Rajasthan Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota. The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputanathe name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the regionwas merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur. Rajasthan literally means "Land of Kings" or "King's Abode" (from "raja" "king" and "-sthan" "land, abode" from Sanskrit "sthā́na"). The first mention of the name "Rajasthan" appears in the 1829 publication "Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India", while the earliest known
Govindgarh, Rajasthan Govindgarh, Rajasthan Govindgarh is a census town in Jaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Govindgarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 373 metres (1223 feet). River Luni originates near Pushkar in two branches, i.e. the Saraswati and the Sabarmati, which join with each other at Govindgarh. From here, the river comes out of Aravali and is known as Luni. Govindgarh is a Census Town city in district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Govindgarh Census Town has population of 7,735 of which 3,960 are males while 3,775 are females as per report released by Census India