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{{About|SIKAR|its eponymous headquarters|Sikar}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sikar}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2019}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sikar district
| name = Sikar district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]]
| total_type = Total
| total_type = Total
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Harshnath Temple]], Ganesh Haveli in [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], Harsh Bhairav Mandir, [[Laxmangarh Fort]], Jeen Mata hill
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Harshnath Temple]], Ganesh Haveli in [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], Harsh Bhairav Mandir, [[Laxmangarh Fort]], Jeen Mata hill
| image_map = Sikar in Rajasthan (India).svg
| image_map = Sikar in Rajasthan (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Sikar district in Rajasthan
| map_caption = Location of Sikar district in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|27.21|74.44}} - {{coord|28.12|75.25}}
| coordinates = {{coord|27.21|74.44}} - {{coord|28.12|75.25}}
| coor_pinpoint = Sikar
| coor_pinpoint = Sikar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jaipur Division|Jaipur]]
| subdivision_name2 = Sikar
| established_title = Established
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Sikar]]
| seat = [[Sikar]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| parts_style = para
| p1 = {{Unbulleted list|1. [[Sikar]]| 2. [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]]| 3. [[Laxmangarh|Lachhmangarh]]| 4. [[Dantaramgarh]]| 5. [[Dhod]]|6. Ramgarh}} 7. Ringus
| p1 = {{Unbulleted list|1. [[Sikar]]| 2. [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]]| 3. [[Laxmangarh|Lachhmangarh]]| 4. [[Dantaramgarh]]| 5. [[Dhod]]|6. Ramgarh}} 7. Ringus
| area_total_km2 = 7742.44
| area_total_km2 = 5191.44
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,677,333
| population_total = 1,694,094
| population_footnotes =
| population_footnotes = Neem Ka Thana and Sri Madhopur population not included
| population_urban =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 72.98
| demographics1_info1 = 72.98
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 944
| demographics1_info2 = 944
| leader_title =
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|District Collector & Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Qummer Ul Zaman Choudhury, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Administration : Sikar District |url=https://sikar.rajasthan.gov.in/pages/sm/contact-directory/13240/49/30261 |date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = Sikar<ref name="Sikar Parliamentary Constituency">{{cite web | url = http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ECIPDF/State_pc_Map/RAJASTHAN.pdf | title = Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan | access-date = 28 Feb 2012 | year = 2012 | publisher = 164.100.9.199/home.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616220354/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ECIPDF/State_pc_Map/RAJASTHAN.pdf | archive-date = 2013-06-16 }}</ref>
| leader_name1 = Sikar<ref name="Sikar Parliamentary Constituency">{{cite web | url = http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ECIPDF/State_pc_Map/RAJASTHAN.pdf | title = Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan | access-date = 28 Feb 2012 | year = 2012 | publisher = 164.100.9.199/home.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616220354/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ECIPDF/State_pc_Map/RAJASTHAN.pdf | archive-date = 2013-06-16 }}</ref>
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = {{Unbulleted list|1. [[Sikar]]| 2. [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]]| 3. [[Laxmangarh|Lachhmangarh]]| 4. [[Dantaramgarh]]| 5. [[Dhod (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Dhod]]<ref name="Sikar district Assembly Constituencies" >{{cite web | url = http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF%5CRaj_Maps%5Cac_sikar.pdf | title = Assembly Constituencies of Sikar district | access-date = 28 February 2012| year = 2012 | publisher = gisserver1.nic.in/}}</ref>}}
| leader_name2 = {{Unbulleted list|1. [[Sikar]]| 2. [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]]| 3. [[Laxmangarh|Lachhmangarh]]| 4. [[Dantaramgarh]]| 5. [[Dhod (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Dhod]]<ref name="Sikar district Assembly Constituencies" >{{cite web | url = http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF%5CRaj_Maps%5Cac_sikar.pdf | title = Assembly Constituencies of Sikar district | access-date = 28 February 2012| year = 2012 | publisher = gisserver1.nic.in/}}</ref>}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = RJ 23
| registration_plate = RJ 23
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 11 (India)|NH-11]], State Highway 8
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 52 (India)|NH-52]], State Highway 8
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 459.8 mm
| blank_info_sec2 = 459.8 mm
| website = {{URL|http://sikar.rajasthan.gov.in}}
| website = {{URL|http://sikar.rajasthan.gov.in|Sikar District}}
| official_name =
| official_name =
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}}
'''Sikar district''' is a district of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] [[Rajasthan]] in northern [[India]]. The city [[Sikar]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. Sikar, Laxmangarh, and Fatehpur Shekahwati are the largest cities and tehsils of the district.
'''Sikar district''' is a district of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] [[Rajasthan]] in northern [[India]]. The city [[Sikar]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. Sikar, Laxmangarh, and Fatehpur Shekahwati are the largest cities and tehsils of the district.
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===Cities===
===Cities===
*[[Sikar]]
*[[Sikar]]
*[[Shrimadhopur]]
*[[Laxmangarh]]
*[[Laxmangarh]]
*[[Neem ka thana]]
*[[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]]
*[[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]]
*[[Khandela]]
*[[Khandela]]
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* [[Kanwat]] Teh. [[Khandela]]
* [[Kanwat]] Teh. [[Khandela]]
* [[Rampura, Sikar|Rampura]] Teh. [[Khandela]]
* [[Rampura, Sikar|Rampura]] Teh. [[Khandela]]
* [[Ajeetgarh]], Teh. [[Shrimadhopur]]
* Piprali Teh. Sikar
* Guhala (Neem ka thana)
* [[Patan, Rajasthan|Patan]], Teh. [[Neem-Ka-Thana]]
*[[Thoi]], Teh.[[Shrimadhopur]]


