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Land And
Topography
The State has an area of 343,000 sq km. The capital city is Jaipur.
The Aravali Range runs across the state from southwest Guru Peak
(Mount Abu), which is 1,722 m in height to Khetri in the northeast.
This divides the state into 60% in the north west of the lines and
40% in the southeast. The northwest tract is sandy and unproductive
with little water but improves gradually from desert land in the far
west and northwest to comparatively fertile and habitable land
towards the east. The area includes the Great Indian (Thar) Desert.
The south-eastern area, higher in elevation (100 to 350 m above
sea level) and more fertile, has a very diversified topography. In
the south lies the hilly tract of Mewar. In the southeast a large
area of the districts of Kota and Bundi forms a tableland, and to
the northeast of these districts is a rugged region (badlands)
following the line of the Chambal River. Further north the country
levels out; the flat plains of the northeastern Bharatpur district
are part of the alluvial basin of the Yamuna River |
