District Profile · Rajasthan
Jodhpur
- 3,687,165
- Population
- 916
- Sex Ratio
- 65.94%
- Literacy
- Jodhpur
- Region / Division
The 'Blue City', built around the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort on a rocky outcrop, with old-city havelis traditionally washed blue-indigo to repel heat and termites. Former capital of the Rathore-ruled Marwar kingdom; today a major handicrafts, textiles and defence-manufacturing centre and gateway to the Thar Desert.