Bharatpur is known popularly as `The Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan`.The place was named `Bharatpur` after the name of Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama. His other brother Laxman is worshipped as the family deity of Bharatpur.

History of Bharatpur
Maharaja Suraj Mal founded Bharatpur in 1733 AD. It was an impregnable well fortified city that was carved out of the region known as Mewat. The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and Dholpur has played an important part in the history of Rajasthan. It is believed that the place got its name after the name of Bharat, who is brother of Lord Rama. Legends say that Laxman`s name is engraved on the state arms and the seals of Bharatpur.

The city with the fort has been founded Rustam, a Jat of Sogariya clan. It is said that Maharaja Suraj Mal took over the empire from Khemkaran, the son of Rustam and established his empire. He build a massive fort around the city to prevent the city from the attack of enemies.

Since 17th Century the region was dominated by Jats. Eminent leaders of the time like Churaman and Badan Singh brought the Jats together to mould them into a unifying force.

Geography of Bharatpur
Bharatpur is located in Eastern Rajasthan, northwest India. It is situated at 26° 22` to 27° 83` North Latitude and 76° 53` to 78° 17` East Longitude. The town is hundred meters above sea level. The northern boundary of Bharatpur touches Gurgaon district of Haryana, eastern boundary touches Mathura, southern boundary touches district Agra of state Uttar Pradesh and district Dholpur of Rajasthan. It touches district Dausa in southwest and district Alwar in the Northwest.

The three rivers of Bharatpur are BanGanga, Rooparel and Gambhir.
Transportation of Bharatpur
Bharatpur is connected to all-important places by means of roads and rail with Jaipur,Agra and Mathura. It is accessible by road from Agra and Jaipur. The total length of roads in the district is 1994.4 km. Other means of conveyances in the district are auto rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and tongas.

Divisions of Bharatpur
The divisions of Bharatpur are:
Bayana Roopwas Weir Bharatpur Kumher Nadbai Deeg Nagar Kaman

Economy of Bharatpur
The economy of Bharatpur is dependent mainly on agriculture. The main crops cultivated here are millet, gram, wheat, corn, barley and rice. The oil seed crops cultivated here are Sesame, mustard, groundnut and tarameera. Other commercial crops are cotton, sugar cane, tobacco, red chilly, potato, san and gwar.

Bharatpur is an important industrial center too. Its major industries include oil mills and metal-fabricating mills. The five main industrial area`s of Bharatpur are Old Industrial Area Bharatpur, Brij Industrial Area Bharatpu, Industrial Area Bayana, Industrial Area Deeg, Industrial Area Jurhera. There are a number of oil industries at Bharatpur. In terms of major oil industrial units Bharatpur has 50 units, Nadbai has 7, Deeg 2, Kumher, Jurhera and Bayana has one each. Rs. 1233.92 lakhs were invested in all these units. The total manpower of these units is 1600.

The important minerals of the district are silica, quartz, masonry stone, sand stone, mill stone, slate stone etc.

Places of interest in Bharatpur
The places of interest in Bharatpur are: