Jodhpur
Jodhpur is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2025, the city has a population of 1.6 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and Jodhpur division. It is the historic capital of the Kingdom of Marwar, founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, a Rajput chief of the Rathore clan. On 11 August 1947, 4 days prior to the Indian independence, Maharaja Hanwant Singh the last ruler of Jodhpur state signed the Instrument of Accession and merged his state in Union of India. On 30 March 1949, it became part of the newly formed state of Rajasthan, which was created after merging the states of the erstwhile Rajputana.
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,056,191
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 26.27, 73.01
How far Jodhpur is from other cities in India
- Udaipur200 km✈ 60 min · 🚗 3 h 20 min
- Jaipur286 km✈ 1 h 6 min · 🚗 4 h 46 min
- Ahmedabad363 km✈ 1 h 12 min · 🚗 6 h 3 min
- Indore487 km✈ 1 h 21 min · 🚗 8 h 7 min
- Nueva Delhi491 km✈ 1 h 21 min · 🚗 8 h 11 min
- Delhi494 km✈ 1 h 21 min · 🚗 8 h 14 min
- Agra508 km✈ 1 h 22 min · 🚗 8 h 28 min
- Surat564 km✈ 1 h 26 min · 🚗 9 h 24 min
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