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- Rajasthan - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
India’s largest state is Rajasthan, which is located in the northwestern part of the country. It has an area of 132,139 square miles (342,239 square kilometers). Rajasthan borders Pakistan on the west and northwest and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana on the north and northeast, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on the east and southeast, and Gujarat on the southwest. About three quarters of the people live in rural areas. Jaipur, the state capital, is by far Rajasthan’s largest city. Other major urban areas include Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer, and Udaipur.