General
Information :Area :
22.850 sq. kms.
Altitude :
236.53 meters
Temperature :
Summer - 42.2 °C (Max.), 63.6 °C (Min.); Winter - 27.5 °C
(Max.), 15.5 °C (Min.)
Rainfall :
31.87 cm
Best Season : October
to March
Clothing : Summer -
Light Tropical, Winter - Woollens
Accessibility
:Air : Indian
Airlines connects Jodhpur with Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Mumbai
and Ahmedabad
Ratanda Airport is 5 kms. from the city.
Rail
: Northern Railway connects Jodhpur on the meter gauge with
Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Udaipur, Mount Abu,
Agra, Barmer and Kota.
Road :
Road Distances to some important centers in the region are -
Ajmer -
205 kms.
Agra - 577 kms.
Bikaner - 245 kms.
Delhi - 602 kms.
Jaipur - 343 kms.
Jaisalmer - 295 kms.
Mount Abu - 264 kms.
Udaipur
- 368 kms.
Bus Services :The
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation connects Jodhpur with day and
night bus services from Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Barmer, Bikaner, Jaipur,
Jaisalmer, Kota/Bundi, Mount Abu, Nagaur, Ranakpur and Udaipur. Some
private bus companies also run Deluxe Coach services to Jodhpur from
Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Bhilwara, Udaipur etc.
Local
Transport :Coaches, Tourist Taxis, Other Taxis, Auto
Rikshwas, Cycle Rikshwas/Tongas, City Bus Services