Sardar Market Jodhpur centres on Ghanta Ghar, the Clock Tower landmark in one of the city’s busiest areas. You can pair a look at the tower with browsing the adjacent market and continuing along Nai Sarak, a street associated with Jodhpur’s Blue City heritage route.
- Landmark: Ghanta Ghar, also called the Clock Tower.
- Market goods: Spices, clothes, jewellery, handicrafts and textiles.
- Market hours: open 24 hours
- Route context: Ghanta Ghar serves as a start or end point for a Blue City heritage walk.
Getting oriented around Ghanta Ghar
Ghanta Ghar is the Clock Tower landmark at the centre of the Sardar Market area. Built between 1880 and 1911 by Maharaja Sardar Singh, the tower gives the adjoining market its name: Sardar Market is named after the ruler who built it.
Look up to the fifth tier, where a chhatri forms a gallery with arches and pillars. Then use the tower as a reference point for the surrounding market streets.
Ghanta Ghar is a landmark and a start or end point for a heritage walk through the Blue City. The Blue City heritage tour and Market Street—Nai Sarak culminate at Ghanta Ghar.
If you are planning a day that combines the old city with other landmarks, the Jodhpur itinerary from the fort to the old city includes that broader route context.
Browsing Sardar Market
Sardar Market’s stalls and shops sell handicrafts, textiles and spices, while Rajasthan Tourism also highlights traditional clothes and fancy jewellery among its popular goods. Take the market as a chance to browse several kinds of local merchandise in one area, rather than treating it as a single-purpose shopping stop.
The market sits directly beside Ghanta Ghar, so you can move between the tower and the surrounding stalls without separating them into different visits. The streets are busy, with pedestrian–vehicle conflict and honking in the area.
What to look for along Nai Sarak
Nai Sarak is a market street linked with the Blue City heritage route, where the tour culminates. Include it as a continuation from the Ghanta Ghar area rather than assuming it is a separate attraction.
For a walk focused on the old city’s lanes and neighbourhood character, the Blue City walk through Navchokiya’s lanes offers a related route idea. Keep the market streets and the residential-lane walk distinct in your plan: the former centres on shopping and the Clock Tower area, while the linked walk covers Navchokiya’s lanes.
How do you get around the old-city market area?
Ghanta Ghar, Sardar Market and Nai Sarak are connected parts of the old-city market and heritage-tour area, making them natural places to group together on foot. The market’s traffic and honking can make the surroundings busy, so pay attention to vehicles as you move between streets.
For broader transport context beyond this market visit, Jodhpur local transport and practical routes covers ways to get around the city. Ghanta Ghar Gate is at Sardar Market, 3 km from the bus stand, with regular bus services connecting the site.
Market hours and practical planning
A Government of India tourism master plan gives Clock Tower Market hours as 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Nai Sarak Market hours as 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. These are published timings, so check the official site before you go.
Tripolia Bazaar’s hours are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The same plan names traditional tie-and-dye fabrics (bandhej or bandhani), brassware, carpets, ironware, handicrafts and traditional Jodhpuri juttis among its goods. If you want to add Tripolia Bazaar, treat it as another market stop rather than assuming its hours match those of Sardar Market or Nai Sarak.
For accommodation in Jodhpur, rooms at this Jodhpur hotel are available at Shanti Bhawan Heritage Hotel.
FAQs
What is Ghanta Ghar?
Ghanta Ghar, also called the Clock Tower, is a landmark in the busy Sardar Market area. Maharaja Sardar Singh built it between 1880 and 1911.
What can you buy at Sardar Market?
Its stalls and shops sell handicrafts, textiles and spices; traditional clothes and fancy jewellery are also among the goods associated with the market.
What are the hours for Nai Sarak Market?
open 24 hours. A Government of India tourism master plan gives Nai Sarak Market hours as 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.