Rajkot Travel Guide

Rajkot is the center of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat and located 245 km from the state capital Gandhinagar and located on the banks of the Aji and Nyari Rivers. Rajkot was the capital of the Saurashtra state from the 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay state on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was merged into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on 1 May 1960. Rajkot is in a transition period of growing culture, industrial and economic activities.
Rajkot is one of the fastest growing urban city of India, Rajkot is surrounded by the Bhavnagar and Surendranagar in the east, Jungadh and Amreli in south, Morbi in the north and Jamnagar in the west. Rajkot is one of the prime industrial center of Gujarat. Rajkot houses many landmarks which belongs to ancient history such as Mohandas Gandhi High School, Jublee garden, Connaught hall, Mahatma Gandhiji’s Residence, Museums and library. Other points of interest in Rajkot include Swaminarayan Gurukul, Masonic Hall, Race Course, Aji Dam and Swaminarayan Temple.

Rajkot is very well connected with Gujarat State Highways, Rajkot Junction Railway Station is the more widely used railway station for passenger trains, and has services to all the major cities of India. Rajkot also houses domestic Airport and one can access from it.

Tourist Attractions in Rajkot