Sikar is a city located midway between Agra and Bikaner on the National Highway 52 in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old havelis. It is located 114 km from Jaipur, 320 km from Jodhpur 215 km from Bikaner, and 280 km from Delhi.
History
Sikar had been the biggest Thikana of the Jaipur state. Previously Sikar was known as shekhawati. It was the capital town of Thikana Sikar. Sikar is surrounded by the fortified walls consisting of seven “Pols”. These historic gates are named as Bawari gate, Fatehpuri Gate, Nani Gate, Surajpole Gate, Dujod Gate Old, Dujod Gate New and Chandpole Gate. The primitive name of Sikar was “Beer BhanKa Bass”.
Geography and Climate
Geography
Sikar is the district headquarters of Rajasthan's Sikar district, which is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. It is the 6th most populous city of Rajasthan. It is located at. It has an average elevation of 427 meters.
Climate
Sikar has a semi-arid climate and rain occur in the monsoon months, between June and September. The summer months of April to July have an average daily temperature of around. The maximum temperature during the May & June can reach close to with little to no humidity. During the monsoon, there are frequent, heavy rains and thunderstorms, but flooding is not persistent. The winter months of November to February are also harsh, with average temperature ranging from even with little or no humidity. There are, however, several cold fronts that lead to extreme temperatures, reaching.
Demographics
Sikar City has a population of about 237,579 people according to the census of 2011. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Sikar in 2011 is 237,579; of which there are approximately 123,156 males and 114,423 females. The sex ratio of Sikar City is 929 females per 1000 males. Regarding education, total literates in Sikar city are 158,413 of which 91,403 are males while 67,010 are females. The average literacy rate of Sikar City is 77.13, male and female literacy status is 86.29 and 67.37 respectively. The total population of children in Sikar City is about 32,189, consisting of 17,236 boys and 14,953 girls. The child sex ratio of girls is 868 per 1000 boys.
Sikar city is governed by a Municipal Corporation, which comes under the Sikar Urban Agglomeration. Sikar city is divided into 60 wards. Although Sikar city has a population of 237,579, its urban/metropolitan population is 244,563. The Sikar metropolitan area includes Chandrapura, Radhakrishnpura, Samarthpura, Shivsinghpura and Sikar city. The current Member of Parliament from Sikar is Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati elected in May 2014 and continue in May 2019. The District Megistrate and Collector of Sikar is Mr. Avichal Chaturvedi and Superintendent of Police is Dr. Gagan Deep Singla.
Sikar is well connected by roads from all the major cities of Rajasthan and nearby states. A four-lane national highwayNH-52 passes through the city. NH-52 connects Sikar with Jaipur and Bikaner. The western freight corridor also pass through Ringas of Sikar, as a main project of the central government. Kotputali Kuchaman Mega Highway also passes through Sikar.
Sikar has become a major education hub of Rajasthan. Along with numerous government colleges providing art, science, and commerce education, a number of private educational institutes have also opened up.It is known as Kota of northen half of Rajasthan. Shri Kalyan Government College is the largest college and Sikar Medical College is the prominent medical college of Shekhawati. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University was opened in 2013 by the Rajasthan government. Sikar has many private engineering and veterinary colleges and defense training academies as well.
