Carved out from erstwhile Udaipur district,  Rajsamand  district  was  constituted on 10^th April, 1991, and named after the famous lake "Rajsamand" built by Maharana Raj Singh.

Rajsamand is situated 67 Km north of Udaipur and 352 KM south of state capital - Jaipur on N H W - 8. Rajsamand is located between latitudes 24^o 46'  to 26^o 01'  N and Longitudes 73^o 28'  to 74^o 18'  E. Rajsamand district is surrounded by Ajmer in North, Pali in West, Udaipur in South and  Bhilwara in East.

Administratively Rajsamand is divided in to 7 Sub-divisions, 7 Tehsils and 7 blocks.  There are 205 Gram Panchayats and 236 Patwar Circles.

Total population of the Rajsamand district (as per census 2001)  is 9,87,024 of which 4,93,459 male and 4,93,565 female. This district has a male to female ratio of 1000:1000.

           Rajsamand  is  much  rich  district  regarding  history, religion, culture and mining industries.  Among famous places of tourist interest  Kumbhalgarh  -  the birth  place of  Maharana Pratap,  Haldighati   the famous battle field, Shrinathji the chief deity of Vaishnav religion, Dwarikadheesh, Charbhuja and many Shiv temples.

Rajsamand is very well known for its marble production as the largest producing district as well as the largest single unit  in  the  whole country.  Rajsamand  also  saw  the  vicissitudes of  the  freedom  struggle between TANTYA TOPE and the British troops at 'Rakamgarh ka chhapar' in 1857.

Nearest Railway Station : Kankroli

Nearest Airport : Udaipur (67 Kms)

How to Reach :  Direct Buses are available from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Beawer, Ahmedabad, Indore and New Delhi.

Direct Train is available from Marwar Junction and Mavli Junction.

 Distances of Rajsamand (also known as Rajnagar or  Kankroli) from Major Cities 

Places of Tourist Interest