Bundi

Bundi is a city in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India and capital of the former princely state of rajputana agency. District of Bundi is named after the former princely state.

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Bundi district. For the village in Iran, see Bundi, Iran. For the locality in Australia, see Bundi, Queensland. For the subdistrict in Papua New Guinea, see Bundi Rural LLG.

Bundi
Town
Panoramic view of the old town and palace of Bundi.
Bundi
Location in Rajasthan, India
Bundi
Bundi (India)
Coordinates: 25.44°N 75.64°E / 25.44; 75.64
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBundi
Established12 June 1242
Founded byRao Deva Singh
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Council Of Bundi
 • MayorMadhu Nuwal (INC)
 • MPOm Birla (BJP)
 • MLAAshok Dogara (BJP)
Area
 • Total179.69 km2 (69.38 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total103,286
 • Density584/km2 (1,510/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • NativeHarauti
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
323001
Telephone code0747
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-08
Sex ratio926 ♂/♀
Websitebundi.rajasthan.gov.in

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census,[1] Bundi had a population of 103,286. Males constituted 52% of the population, while females made up 48%. Bundi had an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 73%, with male literacy of 89.77% and female literacy of 73.77%. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.

History
Main article: History of Bundi

Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the state.[2]

  • View of Bundi Fort and Palace from the highway.

References
  1. "Bundi Tehsil Population - Bundi, Rajasthan". CensusIndia2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. Pillai, Geetha Sunil (28 February 2017), "Stone age tools dating back 2,00,000 years found in Rajasthan", The Times of India

Further reading
  • Beny, Roland; Matheson, Sylvia A. (1984). Rajasthan – Land of Kings. London: Frederick Muller. ISBN 0-584-95061-6.
  • Crump, Vivien; Toh, Irene (1996). Rajasthan (Hardback). London: Everyman Guides. ISBN 1-85715-887-3.
  • Martinelli, Antonio; Michell, George (2005). The Palaces of Rajasthan. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-2505-3.
  • Sodhi, Jiwan (1999). A Study of Bundi School of Painting (Hardback). India: Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-347-7.
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