City
Kota, Rajasthan
Southern Asia
Kota is the third-largest city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, on the Chambal River about 230 kilometers south of Jaipur. Its population passed 1.5 million by 2024. Founded as a walled city in the fourteenth century, Kota became the capital of the princely state of Kota in 1625 and is known today as India's "coaching capital" for the more than 200,000 students who move there each year to prepare for national engineering and medical entrance exams; it is also India's first traffic-signal-free city.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Kota, Rajasthan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Population
1,001,694 (2011 census)
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It covers an area of 221.36 km2 (85.47 sq mi).
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It has an average elevation of 271 metres (889 ft).
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Kota became an independent state in 1631 when Rao Madho Singh, the second son of Rao Ratan of [Bundi], was made the ruler by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
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The cartographic coordinates are 25.18°N 75.83°E / 25.18; 75.83.
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
25.18 degrees N, 75.83 degrees E
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
most populous city in Rajasthan, after Jaipur and Jodhpur. It is also India
View the Source Wikidata: Kota, Rajasthan
- Wikidata Q330531, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite2-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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