Local businesses in Rajkot
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 9
- choice snackbar; The Grand Thakar; Hotel Hot & More; Mcdonald; Neel Da Dhaba; Shri Hari; Sonali Fast Food; Balaji Cloud Kitchen; Subway
- Hotels and lodges: 18
- Galaxy Hotel; K.J.B boys hostel ( brahmakshtriya boarding) Rajkot; Hotel Bhabha kingstone; Hotel Rajkamal; Hotel Shivang; sarovar; Bhavin house India; Hotel K.K; Hotel Morden; Hotel rearn
- Attractions and museums: 2
- Mahatma Gandhi Museum, Rajkot; Watson Museum
- Cinemas and theatres: 2
- Galaxy Cinema
- Places of worship: 10
- Qutbi masjid; Shri Nagnath Mahadev Temple; Hanuman Madhi; Balaji Hanuman Mandir; Bapa Sitaram Ni Madhuli; Chandramoleshwar tample; Julelal mandir; Kaba Gandhi No Delo; Swami nayaran tample; mandir
- Parks and stadiums: 23
- Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium; Bal Bhavan; Shastri Maidan; Ashtron Park; Bajrangwadi RMC garden; Bhagatsinh Garden; Chidren Park; Chitrakut dham Garden; Housing Board Garden; Panchvati Park
- Jewellers: 2
- G B Diamond; Hariom Gold and Silver Plating
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 1
- Saraza
Rajkot facts
- Population, 2011 Census
- 12,86,678
- Area
- about 104.86 sq km, about 128 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 360001 (Rajkot Race Course Road), 360007 (Rajkot Raiya Road), 360003 (Rajkot Marketing Yard), 360002 (Rajkot Vivekanandnagar)
- Culture and food
- Most people in Rajkot are vegetarian. Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu and English are the best-understood languages, and the city is part of Kathiawad, so its people are also called Kathiawadis.
- History
- Rajkot means King's Fort. It was founded in 1612 by Thakur Sahib Vibhoji Ajoji Jadeja of the Jadeja Rajput clan.
- Local economy
- Rajkot has heavy and small-scale industry. Products include jewellery, silk embroidery and watch parts, and industrial goods include bearings, diesel engines and kitchen knives.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.