How many tourists visit Ranki vav, Modhera sun temple, Ashoka edicts? Here are the figures
Ahmedabad, 3 August, 2011

Patan’s Ranki vav

If you had a question, how many tourists could be visiting Patan’s Rani ki vav, Ashoka’s rock edicts or Modhera’s Surya mandir each year, here is the answer.

Gujarat’s four monuments: Champaner’s Jama mosque, Junagadhs’ Ashoka rock edicts, Junagadh’s Buddhist caves and Junagadh’s Baba pyara caves are protected by Archaeological Survery of India(ASI). Each of these monuments has provision of entry with ticket. Thus based on the ticket sale data the ASI has issued the detail of total visitors.

As per the data, while Ranki vav attracts highest number of domestic tourists, it is Modhera Sun temple that attracts highest number of foreign tourists among ASI protected monuments in Gujarat.

However total figure of visitors(domestic plus foreigner) per year to all six ticketed monuments under ASi in Gujarat equals to the figure of only foreign visitors visiting Taj Mahal per year.

Entire countrywide data is presented below.

Sl.No		Name of Monuments	2008-09*	2009-10*		2010-11* (April to March)
			Indian	Foreign	Indian		Foreign	Indian	Foreign
Agra Circle
1.	Taj Mahal		2622956	509681	2970221		581418	4181228	623944
2.	Agra fort.		1313009	309639	1447226		383025	1437513	339146
3.	Fatehpur Sikri		290148	163757	303191		179291	331013	216920
4.	Akbar’s tomb ,Sikandara		325995	38113	289858		40942	457457	56285
5.	Mariam’s tomb, Sikandara		11132	73	11120		162	20480	248
6.	Itimad-ud-Daulah		64827	37637	66376		43705	88074	57331
7.	Ram Bagh		30871	172	26624		221	34527	326
8.	Mehtab Bagh		22362	4507	32562		6794	67848	14453
	Total		4681300	1063579	5147178		1235558	66,59,503	13,30,696
Aurangabad Circle
9.	Ajanta Caves		335530	23152	362448		27194	27827
10.	Ellora Caves		566287	14533	900483		27904	2168716	32276
11.	Bibi ka Maqbara		986762	12897	1054041		14528	1103514	14334
12	Daulatabad Fort		428722	6658	442721		7789	572480	9087
13.	Pandulena Caves		102024	943	120641		908	136592	1004
14.	Aurangabad Caves		36401	1432	38745		2056	46508	2197
	Total		2455726	59615	2919079		80379	34,32,931	86,725
Bangalore Circle
15.	World Heritage Site, Hampi		608973	43487	432915		33199	456777	35446
16.	Daria Daulat Bagh, Sriragapatna		869981	32246	791645		25797	877806	26811
17.	Keshva Temble Somanathpur		169868	16721	174271		11613	173892	11851
18.	Tippu Palace Bangalore		111464	3260	118274		5376	138388	11851
19.	Chitradurga Fort Chitradurga		227509	159	259461		494	318331	543
20.	Bellary Fort, Bellary		10141	9	6417		19	6125	40
	Total		1997936	95882	1782983		76498	1971259	80906
Bhopal Circle
21.	Buddhist Caves		23292	32	23912		17	21564	23
22.	The Palace Situated, Burhanpur		55941	153	68049		181	48566	198
23.	Bhojshala and Kamal Maula’s mosque		14028	0	15215		0	14384	0
24.	Hoshangs Tomb, Mandu		120603	2266	147668		2523	167318	2069
25.	Royal Palaces,Mandu		204088	2803	250953		2806	269226	2379
26.	Roopmati Pavilion		212875	2336	264758		2376	300278	2074
27.	Western Group of Temple, Khajuraho		207896	72801	228361		81666	248943	93639
28.	Buddhist monuments, Sanchi		152177	5365	175453		6540	201187	6955
29.	Gwalior Fort.		198884	13840	205127		13827	229903	14491
	Total		1189784	99596	1379496		109936	1501339	121828
Bhubaneswar Circle
30.	Sun Temple Konark		1548560	7816	1863767		8644	2050635	8505
31.	Udayagiri & Khandagiri Sites		330631	2518	378889		3393	471691	3438
32.	Rajarani Temple		23233	1386	28153		1884	29336	1900
33.	Ratnagiri Monument		20163	403	26927		503	26781	492
34.	Lalitagiri Monument		8229	272	11716		308	13417	378
	Total		1930816	12395	2309452		14732	2591860	14713
Chennai Circle
35.	Group of Monument, Mamallapuram		951015	62874	955476		67003	985537	71364
36.	Front Museum, Thirumayam		57949	807	60344		1017	62903	1024
37.	Gingee Fort, Gingee		171714	3447	161131		3577	170292	3959
38.	Fort on Rock, Dindigul		39596	138	38326		133	34761	162
39.	Moovarkoil Kodambalur		454	22	420		23	728	60
40.	Rock Cut Jain Temple,Sittanasal		13687	207	14505		219	17330	372
41.	Natural Caven with Insription Eladipattam, Sittannavasal		13646	74	14070		101	14374	75
	Total		1248061	67569	1244272		72073	1285898	69751
Chandigarh Circle
42.	Sheikh Chilli’s Tomb Thanesar		85342	54	119433		155	89289	92
43.	Suraj Kund, Faridabad		21205	27	30654		65	33263	80
	Total		106547	81	150087		220	122552	172
Dharwad Circle
44.	Durga Temple Complex, Aihole		122477	2744	187515		4614	213650	4775
45.	Jaina & Vaishnava Caves, Badami		203921	3811	364143		7420	407064	6913
46.	Group of Monuments (WH), Pattadakal		148523	3057	255214		5682	294392	5819
47.	Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur		642158	1777	953462		3019	1037752	2714
48.	Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur		109304	1340	164443		2235	197167	2025
49.	Temple and Sculpture Shed, Lakkundi		6717	88	13531		219	10738	150
	TOTAL		1233100	12817	1938308		23189	2160763	22396
Delhi Circle
50.	Jantar Mantar		275549	8901	320737		9626	365919	11959
51.	Khan-I-Khana		8675	96	8298		95	8828	744
52.	Purana Qila		614687	8950	593074		8042	542417	10512
53.	Sultanghari Tomb		334	4	375		100	330	0
54.	Tughluqabad		20494	1205	21428		1451	28211	1537
55.	Kotla Feroz Shah		52957	608	52380		555	47892	624
56.	Safdarjung Tomb		44828	6701	49940		5275	57717	7044
57.	Red fort		2226017	130953	2398783		141516	2292110	144667
58.	Humayun’s Tomb		267700	195246	309186		208490	406373	232341
59.	Qutb Minar Day		2130406	234768	2297296		899400	2591538	295159
	Total		5641647	587432	6051497		1274550	6442952	704587
Guwahati Circle
60.	Ahom Raja’s Palace, Garhgaon, Distt. Sibsagar		31119	80	40647		81	46876	94
61.	Karenghar of Ahom Kings, Sibsagar		108744	373	132173		464	180856	416
62.	Ranghar pavillion, Jaisagar.		30960	277	62626		399	69259	322
63.	Bisnudol, Joysagar.		6057	18	10187		21	15313	19
64.	Group of four Maidams Charaideo, Distt. Sibsagar		22002	21	34401		27	38224	14
	Total		1,98,882	769	280034		992	350528	865
Hyderabad Circle
65.	Charminar		1081678	7747	1136508		5552	1308237	13139
66.	Golconda		949419	11478	104554		675	1446486	19542
67.	Amaravathi		12159	186	1160		5	19362	142
68.	Nagarjunakonda		8292	430	2294		18	140296	853
69.	Undavalli		21953	174	2912		19	44555	383
70.	Guntuplli		15940	21	629		0	21705	26
71.	Warangal		61043	254	5357		12	104999	326
72.	Chandragiri		59893	63	7164		3	188080	136
	Total		2210377	20353	1260578		6284	3273740	34547
Jaipur Circle
73.	Chittaurgah Fort, Chitrdurgarh		320339	19086	377291		18795	459336	19502
74.	Kambhalgarh Fort Distt.Rajmand		105660	15955	138774		17742	146646	18629
75.	Deeg Palace Deeg Distt.Bhartpur		20405	1596	28766		1241	39858	1338
	Total		446404	36637	544831		37778	645840	39469
Kolkata Circle
