Bundi

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Place details

Locality: Bundi
Region: Rajasthan
Country: India
Population: 104,919
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bundi
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: BundiPan.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic view of the old town and palace of Bundi.
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Rajasthan#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Rajasthan, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bundi
Settlement.named_for: Bunda Meena
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Bundi Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 268
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Wikidata facts

Population: 65047
Elevation: 268
Official website: bundi.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/bundi/en/home.html
Image: Bundi13.jpg
Dialing code: 747

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Commons category: Bundi
postal code: 323001
native label: बूंदी
P12749: Surakarta

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Travel guide

Understand

The population of Bundi was approximately 103,000 in 2011. It was named after a Meena Chieftain Bunda, also notable the miniature paintings from the "Bundi School".

The city attracts a number of tourists in season and a multitude of guesthouses have sprung up near to the fort, ignore the hustlers in the street who try to lead you around or offer you services- you will be charged a higher rate which will go into the hustlers pocket.

The locals genuinely are a friendly lot however, and you can have a tea and make friends with almost everyone - even the shopkeepers and hustlers if you show some genuine interest.

Famous visitors to Bundi include Rudyard Kipling (writer of The Jungle Book), Rabindra Nath Tagore, Virginia Fass, and film maker Satyajit Ray.

See

thumb|right|The Raniji ki Baori stepwell

Eat

In addition to the restaurants below, most hotels in Bundi have restaurants. For those on a budget you can usually get samosas from ₹5-7 on street stalls, bananas are only ₹20-40 a kilo in season.

Go next

Bundi is well connected by road to cities such as Delhi (475 km), Jaipur (215 km), Udaipur (270 km), Chittorgarh (150 km), Ajmer (175 km), Kota (40 km), Sawai Madhopur/Ranthambore (120 km), and Agra (400 km).

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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