Detail Factual Overview

General Information

• Name: Rajasthan
• Capital: Jaipur (also known as the Pink City)
• Area: 342,239 sq. km (largest state in India by area)
• Population: ~78 million (as per 2011 Census; projected higher currently)
• Formation Date: March 30, 1949
• Official Language: Hindi
• Other Languages: Rajasthani, Marwari, Mewari, Shekhawati, Mewati, etc.
• State Animal: Camel (also known as the "Ship of the Desert")
• State Bird: Great Indian Bustard
• State Tree: Khejri (Prosopis cineraria)
• State Flower: Rohida (Tecomella undulata)