General Information :
Area : 6.5 sq. kms.
Clothing: Summer : Light Tropicals Winter : Woolens
Season: Winter : Oct. - March Summer : April - June
Language: Rajasthani, Hindi & English

The most romantic name in Rajasthan is Chittaur. Chittaur in more than a ruined citadel; it is a symbol. It stands for all that was brave, true and noble in the Rajput tradition. Chittaur was attacked three times and on each occasion the rite of Jauhar was performed. The first was in 1303 when Allauddin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi coveted the famous Rajput beauty Rani Padmini whose face he had seen reflecting on a mirror. Padmini led the Jauhar rather than submit to dishonour. The second was in 1533 AD when the Sultan of Gujarat attacked Bikramjeet of Chittaur. Rani Karmavati, a Bundi Princess at the Jauhar in which many women and children perished. Her own infant son, Udai Singh, was smuggled out of Bundi to preserve the line. Udai Singh returned as a child to Chittaur but his was an adventurous childhood. Udai Singh lined to inherit the throne of Chittaur. But his traumatic childhood had taught him that discretion was certainly to be preferred to velour. So when in 1567 AD, Mughal Emperor Akbar besieged Chittaur, Udai Singh escaped leaving its defence to two sixteen-year-old heroes, Jaimal of Bednore and Patta of Kelwa. They died in true Rajput tradition after the jauhar had been proclaimed and Akbar; takingno chances razed the Fort to rubble. Chittaur was never inhabited again. But his son Rana Pratap could not forget that it was Udai who had lost Chittaur.

The handicraft items made in this region, especially the wooden toys from Bassi village near Chittaurgarh, are quite popular. The main shopping areas in the city are Sadar Bazar, Rana Sanga Market, New Cloth Market, Fort Road Market, Gandhi Chowk and Station Circle.

Air: Nearest airport - Dabok, Udaipur (90 kms) Indian Airlines - City Office, Delhi Gate, Udaipur

Rail: Well connected by rail with direct trains from Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Khandwa, Indore, Ratlam, Mandsore, Kota, Bundi, Kachiguda, Agra, Haridwar, Dehradun etc.

Road: The town is well connected by road also and bus services for Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Mt.Abu, Sirohi, Jalore, Jodhpur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Bundi, Kota, Rawatbhata, Baran, Ajmer, Jaipur, Pratapgarh, Ratlam, Indore, Tonk, Nathdwara, Jhalawar, etc. are available.

Road Distances:
Ajmer :	187 kms
Bassi :	20 kms
Bijaipur :	40 kms
Bundi :	140 kms
Jodhpur :	240 kms
Udaipur :	113 kms
Ranakpur :	200 kms