*Sarwari(सरवड़ी) is a small town in Sikar district
*Sarwari(सरवड़ी) is a small town in Sikar [[Neem-Ka-Thana|district]]


==Location==
==Location==
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 [[Nagaur district]] and in the south-east by [[Jaipur district]]. It also touches [[Mahendragarh district]] of [[Haryana]] on its north-east corner.
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|Didwana Kuchaman district]] , in the east [[Neem-Ka-Thana|NeemKaThana]] district and in the south-east by Jaipur Rural district.


The district has an area of 7742.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 26,77,737 (2011 census). Sikar, [[Churu district]] and [[Jhunjhunu district]]'s comprise the [[Shekhawati]] region of [[Rajasthan]]. The old name of Sikar was "Veer Bhan Ka Bas".
The district has an area of 5191.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> 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".


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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,66,624|13=1911|14=4,69,440|15=1921|16=4,62,595|17=1931|18=5,21,159|19=1941|20=6,14,584|21=1951|22=6,76,318|23=1961|24=8,20,286|25=1971|26=10,42,648|27=1981|28=13,77,245|29=1991|30=18,42,914|31=2001|32=22,87,788|33=2011|34=26,77,333|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,66,624|13=1911|14=4,69,440|15=1921|16=4,62,595|17=1931|18=5,21,159|19=1941|20=6,14,584|21=1951|22=6,76,318|23=1961|24=8,20,286|25=1971|26=10,42,648|27=1981|28=13,77,245|29=1991|30=18,42,914|31=2001|32=22,87,788|33=2011|34=26,77,333|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}
[[File:Khatu Shyam Temple.jpg|thumb|Khatu Shyam Temple in Khatoo village, Sikar district]]

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|title=Religion in Sikar district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population by religious community: Rajasthan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11390/download/14503/DDW08C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|title=Religion in Sikar district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population by religious community: Rajasthan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11390/download/14503/DDW08C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sikar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,677,333,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Sikar|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1070/download/3294/DH_2011_0813_PART_A_DCHB_SIKAR.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote = Nevada 2,700,551 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 150th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|346|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.04%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sikar has a [[sex ratio]] of 944 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|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.<ref name=districtcensus/>
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sikar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,694,094,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Sikar|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1070/download/3294/DH_2011_0813_PART_A_DCHB_SIKAR.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Equatorial Guinea]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote = Nevada 2,700,551 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 150th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|330|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.04%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sikar has a [[sex ratio]] of 944 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|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.<ref name=districtcensus/>


=== Languages ===
=== Languages ===
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At the time of the 2011 census, 92.60% of the population spoke [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 2.78% [[Hindi]], 1.94% [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and 1.94% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10220/download/13332/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.60% of the population spoke [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 2.78% [[Hindi]], 1.94% [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and 1.94% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10220/download/13332/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


==Climate==
==Climate==
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== Education ==
== Education ==
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.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} 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. Sobhasaria Engineering College is another college in the district.<ref>[http://www.secs.ac.in/ Sobhasaria Engineering College Website]</ref>{{ambiguous|date=May 2021}} There is one Government Polytechnic College in Sikar district. District is also an emerging hub of coaching [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|IIT-JEE]] and NEET.Here some famous institutes provide coaching for engineering and medical exams. Some institutes are Allen, Matrix, Kautilya, GCI, CLC, Impulse, PCP, Samarpan, Swabhiman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swabhiman |url=http://swabhimanedu.in/ |website=Swabhiman NEET & JEE Academy |access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> 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 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} 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. Sobhasaria Engineering College is another college in the district.<ref>[http://www.secs.ac.in/ Sobhasaria Engineering College Website]</ref>{{ambiguous|date=May 2021}} There is one Government Polytechnic College in Sikar district. District is also an emerging hub of coaching [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|IIT-JEE]] and [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)|NEET]]. Here some famous institutes provide coaching for engineering and medical exams. Some institutes are PCP Sikar, Allen, Matrix, Kautilya, GCI, CLC, Impulse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swabhiman |url=http://swabhimanedu.in/ |website=Swabhiman NEET & JEE Academy |access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> 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.


