sq. km.
• Reserved forest in Rajasthan – 12252.28 sq.km. (37.30%)
• Protected forest in Rajasthan – 18494.97 sq. km. (56.31%)
• Unclassified forest in Rajasthan – 2098.05 sq.km. (6.39%)

According to India Forest Status Report 2019

• The total forest area in Rajasthan is – 32737.00 sq. km.
• Reserved forest in Rajasthan – 12475 sq.km. (38.11%)
• Protected forest in Rajasthan – 18217 sq.km. (55.64%)
• Unclassified forest in Rajasthan – 2045 sq.km. (6.25%)
• Top five forest cover districts of Rajasthan – 1. Udaipur 2. Alwar 3. Pratapgarh 4. Baran 5. Chittorgarh
• Districts with minimum five forest cover of Rajasthan – 1. Churu 2. Hanumangarh 3. Jodhpur 4. Ganganagar 5. Dausa
• Top five districts with forest cover percentage of Rajasthan – 1. Udaipur 2. Pratapgarh 3. Sirohi 4. Karauli 5. Baran
• Districts with minimum five forest cover percentage of Rajasthan – 1. Jodhpur 2. Churu 3. Nagaur 4. Bikaner/Jaisalmer 5. Hanumangarh
• Zoo of Rajasthan – 1. Jaipur 2. Udaipur 3. Bikaner 4. Jodhpur 5. Kota

The Prescribed Wildlife Mascots of the Districts of Rajasthan
District	Wildlife
Alwar	Sambhar
Ajmer	Cane bird
Bharatpur	Stork (wren)
Barmer	Desert Fox
Bhilwara	Peacock
Banswara	Waterfowl
Bundi	Succulent
Baran	Crocodile
Churu	Blackbuck
Dausa	Rabbit
Dhaulpur	Panchhira (Indian Screamer)
Jalore	Bear
Jaisalmer	Godavan
Dungarpur	Painted Stork
Jaipur	Chital (antelope)
Jodhpur	Kurjan
Chittorgarh	Gorsingha
Jhunjhunu	Black grouse
Hanumangarh	Little kingfisher
Karauli	Gharial
Jhalawar	Gagaroni parrot
Kota	Beaver
Nagaur	Flamingo
Pratapgarh	Flying squirrel
Pali	Leopard
Rajsamand	Wolf
Sawai madhopur	Tiger
Sikar	Shaheen
Shri Ganga Nagar	Chinkara
Tonk	Swan
Udaipur	Brock
Sirohi	Wild hen
Bikaner	Sandgrouse

Energy

• Beginning of Rajasthan Atomic Project – 1973 AD.
• India’s first natural uranium, heavy water and refrigeration operating nuclear station – Rawatbhata (Chittorgarh)
• Second nuclear power plant proposed in Rajasthan – Mahi (Banswara)
• First Solar Power Plant in India – Phalodi (Jodhpur)
• State’s first solar park – Badla Phalodi (Jodhpur)
• First Solar Energy Freeze in India – Balesar (Jodhpur)
• Total power generation capacity in the state – 6617.35 MW
• Installed Solar Power Plant Capacity in the State (As on December, 2019) – 4637 MW
• Wind Power Plant Capacity Installed in the State (As on December, 2019) – 4310.5 MW
• Capacity of Biomass Power Plant installed in the State (as on December, 2019) – 120.45 MW

Thermal Power Projects

• Rajasthan’s first coal power station – Kota Thermal Power Project
• State’s first ‘Super Thermal Power Station – Suratgarh Thermal Power Project’
• Chhabra Thermal Power Project – Chhabra (District–Baran)
• Kalisindh Thermal Project – Jhalawar
• Satpura Power Station – Combined Power House of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
• Barsingsar Thermal Power Station – Barsingsar (District–Bikaner)
• Kapurdi & Jalipa Thermal Project (JSW Barmer Power House) – Barmer
• Bithnok Thermal Power Project – Bikaner
• Kawai Thermal Power Project – Baran
• Proposed Hydro Electric Projects – Jakham Small Hydro Electric Project, Rahughat Hydro Electric Project, Anas Hydro Electric Project

Transport and Communication

Road Transport (March 2019)

• The total length of road in the state – 264244.05 km.
• The total length of national highway in the state – 10599.67 km.
• The total length of the state road in the state – 15517.51 km.
• The density of roads in the state – 77.21 km. per 100 sq.km.

Rail Transport (March 2019)

• First train started in the state – between Agra Fort to Bandikui (April 1874)
• The total length of rail routes in the state (March 2018) – 5929 km.

