Jodhpur -The Blue City of India, is second largest and second metropolitian city located in Rajasthan, India. The city historically is known to be the capital of kingdom Marwar. Jodhpur has a metro area of 624.5 sq.km along with the population of about 1,435,000 and literacy rate of 79.38% . The city has hot and semi-arid climate throughout the year but has brief rainy season. Jodhpur is located about 250 km way from India-Pakistan border, which makes the base for Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Border Security Force.
Jodhpur is notable attraction of tourism in Rajasthan wihich have a number of huge monuments like Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada and Ghanta Ghar. The city is adorned with lakes, gardens, parks, palaces and huge temples which resulted in tourism as one of an important occupation. The blue city view from Mehrangrah Fort is breath-taking wonderful and has its own theories for the blue colour used for housing. These forts were residencial property of the kings and queens. The properties in Jodhpur now costs few lacs which is worth investing. Hence the Real Estate Developers are interested in raising property in Jodhpur. Other attraction of people is food, antiques, traditional clothes and traditional shoes markets.
Connectivity: The strategic location of Jodhpur gave due importance to the airport in IndianArmy. Jodhpur airport is a military airbase with civil enclosure. Jodhpur Airport is an important airport in Rajasthan. Jodhpur station is main railway station in Jodhpur city that connects to other major cities. Jodhpur is connected by 3 National Highways (NH-62, NH-112 and NH-114) and 10 state highways.
