Rajasthan Tour - Villages of Rajasthan

The present State of Rajasthan was formed after a long process of integration which began on March 17, 1948 and ended on November 1, 1956. Before integration it was called Rajputana; after integration it came to be known as Rajasthan. At present there are 32 districts (including the new district of Karauli), 105 sub-divisions, 241 tehsils, 37889 inhabited villages and 222 towns in the State.
Once in the village, tourists realize that they have reached a place that is most simple and has perhaps remained static over last many years. A simple village has a group of people living in circular thatched roof huts with walls made up of plaster of clay, cow dung, and hay. The houses are bordered by baras which are typically made up of the dry branches of a nettle-like shrub.

Each village is a multi-community settlement and here the various castes create a structure of dependence based on the nature of their work.

The people of these villages belong to different communities and are segregated according to the nature of their profession. These people have deep religious faith that help them survive
in this immensely difficult landscape. Each house has a separate corner reserved specially for worship.
There are also several places in the villages, where people gather in a very large scale. These are temples, shops, wells, and a village square which is usually an old, leafy peepal tree with a large platform built around it for people to sit on.