76.		Koch Bihar Palace	278509	67	371247		46	395017	49
77.		Hazarduari Palace	529691	330	600930		654	675559	485
78.		Bishnupur Gr. of Temples.	94533	480	84747		571	78073	635
		Total	902733	877	1056924		1271	1148649	1169
Lucknow Circle
79.		Sahet Sravasti	76902	4424	60579		2883	96492	6485
80.		Jhansi Fort, Jhansi	126271	731	132104		851	184263	687
81.		Rani Mahal, Jhansi	7846	85	6588		53	12791	81
82.		Residency, Lucknow	135511	1717	137254		1394	195699	2009
		Total	346530	6957	336525		5181	489272	9235
Mumbai Circle
83.	Elephanta Caves		261806	20652	299903		22187	324959	22755
84.	Kanheri Caves		113583	3554	101064		2536	164990	4125
85.	Shaniwarwada		365181	6135	372787		5474	573015	6011
86.	Agakhan Palace		83084	7781	83656		7635	99172	9155
87.	Lenyadri Caves		327483	84	304696		218	406450	82
88.	Karla Caves		81071	743	127825		2112	208842	3166
89.	Bhaja Caves		22347	696	26382		856	46372	1146
90.	Raigad Fort		142660	174	185963		168	182639	177
91.	Kolaba Fort		49851	106	62374		93	51404	212
92.	Sholapur Fort		31873	0	25000		6	17848	12
	Total		1478939	39925	1589650		41285	2075691	46841
Patna Circle Patna Circle
93.	Remains of Patliputra, Kumrahar		79012	691	90453		713	84670	861
94.	Ancient Site of Vaishali, Kolhua		32076	6497	94039		7108	94458	5789
95.	Excavated Remains at Nalanda		298403	13511	383623		15150	423220	19523
96.	Ruins of Vikramshila, Antichak		27601	30	30176		308	44467	277
97.	Sher Shah Suri’s Tomb, Sararam		132610	162	152561		198	178285	262
98.	Old fort (Shahi fort), Jaunpur		6553	0	10931		113	134675	128
99.	Lord Cornwallis Tomb, Ghazipur.		103782	120	130510		116	17267	7
100.	Observatory Man Singh (Man Mahal), Varanasi.		3803	140	5037		127	5310	430
101.	Excavated Remains at Sarnath		170113	55115	223043		61018	237436	55003
	Total		853953	76266	1120373		84851	1219708	82280
Raipur Circle
102.	Laxman Temple		32815	69	43716		38	35458	57
	Total		32815	69	43716		38	35458	57
Shimla Circle
103.	Kangra Fort, Kangra		46308	1175	55966		1030	65019	1600
104.	Rock- Cut Temple, Masroor		11891	473	15021		401	17965	770
	Total		58199	1648	70987		1431	82984	2370
Srinagar Circle
105.	Palace Complex at Ramnagar, District Udhampur		2134	0	2450		1	2777	1
106.	Group of Temples at Kiramchi, District Udhampur		1471	0	1471		0	2430	1
107.	Avantiswamin Temple, Avantipur, District Pulwama		8048	22	8048		36	7721	27
108.	Ancient Palace at Leh, , District Leh		6295	2410	6295		4019	10500	4700
	Total		17948	2432	18264		4056	23428	4729
Thrissur Circle
109.	Bekal Fort, Pallikkare, Distt. Kasargod		183485	451	229446		424	238065	484
110.	Mattancherry Palace Museum, Kochi, distt. Ernakulam		217827	81350	173352		145548	222182	129735
	Total		401312	81801	402798		145972	460247	130219
Vadodara Circle
111.	Jami Masjid, Champaner- Pavagadh Saher ki Masjid Champaner Pavagadh		90315	1307	102173		1404	75747	2165
112.	Sun Temple, Modhera		193645	2307	206837		2405	226259	2616
113.	Rani-ki-Vav, Patan		222506	2071	217125		2123	236297	2311
114.	Ashokan Rock Edicts, Junagadh		44075	340	47678		491	36319	518
115.	Buddhist Caves, Junagadh		53672	590	56609		762	47891	834
116.	Baba Pyara Caves, Junagadh & Khapra Khodiya Caves, Junagadh		111	3	303		4	230	14
	Total		604324	6618	630725		7189	624509	8458
	Grand Total		28037333	2273318	30277757		3223463	36599112	2792013

* Source: Archaeological Survey of India, Union Ministry of Culture