History
Carved out from erstwhile Udaipur District, Rajsamand District was Constituted on 10th April 1991, and named after the famous lake “Rajsamand” built by Maharana Raj Singh.Rajsamand is situated 67 Km north of Udaipur and 352 KM south of State Capital Jaipur on NH 8. Rajsamand is located between latitudes 24o 46′ to 26o 01′ N and Longitudes 73o 28′ to 74o 18′ E. Rajsamand district is surrounded by districts of Ajmer in North, Pali in West, Udaipur in South and Bhilwara in East. Administratively Rajsamand is divided into 7 Sub-divisions, 11 Tehsils and 8 Blocks. There are 214 Gram Panchayats and 239 Patwar Circles. Total population of the Rajsamand district (as per census 2011) was 11,56,597 including 5,81,339 males and 5,75,258 females. This district has a male to female ratio of 1000:990.
Rajsamand is a rich district regarding history, religion, culture and mining industries. Among famous places of tourist interest Kumbhalgarh Fort – the birth place of Maharana Pratap, Haldighati the famous battle field, Shrinathji the Chief Deity of Vaishnav religion, Dwarikadheesh, Charbhuja and many Shiv temples.
Rajsamand is well known for its marble production as the largest producing district as well as the largest single unit in the whole country. Rajsamand also saw the vicissitudes of the freedom struggle between TANTYA TOPE and the British troops at ‘Rakamgarh ka chhapar’ in 1857.
- Nearest Railway Station : Kankroli (RAJSAMAND)
- Nearest Airport : Udaipur (67 Kms)
- How to Reach : Direct Buses are available from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Beawer, Ahmedabad, Indore and New Delhi.
- Direct Train is available from Marwar Junction and Mavli Junction.