Rajkot is the 4th largest city in the state of Gujarat, India. Rajkot is the 28th urban agglomeration in India, with a population more than 1.43 million as on 2008.Rajkot is ranked 22nd in The world's fastest growing cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020.

Rajkot is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District, 245 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, located on the banks of the Aji River and Nyari River. Rajkot was the capital of the then Saurashtra state from 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 May 1, 1960.

October to February are the best times to make a trip to Rajkot.

Air :

Rajkot has one domestic airport. It connects Rajkot with Bombay and Kandala. Indian Airlines has four flights a week to Mumbai while Jet and Sahara have daily flights.

Rail :

Rajkot is connected with important cities in Gujarat and India by rail. Trains for Delhi, Mumbai, Cochin, Coimbatore, and Bhopal are available from Rajkot. Rajkot is a junction on the Western Railway broad gauge line.

Road :

State transport buses and private luxury are available for various cities of Gujarat. State Transport buses are regular available from Rajkot to other cities of Gujarat Private buses are also availbale for Mumbai, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, Una, Mount Abu, and Udaipur.