Jodhpur district

Jodhpur district
District of Rajasthan
Clockwise from top-left: Meherangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada, View of Jodhpur skyline, Osiyan Mata Temple in Osiyan
Location of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan
Interactive Map Outlining Jodhpur district
Coordinates (Jodhpur): 27°37′N 72°55′E / 27.62°N 72.92°E / 27.62; 72.92 - 26°00′N 73°52′E / 26.00°N 73.87°E / 26.00; 73.87
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Jodhpur
Headquarters	Jodhpur
Tehsils	Phalodi, Osian, Bhoplghard, Luni, Balesair, Lohawat, Serghard, Bilara
Government
• Divisional Commissioner	Bhanwar Lal Mehra, IAS[1]
• District Collector & Magistrate	Gaurav Agarwal, IAS[2]
• Commissioner of Police	Rajendra Singh, IPS[3]
Area
• Total	22,850 km2 (8,820 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	3,687,165
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Urban	34.30 percent
Demographics
• Literacy	65.94
• Sex ratio	916
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	jodhpur.rajasthan.gov.in

Jodhpur District is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.

As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaipur district.^[4]

Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandore, the ancient capital of the Pratihara Rajput kings (6th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by Rao Jodha, and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.