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___MASK13___ (; literally , " Land ___MASK41___ Kings ") is ___MASK8___ ' s largest state by area ( or 10 . 4 % ___MASK41___ ___MASK8___ ' s total area ). It is located on the western side ___MASK41___ the country , where it comprises most ___MASK41___ the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert ( also known as the " ___MASK13___ Desert " and " Great Indian Desert ") and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces ___MASK41___ Punjab to the ___MASK86___ and Sindh to the west , along the Sutlej - Indus river valley . Elsewhere it is bordered by the other Indian states : Punjab to the north ; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast ; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast ; and Gujarat to the ___MASK62___ . ___MASK13___ is an economically backward region ___MASK41___ ___MASK8___ and has the highest percentage ___MASK41___ unemployed youth in ___MASK56___ . ___MASK13___ is divided into 9 regions ; Ajmer State , Hadoti , Dhundhar , Gorwar , Shekhawati , Mewar , Marwar , Vagad and Mewat which are equally rich in its heritage and artistic contribution . These regions have a parallel history which goes along with that ___MASK41___ the state . Moti Magri overlooks the Fateh ___MASK18___ Lake in the city ___MASK41___ Udaipur , Rajasthan . Atop the Moti Magri or Pearl Hill is the memorial ___MASK41___ the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap , which has a bronze statue ___MASK41___ the Maharana astride his favourite horse `` Chetak '' . ___MASK16___ is a major city , municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters ___MASK41___ the ___MASK35___ in the Indian state ___MASK41___ Rajasthan . It is the historic capital ___MASK41___ the kingdom ___MASK41___ Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency . Maharana Udai Singh ___MASK41___ the Sisodia clan ___MASK41___ Rajput founded the city 1553 , and shifted his capital from the city ___MASK41___ Chittorgarh to ___MASK16___ . It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state , and thereafter the Mewar province became a part ___MASK41___ Rajasthan when India gained independence in 1947 . ___MASK16___ is a very popular tourist destination . Known for its history , culture , scenic locations and the Rajput - era palaces . ___MASK81___ ( also Chittor or Chittaurgarh ) is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India . It lies on the Berach River , a tributary of the Banas , and is the administrative headquarters of ___MASK81___ District and a former capital of the Sisodia Dynasty of Mewar . The city of Chittaurgarh is located on the banks of river Gambhiri and Berach . The district was bifurcated and a new district namely Pratap Garh was created with certain portion taken from ___MASK35___ in the newly created district of Pratap Garh . The ___MASK66___ Agency was a political office ___MASK41___ the British ___MASK73___ Empire dealing with a collection ___MASK41___ native states in ___MASK8___ ( now in Rajasthan , west ___MASK41___ Jaipur , northwestern ___MASK8___ ), under the political charge ___MASK41___ an Agent reporting directly to the Governor - General ___MASK41___ ___MASK8___ and residing at Mount Abu in the Aravalli Range . The total area ___MASK41___ the states falling within the ___MASK66___ Agency was , with eighteen states and two estates or chiefships . Maharana Sir Fateh Singh ( 16 December 1849  24 May 1930 ), ruled Mewar for 46 years from 1884 to 1930 , with ___MASK16___ as capital , and resided in the ___MASK67___ , ___MASK16___ . ___MASK39___ is a historical region ___MASK41___ Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern ___MASK8___ . The loose boundaries ___MASK41___ ___MASK39___ are not precisely determined but generally include Nuh , Faridabad , Gurgaon , Palwal districts ___MASK41___ Haryana and Alwar district and some part ___MASK41___ Bharatpur district ___MASK41___ Rajasthan and also some part ___MASK41___ Mathura district ___MASK41___ Uttar Pradesh . Vagad ( also known as Vagar , Hindi :    ) is a region in southeastern ___MASK13___ state ___MASK41___ western ___MASK8___ . The major cities ___MASK41___ the region are Dungarpur and Banswara , both princely states in the 19th century . ___MASK71___ is one of the major cities in the ___MASK73___ state of Rajasthan and is the centre of the eponymous ___MASK71___ District . According to the 2011 census , ___MASK71___ has a population of around 551 , 360 in its urban agglomeration and 542 , 580 in the city . The city is located at a distance of 135 km from the state capital ___MASK83___ and 391 km from the national capital New Delhi . ___MASK8___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK8___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the ___MASK62___ , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK76___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK8___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK8___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . ___MASK19___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK19___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK30___ populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK19___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK8___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK62___ and ___MASK76___ in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . ___MASK56___ is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India . The dominant geographical features of ___MASK56___ are the Indus - Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas , which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia . ___MASK52___ ("" ) is a state in Western ___MASK8___ , sometimes referred to as the " Jewel of Western ___MASK8___ ". It has an area of with a coastline of , most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula , and a population in excess of 60 million . The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the north , ___MASK10___ to the south , Madhya Pradesh to the east , and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west . Its capital city is Gandhinagar , while its largest city is Ahmedabad . ___MASK52___ is home to the Gujarati - speaking people of ___MASK8___ . The Thar Desert , also known as the Great ___MASK73___ Desert , is a large , arid region in the northwestern part of the ___MASK73___ subcontinent that forms a natural boundary between ___MASK8___ and Pakistan . It is the world ' s 17th largest desert , and the world ' s 9th largest subtropical desert . About 85 % of the Thar Desert is in ___MASK8___ , and the remaining part in Pakistan . In ___MASK8___ , it covers about , of which 90 % is in Rajasthan and extends into Gujarat , Punjab , and Haryana . This desert comprises a very dry part , the Marusthali region in the west , and a semidesert region in the east with fewer sand dunes and slightly more precipitation . ___MASK35___ is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India . The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district . Udaipur is one of the 7 divisions in Rajasthan . The Sutlej ___MASK50___ ( alternatively spelled as " Satluj " ___MASK50___ ) ( Hindi :    , Punjabi :    , Sanskrit :     ( shatadru ) ) is the longest ___MASK41___ the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region ___MASK41___ Punjab in ___MASK68___ ___MASK8___ and Pakistan . The Sutlej ___MASK50___ is also known as Satadree . It is the easternmost tributary ___MASK41___ the Indus ___MASK50___ . Maharana (      ) is a variation on the ___MASK73___ ( mainly Hindu ) royal title Rana . Maharana denotes ' ___MASK22___ of kings ' in Hindi . ___MASK61___ is one ___MASK41___ the four provinces ___MASK41___ ___MASK19___ , in the southeast ___MASK41___ the country . Historically home to the Sindhi people , it is also locally known as the Mehran . It was formerly known as Sind until 1956 . ___MASK61___ is the third largest province ___MASK41___ ___MASK19___ by area , and second largest province by population after Punjab . ___MASK61___ is bordered by Balochistan province to the west , and Punjab province to the north . ___MASK61___ also borders the ___MASK73___ states ___MASK41___ Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east , and Arabian Sea to the south . ___MASK61___ ' s landscape consists mostly ___MASK41___ alluvial plains flanking the Indus River , the Thar desert in the eastern portion ___MASK41___ the province closest to the border with ___MASK8___ , and the Kirthar Mountains in the western part ___MASK41___ ___MASK61___ . ___MASK61___ ' s climate is noted for ___MASK54___ summers and mild winters . The provincial capital ___MASK41___ ___MASK61___ is ___MASK19___ ' s largest city and financial hub , Karachi . Shekhawati ( Hindi :        , IAST : " ekhw ") is a semi - arid historical region located in the northeast part ___MASK41___ Rajasthan , ___MASK8___ . A princely state , also called native state ( legally , under the British ) or ___MASK73___ state ( for those states on the subcontinent ), was a nominally sovereign monarchy under a local or regional ruler in a subsidiary ___MASK12___ with a greater power . Though the history of the princely states of the subcontinent dates from at least the classical period of ___MASK73___ history , the predominant usage of the term " princely state " specifically refers to a semi - sovereign principality on the ___MASK73___ subcontinent during the British Raj that was not directly governed by the British , but rather by a local ruler , subject to a form of indirect rule on some matters ; similar political entities also existed on or in the region of the Arabian Peninsula , in Africa and in Malaya , and which were similarly recognised under British rule , subject to a subsidiary ___MASK12___ and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British Crown . Oman , ___MASK63___ and the Trucial States were also under the Viceroy of India , and were administered by their rulers in the same manner as the ___MASK73___ princely states , as part of the Persian Gulf Residency ; they were officially categorised as