Udaipur is home to IIM Udaipur, the fifth best management institution in the country according to NIRF ranking released by the MHRD. Besides, Udaipur is rising as educational hub as well, with 5 Universities, 14 colleges and more than 160 high schools. Udaipur hosts several state and regional public offices, including offices of Director of Mines and Geology, Commissioner of Excise, Commissioner of Tribal Area Development, Hindustan Zinc Limited, and Rajasthan State Mines and Mineral Corporation Limited. The Udaipur economy is primarily driven by tourism, though minerals, marble processing, chemical manufacturing and development, electronic manufacturing and the handicraft industry are also contributors. Besides lakes, Udaipur is also known for its historic forts and palaces, museums, galleries, natural locations and gardens, architectural temples, as well as traditional fairs, festivals and structures. Five of the major lakes, namely Fateh Sagar Lake, Lake Pichola, Swaroop Sagar Lake, Rangsagar, and Doodh Talai Lake, have been included under the restoration project of the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Government of India. It is popularly known as the "City of Lakes" because of its sophisticated lake system. Common languages spoken include Hindi, English and Rajasthani ( Mewari).ĭubbed "the most romantic spot on the continent of India" by British administrator James Tod, Udaipur is a tourist destination and is known for its history, culture, scenic locations and the Rajput-era palaces. The city is served by the Maharana Pratap Airport. Udaipur is well connected with nearby cities and states by means of road, rail and air transportation facilities.
Besides, connectivity with Gujarat ports provide Udaipur a strategic geographical advantage. It is around 660 km from Delhi and approximately 800 km from Mumbai, placed almost in the middle of two major Indian metro cities. It is surrounded by the Aravali Range, which separates it from the Thar Desert. The city is located in the southernmost part of Rajasthan, near the Gujarat border. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state, and thereafter the Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained independence in 1947. It was founded in 1559 by Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajput, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar.
It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency.
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info)) ( ISO 15919 : Udayapura ), also known as the "City of Lakes", is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India.Jodhpur, Chittorgarh, Kota, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Ajmer, Indore, Dungarpur, Banswara
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