Area: 193.58 sq km.
Temperature:
Summer Max 42.6 °C Min 29.7 °C
Winter Max 24.5 °C Min 11.6 °C
Language:Rajasthani, Hindi and English.

Agra:453 kilometers
Ajmer:201 kilometers
Bikaner:434 kilometres
Jaipur:242 kilometers
Jodhpur:379 kilometers.

The history of the city dates back to the 12th century A.D. when the Hada Chieftain, Rao Deva, conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti. The history of Kota is linked with the history of Bundi. Both Bundi and Kota came under the rule of the Chauhans in the 12th century. While Bundi was the capital, Kota formed the land granted to the eldest son of the ruler.In 1579 the kingdom of Kota was carved out of Bundi by a ruler of Bundi as a gift for a favourite younger prince, Rao Madho Singh , who is said to have proven himself as a successful and courageous general at the tender age of fourteen.An old palace,dating back to the time when Kota wasunder the control of Hada Chieftaincy-Hadoti faces the Kota Barrage.