District Profile · Rajasthan
Jalore
- 1,828,730
- Population
- 952
- Sex Ratio
- 54.86%
- Literacy
- Jodhpur
- Region / Division
Home to one of India's largest granite-quarrying belts, exporting 'Jalore green' and other stone nationally and abroad, alongside guar-gum and mustard farming. Jalore Fort, held by Rajput ruler Kanhadadev, resisted a 14th-century siege by Alauddin Khilji.