Sawai Madhopur district lies in Indian state of Rajasthan. Ranthambore National Park and Fort is to found here in Swai Madhopur. Ranthambore is at a distance of just 11 Kms from the city of Swai Madhopur. It is one of the 250 economically backward districts of the country which receives Backward Regions Grant Funds from BRGF of central government. The distance by road to Swai Madhopur from Delhi is 440 Kms, from jaipur it is 180 Kms, and it is 290 Kms from Agra and only 110 Kms from Kota. The travel distance by Railways is slightly less. It takes about 8 Hours train journey from Delhi to reach Swai Madhopur, and about 3-1/2 hours from Jaipur via Tonk.