British protectorates , with differing degrees of autonomy . Hadoti (      ), which was once called the Bundi Kingdom , is a region ___MASK41___ Rajasthan state in western ___MASK8___ . The biggest cities are Baran and ___MASK2___ . It includes the districts ___MASK41___ Bundi , Baran , Jhalawar and ___MASK2___ , and is bounded on the west by the Mewar , on the northwest by Ajmer regions ___MASK41___ Rajasthan , and on the south by the Malwa , on the east by the Gird regions ___MASK41___ Madhya Pradesh state . ___MASK95___ ( Hindi :         ), abbreviated as UP , is the ___MASK30___ populous state in the Republic of ___MASK8___ as well as the ___MASK30___ populous country subdivision in the world . It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces during British rule , and was renamed " ___MASK95___ " in 1950 . Lucknow is the capital city of ___MASK95___ . Ghaziabad , Bulandshahr , Kanpur , Gorakhpur , Allahabad , Raebareli , Moradabad , Bareilly , Aligarh , Sonbhadra , and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state . On 9 November 2000 , a new state , Uttarakhand , was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of ___MASK95___ . The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants . Fateh ___MASK18___ Lake is situated in the city ___MASK41___ Udaipur in the ___MASK73___ state ___MASK41___ Rajasthan . It is an artificial lake named after Maharana Fateh Singh ___MASK41___ Udaipur and Mewar , constructed north - west ___MASK41___ Udaipur , to the north ___MASK41___ Lake Pichola in the 1680s . Mewar or Mew ( Hindi :      ) is a region ___MASK41___ south - central Rajasthan state in western ___MASK8___ . It includes the present - day districts ___MASK41___ Bhilwara , ___MASK81___ , Rajsamand , Udaipur and some parts ___MASK41___ Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh . Dhundhar , also known as " ___MASK83___ region ", is a historical region of Rajasthan state in western ___MASK8___ . It includes the districts of ___MASK83___ , Dausa , Sawai Madhopur , and Tonk and the northern part of Karauli District . ___MASK69___ ( MP ) (, meaning Central Province ) is a state in central ___MASK8___ . Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore . Nicknamed the " heart of ___MASK8___ " due to its geographical location in ___MASK8___ , ___MASK69___ is the second - largest state in the country by area . With over 75 million inhabitants , it is the fifth - largest state in ___MASK8___ by population . It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast , Chhattisgarh to the southeast , ___MASK10___ to the south , Gujarat to the west , and Rajasthan to the northwest . Its total area is 308 , 245 km² . Before 2000 , When Chattisgarh was a part of ___MASK69___ , ___MASK69___ was the largest state in ___MASK8___ and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state , Singoli and Konta , was 1500 km . The Sisodia are a Rajput clan from ___MASK8___ . They are Chattari Rajputs of the Suryavanshi lineage , and ruled over the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan . The name of the clan is also transliterated as " Sesodia ", " Shishodia ", " Sishodia ", " Shishodya ", " Sisodya ", " Sisodhya " or " Sisodiya ". Lake Pichola , situated in ___MASK16___ city in the ___MASK73___ state of Rajasthan , is an artificial fresh water lake , created in the year 1362 AD , named after the nearby Picholi village . It is one of the several contiguous ___MASK98___ , and developed over the last few centuries in and around the famous ___MASK16___ city . The ___MASK98___ around ___MASK16___ were primarily created by building dams to meet the drinking water and irrigation needs of the city and its neighborhood . Two islands , Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir are located within Pichola Lake , and have been developed with several palaces to provide views of the lake . ___MASK5___ is one ___MASK41___ the 29 states in ___MASK8___ , situated in ___MASK56___ . It was carved out ___MASK41___ the former state ___MASK41___ East Punjab on 1November 1966 on a linguistic basis . It stands 21st in terms ___MASK41___ its area , which is spread about . census ___MASK41___ ___MASK8___ , the state is eighteenth largest by population with 25 , 353 , 081 inhabitants . The city ___MASK41___ Chandigarh is its capital while the NCR city ___MASK41___ Faridabad is the most populous city ___MASK41___ the state . Marwar ( also called ___MASK45___ region ) is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in North Western India . It lies partly in the Thar Desert . In Rajasthani dialect " wad " means a particular area . The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word ' Maruwat '. English translation of the word is ' the region of desert .' Rajput ( from Sanskrit " raja - putra ", " son ___MASK41___ a ___MASK22___ ") is a member ___MASK41___ the patrilineal clans ___MASK41___ the Indian subcontinent . They rose to prominence from the late 6th century AD and continued to dominate many regions ___MASK41___ central and northern ___MASK8___ until the 20th century .