Air Transport (March 2019)

• Formation of Rajasthan Civil Aviation Corporation – 20 December, 2006
• Total airports in the state – 32
• Total Military Airports in the State – 6
• Total Civilian Airports in the State – 4
• Asia’s largest underground airport – Nal Airport, Bikaner

Postal and Telecommunication Wervices

• Number of Telecom Subscribers in the State – 64.77 Million
• Total No. of Post Offices in the State – 10,311

Industry

Rajasthan Census – 2011

• Population – 6.85 crore (8th in the country)
• Male Population – 3.55 crore (51.86%)
• Female population – 3.29 crore (48.14%)
• Rajasthan’s decadal growth rate – 21.3%
• Rural Decadal Growth Rate – 19.00%
• Urban Decadal Growth Rate – 29.00%
• The district with the highest decadal growth rate in the state – Barmer (32.5%)
• The district with the lowest decadal growth rate in the state – Ganganagar (10.0%)
• Annual Growth Rate of Rajasthan – 2.13%
• The district with the highest annual growth rate of the state – Barmer
• The district with the lowest annual growth rate in the state – Ganganagar

Population density

• The population density of Rajasthan – 200 persons per sq. km.
• Rajasthan’s rank in terms of population density in the country – 18^th
• Districts with highest population density in the state – Jaipur (595), Bharatpur (503), Dausa (476)
• Districts with lowest population density in the state – Jaisalmer (17), Bikaner (78), Barmer (192)

Sex ratio

• Sex Ratio of Rajasthan – 928 (was 921 in 2001)
• State’s rank in the country – 21^st
• Districts with highest sex ratio in the state – Dungarpur (994), Rajsamand (990), Pali (987)
• Districts with lowest sex ratio in the state – Dholpur (846), Jaisalmer (852), Karauli (861)
• Rural Sex Ratio in the State – 933 (other sources 953)
• Urban Sex Ratio – 914 in the State
• The district with the highest rural sex ratio in the state – Pali (1003)
• The district with the lowest rural sex ratio in the state – Dholpur (841)
• The district with the highest urban sex ratio in the state – Tonk (985)
• The district with the lowest urban sex ratio in the state – Jaisalmer (807)

Literacy

• Literacy of Rajasthan – 66.1%
• Rajasthan’s rank in the country in terms of literacy – 26^th
• Highest literacy district in the state – Kota (76.6%)
• The district with the lowest literacy rate in the state – Jalore (54.9%)
• Highest male literacy district in the state – Jhunjhunu (86.9%)
• District with lowest male literacy in the state – Pratapgarh (69.5%)
• State’s highest female literacy district – Kota (65.9%)
• The district with the lowest female literacy in the state – Jalore (38.5%)
• Rural Literacy in the State – 61.4%
• Urban Literacy in the State – 79.7%

0-6 age group

• Total population (0–6 age group) – 106.49 lakhs
• Percentage of Total Population – 15.5%
• Most Populated District – Jaipur
• Minimum Population District – Jaisalmer
• Child Sex Ratio – 888
• District with highest child sex ratio – Banswara (934)
• District with Lowest Child Sex Ratio – Jhunjhunu (837)
• District with highest urban child sex ratio – Nagaur (907)
• District with lowest urban child sex ratio – Dholpur (841)
• District with highest rural child sex ratio – Banswara (937)
• District with lowest rural child sex ratio – Jhunjhunu (832)

Scheduled caste

• Total scheduled caste – 122.21 Lakh
• Percentage of Scheduled Castes in the total population of the state – 17.8%
• District with maximum scheduled caste population – Jaipur
• District with minimum scheduled caste population – Dungarpur
• Highest Scheduled Caste Population (percentage) – Ganganagar (36.58%)
• Minimum Scheduled Caste Population (percentage) – Dungarpur (3.76%)
• SC Sex Ratio – 923 (923 Rural), (922 Urban)
• District with highest sex ratio – Rajsamand (982)
• District with lowest sex ratio – Dholpur (863)
• Percentage of Scheduled Castes in Rural Population – 18.5%
• Percentage of Scheduled Castes in Urban Population – 15.7%
• Total Literacy – 59.20%
• Male Literacy – 73.77%
• Female Literacy – 44.63%

Scheduled Ribe

• Scheduled tribe population in Rajasthan – 92.38 lakh
• Percentage of Scheduled Tribes in the total population of the state – 13.5%
• District with highest ST population – Udaipur
• District with minimum ST population – Bikaner
• District with highest ST percentage – Banswara (76.4%)
• Scheduled Tribe Sex Ratio – 948
• Rural Sex Ratio – 951
• Urban Sex Ratio – 893
• District with highest sex ratio – Dungarpur (1000)
• District with lowest sex ratio – Dholpur (842)
• Total Literacy – 52.44%
• Male Literacy – 67.62%
• Female Literacy – 37.27%