Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

🇮🇳 Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city is situated 180 km (110 mi) south of India's capital, New Delhi, 178 km (111 mi) from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, 55 km (34 mi) west of Agra of Uttar Pradesh and 38 km (24 mi) from Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the administrative headquarters of Bharatpur District and the headquarters of Bharatpur Division of Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of National Capital Region (NCR) of India. The city was the capital of the erstwhile, Bharatpur State. It became a municipal corporation with 65 wards in 2014.

Fairs and festivals • Braj Holi Festival • Jaswant exhibition and fair during Dussehra • Numaish exhibition and fair.

Tourist attractions • Keoladeo national park • Lohagarh Fort • Deeg palace • Bayana • Ganga Mandir • Banke bihari temple • Kishori Mahal • Laxman Mandir.

Economy: Industrial Areas Bharatpur District has been divided in six industrial areas: 1 Old Industrial Area Bharatpur; 2 Brij Industrial Area Bharatpur; 3 Industrial Area Bayana; 4 Industrial Area Deeg; 5 Industrial Area Jurhera; 6 I.I.D. Center Bayana.

Economy: Oil Industries Bharatpur district is known not only for agriculture production but also known for oil industries. Mustard seeds and other agriculture products come to the market through mandies established by Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti and transported all over the country. These Krishi Upaj Mandies are in Bharatpur, Nadbai, Weir, Deeg, Kaman, Bayana, Roopwas and Bhusawar.

There are total 554 oil mills registered in which 2317 persons are employed and Rs. 2690.84 lacs was invested. Out of these mills 78 are big units having AGMARK and rest are small oil expeller units.

Economy: Other In some areas of Bharatpur District like- Hindaun & Karauli etc. stone quarrying is also practised. Many of nearby State's Forts like The Red Fort of Delhi, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikari were built using local stone.

Transport The nearest airport is situated at Agra, which is 56-km from Bharatpur. Delhi is 184 Km from Bharatpur. Regular rail services connect Bharatpur with all the major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Agra. The Bharatpur railway station is about 5 Km from the park/bird sanctuary.