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Sikar district
District
Clockwise from top-left: Harshnath Temple, Ganesh Haveli in Fatehpur, Harsh Bhairav Mandir, Laxmangarh Fort, Jeen Mata hill
Location of Sikar district in Rajasthan
Location of Sikar district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Sikar): 27°13′N 74°26′E / 27.21°N 74.44°E / 27.21; 74.44 - 28°07′N 75°15′E / 28.12°N 75.25°E / 28.12; 75.25
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionSikar
HeadquartersSikar
Tehsils
7. Ringus
Government
 • District Collector & MagistrateMukul Sharma, IAS[1]
 • Member of the Lok SabhaAmra Ram, CPI (M)
Area
 • Total7,732 km2 (2,985 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,677,333
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy71.91
 • Sex ratio947
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationRJ 23
Major highwaysNH-52, State Highway 8
Average annual precipitation469.8 mm
WebsiteSikar District

Sikar district is a district of the Indian state Rajasthan in northern India. It is a part of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. Rao Daulat Singh laid down the foundation stone of Thikana Sikar in 1687.[2] District Collector of Sikar is Shri Mukul Sharma while Member of Parliament is Shri Amra Ram.[3]

Cities and towns

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Cities

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Large towns

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Location

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The district is located in the north-eastern part of the state of Rajasthan. It is bounded on the north by Jhunjhunu district, in the north-west by Churu district, in the south-west by Didwana Kuchaman district, in the east NeemKaThana district and in the south-east by Jaipur Rural district.

The district has an area of 5191.44 km2 and a population of 16,94,094 (2011 census, excluding NeemKaThana and Sri Madhopur). Sikar, Churu district and Jhunjhunu district's comprise the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. The old name of Sikar was "Veer Bhan Ka Bas".

Longitude 74.44 degree to 75.25 degree
Latitude East 27.21 degree to 28.12 degree North

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901466,624—    
1911469,440+0.06%
1921462,595−0.15%
1931521,159+1.20%
1941614,584+1.66%
1951676,318+0.96%
1961820,286+1.95%
19711,042,648+2.43%
19811,377,245+2.82%
19911,842,914+2.96%
20012,287,788+2.19%
20112,677,333+1.58%
source:[4]
Khatu Shyam Temple in Khatoo village, Sikar district
Religion in Sikar district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.48%
Islam
 
 12.24%
Other
 
 0.28%

According to the 2011 census Sikar district has a population of 1,694,094,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Equatorial Guinea[7] or the US state of Nevada.[8] This gives it a ranking of 150th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi).[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.04%.[6] Sikar has a sex ratio of 944 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 72.98%. 23.68% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 2.81% of the population respectively.[6]

Languages

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Languages in Sikar district (2011)[9]

  Rajasthani (92.60%)
  Hindi (2.78%)
  Marwari (1.94%)
  Urdu (1.94%)
  Others (0.64%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 92.60% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 2.78% Hindi, 1.94% Marwari and 1.94% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Climate

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The district has a hot semi arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh), with a hot and humid summer, rainfall confined into the monsoon season, a chilly winter season and a general dryness of the air, except in the brief yet abundant monsoon season. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 47 to 48 and 1 to 0 degrees Celsius, respectively. The average temperature around the year is about 35 degrees Celsius. The normal rainfall, mostly received from the southwest monsoon, is 469.8 mm.

Education

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Sikar district has become a hub for education in Rajasthan state. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University situated in the Sikar giving student opportunity to complete their dream of higher education in many field. [10] Along with government colleges providing arts, sciences, and commerce education, private educational institutes play a good role in imparting education in the district. Mody Institute of Technology and Science, which is in the Lakshmangarh town of the district imparts girls' education. Bhartiya and Sobhasaria Engineering College is another college in the district.[11] There is one Government Polytechnic College in Sikar district. District is also an emerging hub of coaching IIT-JEE and NEET. Here some famous institutes provide coaching for engineering and medical exams. Some institutes are Prince Career Pioneer (PCP), Allen, Matrix, Kautilya, Gurukripa Career Institute (GCI), Career Line Coaching (CLC), Impulse.[12] Sikar is the smallest city which has IIT JEE Advance centre. Youth men (below 35) provide a major role in Indian defense services compared to other districts of Rajasthan. Sikar Medical College, also known as Shri Kalyan Government Medical College is a full-fledged tertiary Medical college in Sikar, Rajasthan, India . The college imparts the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) & Postgraduate courses.

Administration

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Sub divisions, tehsils, sub tehsils, panchayat samitis and villages

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Total sub divisions 9

(Sikar, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Dantaramgarh, Khandela, Nechhwa, Reengus, Ramgarh Sethan, Dhod Assembly constituency)

Total tehsils 10(Sikar, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Dantaramgarh, Khandela, Nechhwa, Sikar Gramin, Reengus, Ramgarh Sethan, Dhod Assembly constituency)
Total sub tehsils 2 Palsana, Losal
Blocks (Panchyat Samitis) 8 (Dhod Assembly constituency, Piprali, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Dantaramgarh, Khandela, Nechhwa, Palsana, Rajasthan)
Total villages 1183

Local bodies

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Total Gram Panchayat 645 [13]
Total Nagar-Palika 7 Ramgarh Sethan, Khatu, Reengus, Danta, Losal, Khandela, Laxmangarh,
Total Nagar-Parishad 2 Sikar, Fatehpur

Police

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Total Police-Thana 23
Police-Chowki 27
Jails (prisons) 333

Villages

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Temples

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References

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  1. ^ "Sikar New DM: कौन हैं सीकर के नए जिला कलेक्टर IAS मुकुल शर्मा? जयपुर में निभा चुके हैं बड़ी जिम्मेदारी". 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "About Sikar : History". ccbsikar.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Sikar New DM: कौन हैं सीकर के नए जिला कलेक्टर IAS मुकुल शर्मा? जयपुर में निभा चुके हैं बड़ी जिम्मेदारी". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. ^ "Table C-01 Population by religious community: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook 2011 - Sikar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nevada 2,700,551
  9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "In two congested lanes of Sikar, a growing industry". The Indian Express. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ Sobhasaria Engineering College Website
  12. ^ "Swabhiman". Swabhiman NEET & JEE Academy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ^ "List according to censuindia.gov.in" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Sigdola Chhota Population - Sikar, Rajasthan". census2011.co.in. Population Census Data. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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