==Administration==
==Administration==
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|-
|-
| Total sub divisions ||11
| Total sub divisions ||9
([[Sikar]], [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], [[Dantaramgarh]], [[Sri Madhopur]], [[Neem-Ka-Thana|Neem Ka Thana]], [[Khandela]]), Nechwa, Reengus, Ramgarh Sethan, DHOD
([[Sikar]], [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], [[Dantaramgarh]], [[Khandela]], Nechwa, Reengus, Ramgarh Sethan, DHOD)
|-
|-
| Total tehsils || 13([[Sikar]], [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], [[Dantaramgarh]], [[Sri Madhopur]], [[Neem-Ka-Thana|Neem Ka Thana]], [[Khandela]]) nechwa, sikar gramin, Reengus, Ramgarh sethan, patan, dhod
| Total tehsils || 10([[Sikar]], [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], [[Dantaramgarh]], , [[Khandela]]) Nechwa, Sikar Gramin, Reengus, Ramgarh Sethan,Dhod
|-
|-
|Total sub tehsils || 3 [[Palsana]], [[Ajitgarh]], , [[Losal]],
|Total sub tehsils || 2 [[Palsana]],[[Losal]]
|-
|-
| Blocks (Panchyat Samitis) || 12 (Dhod, [[Piprali]], [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], [[Dantaramgarh]], [[Sri Madhopur]], [[Khandela]], [[Neem-Ka-Thana|Neem Ka Thana]],Patan), nechwa, Ajeetgarh, Palsana
| Blocks (Panchyat Samitis) || 8 (Dhod, [[Piprali]], [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], [[Dantaramgarh]], [[Khandela]], Nechwa,Palsana)
|-
|-
| Total villages || 1183
| Total villages || 1183
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|-
| Total Gram Panchayat || 373
| Total Gram Panchayat || 373 (Need Citation)
|-
|-
| Total Nagar-Palika || 10 Ramgarh sethan, khatu, Reengus, danta, losal, Ajeetgarh , khandela, neem ka thana, Laxmangarh, Srimadhopur,
| Total Nagar-Palika || 7 Ramgarh Sethan, Khatu, Reengus, Danta, Losal,Khandela,Laxmangarh,
|-
|-
| Total Nagar-Parishad||| 2 sikar, Fatehpur
| Total Nagar-Parishad||| 2 Sikar, Fatehpur
|}
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| Jails (prisons) || 333
| Jails (prisons) || 333
|}
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==Villages==
<!---♦♦♦ Only add a location to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->
<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦--->
*[[Sigdola Chhota]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sigdola Chhota Population - Sikar, Rajasthan |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/81450-sigdola-chhota-rajasthan.html |website=census2011.co.in |publisher=Population Census Data |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:18, 10 August 2024

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sikar.

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 & MagistrateQummer Ul Zaman Choudhury, IAS[1]
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesSikar[2]
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Area
 • Total5,191.44 km2 (2,004.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)Neem Ka Thana and Sri Madhopur population not included
 • Total1,694,094
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy72.98
 • Sex ratio944
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationRJ 23
Major highwaysNH-52, State Highway 8
Average annual precipitation459.8 mm
WebsiteSikar District

Sikar district is a district of the Indian state Rajasthan in northern India. The city Sikar is the administrative headquarters of the district. Sikar, Laxmangarh, and Fatehpur Shekahwati are the largest cities and tehsils of the district.

Cities and towns

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Cities

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Large towns

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Medium towns

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  • Sarwari(सरवड़ी) is a small town in Sikar district

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 summer, scanty rainfall, a chilly winter season and a general dryness of the air, except in the brief 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 459.8 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.[citation needed] 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. Sobhasaria Engineering College is another college in the district.[10][ambiguous] 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 PCP Sikar, Allen, Matrix, Kautilya, GCI, CLC, Impulse.[11] 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.

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, Nechwa, Reengus, Ramgarh Sethan, DHOD)

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

Local bodies

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Total Gram Panchayat 373 (Need Citation)
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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References

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  1. ^ "Administration : Sikar District". 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan" (PDF). 164.100.9.199/home.html. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies of Sikar district" (PDF). gisserver1.nic.in/. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  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. ^ Sobhasaria Engineering College Website
  11. ^ "Swabhiman". Swabhiman NEET & JEE Academy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Sigdola Chhota Population - Sikar, Rajasthan". census2011.co.in. Population Census Data. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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