Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
, south of India's capital,
New Delhi
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, from Rajasthan's capital
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...
, west of
Agra
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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and from
Mathura of
Uttar Pradesh
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. It is the administrative headquarters of
Bharatpur District
Bharatpur District is a district in Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Bharatpur is the District Headquarters, Division Headquarters and Headquarters of Bharatpur Police Range of Rajasthan Police. Bharatpur District is a part o ...
and the headquarters of
Bharatpur Division of
Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of
National Capital Region of
India
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.
The city was the capital of the
Bharatpur State
Bharatpur State, which is also known as the Jat State of Bharatpur historically known as the Kingdom of Bharatpur, was a Hindu Kingdom in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jat ...
. It became a
municipal corporation
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with 65 wards in 2014.
Fairs and festivals
* Braj Holi Festival
* Jaswant exhibition and fair during
Dussehra
* Numaish exhibition and fair
Demographics
Indian census, Bharatpur district had a population of 2,548,462 of which males are 1,355,726 and females are 1,192,736. Bharatpur has an average literacy rate of 82.13%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 90.41% and female literacy of 72.80%.
Tourist attraction
*
Keoladeo national park
Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park (formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary) is a famous avifauna sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, that hosts thousands of birds, especially during the winter season. Over 350 ...
*
Lohagarh Fort
*
Deeg palace
Deeg Palace is a palace 32 km from Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India built in 1772 as a luxurious summer resort for the rulers of Bharatpur State. The palace was in active use till the early 1970s. Deeg palace is the only palace of Hindu styl ...
*
Bayana
Ganga MandirKishori Mahal
Further reading
*
R. C. Majumdar, H. C. Raychaudhury, Kalikaranjan Datta: ''
An Advanced History of India'', fourth edition, 1978, , p. 535-36
Female infanticide and child marriage
References
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Cities and towns in Bharatpur district