Jaipur, also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Jaipuris thecapitalandlargest cityof theIndianstateofRajasthaninNorthern India. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by MaharajaJai Singh II, the ruler ofAmerafter whom the city is named.As of 2011, the city has a population of 3.1 million, making it thetenth most populous cityin the country. Jaipur is also known as thePink City of India.
Located 260km from the Indian capitalNew Delhi, Jaipur forms a part of theGolden Triangletourist circuit along withAgra(240km).Jaipur is also a populartourist destination in Indiaand serves as a gateway to othertourist destinations in Rajasthansuch asJodhpur(348km),Jaisalmer(571km) andUdaipur(421km).