Rajkot — Travel Guide
Rajkot is very well connected to all the major Indian cities by air, railway and road. A number of flights operate via the Rajkot Airport by Jet Airways and Air Deccan. A good network of roads also connect most of the major cities of Gujarat. Rajkot is a main railway junction of Saurashtra, from where trains to all the major cities of India is available. Rajkot is a popular tourist destination.
Situated in Gujarat, Rajkot is the fourth largest city after Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat. October 1956, the then Saurashtra state's capital was Rajkot. Saurashtra merged with Bombay State in 1956. On 1 May 1960, Rajkot was reincorporated in the Gujarat state.Multicultural is the word for Rajkot with many languages spoken like Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, English, Bengali, Sindhi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam. But, only a few languages like Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi and English are more popular. People of Rajkot are also known as ‘Kathiyawadi’ because the city is a part of Kathiyawad. People usually refer to Rajkot as 'Rangilu Rajkot', which means colourful Rajkot.
The best time to visit winter season from October to March.
By Air
The nearest airport in the city of Rajkot is one of the domestic airports that have regular flights from major cites of the country.
By Train
Rajkot Railway Station is under the Western Railway Zone of the Indian Railways and the division is Rajkot division.
Rajkot can be a unique shopping destination for people who take interest in collecting traditional jewelry and mostly hand carved things. Rajkot has proved to be a one stop shopping destination for the tourists who have a taste for ethnic designs. The tourism industry of Rajkot as a shopping destination which has the traditional and hand crafted things to offer to the tourists. Rajkot with its traditional art has become an interesting shopping destination for the tourists Gujarat. Shopping in
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