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 (large houses with Mughal-era architecture). It is located 114 km from Jaipur, 320 km from Jodhpur 215 km from Bikaner, and 280 km from Delhi.
Sikar district is a district of the Indian state Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Sikar is the administrative headquarters of the district. Sikar, Shrimadhopur, Neem Ka Thana, and Fatehpur Shekahwati are the largest cities and tehsils of the district.
Places of Interest
Bawdi at Fatehpur
Harshnath Temple, Sikar, made in 973 AD
Laxmangarh Fort, Rajasthan, built in 1862 AD
Rajkumar Hardyal Singh Government Museum Sikar
Sikar Fort
Sai Dham (Mundwara)
Sri Digamber Jain Bada Mandir, Bawari Gate
Madho Niwas Kothi
Radha Damodar Mandir
Bolta Balaji mandir
Rani Mahal
Devi Pura Balaji
Santoshi Mata Mandir
Maroo Park
Nehru Park
Ganesh Mandir, Fatehpuri Gate
Temple of Gopinathji, Subhash Chowk
Temple of Raghunathji, Bawari Gate
Diwan Ji Ki Nashiya, Jatiya Bazar
Diwan Ji ki Haveli
Shobhagyavati mandir
Shri Ram Hanuman mandir (Radha kishan pura Sikar)
Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Hasampur
Shakambhari Mata Mandir
Dungari Ke Balaji Temple Puranbadi sikar
Shyam Mandir Khatu
Samolai balaji Temple
Deeppura Rajaji Fort
Maa Durga Mandir Bhairupura Jagir
Harshnath Mountain and temple
Administration
Sikar city is governed by a Municipal Corporation, which comes under the Sikar Urban Agglomeration. Sikar city is divided into 45 wards. Although Sikar city has a population of 237,579, its urban/metropolitan population is 244,563. The Sikar metropolitan area includes Chandrapura (Rural), Radhakrishnpura, Samarthpura, Shivsinghpura and Sikar city. The current Member of Parliament from Sikar is Swami Sumedhanand Sarsawati elected in May 2014.
Modes of Transportation
Rail
Sikar Junction railway station comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Sikar City is connected through a broad gauge line to Jhunjhunu, Rewari, Delhi, and Churu. Sikar - Jaipur track is under construction. A section of 106 km has been completed up to jaipur.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on September the 1st, 2015 (Tuesday) flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu through remote control by an organizing video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, in New Delhi and Sikar. Prabhu pointed out that sufficient funds have been provided in 2015-16 to complete this project, i.e., Jaipur-Ringas-Churu by March, 2017.
The bi-weekly rail service between Sikar and Delhi started on September 2, 2015, as Sikar - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express was inaugurated by Suresh Prabhu.
Road
Sikar is well connected by roads from all the major cities of Rajasthan and nearby states. A four-lane national highway NH-11 passes through the centre of the city. NH-11 connects Sikar with Jaipur and Bikaner. The western freight corridor will also pass through Sikar, as a main project of the central government. Kotputali Kuchaman Mega Highway also passes through Sikar.
Air
The nearest airport to Sikar City is Jaipur International Airport, which operates daily flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Udaipur, Dubai, Sharjah, Muscat. A new airport is proposed at Shahpura (a town in Jaipur district) that is very close to Sikar. A small air strip at Tarpura village is also available for the landing of small private planes against payment.
Education
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. Shri Kalyan Government College is the largest college of Sikar. Sikar University was opened in 2013 by the Rajasthan government. Sikar has many private engineering colleges as well. Arawali Veterinary College, the only recognized veterinary college in the private sector is also located in Sikar on NH-11, Sikar-Jaipur Highway.
Cities and towns
Cities
Sikar
Shrimadhopur
Neem ka thana
Fatehpur
Large towns
Laxmangarh
Dantaramgarh
Reengus
Losal
Khatu
Sikar
Piprali
Medium towns
Ajeetgarh, Teh. Shrimadhopur
Patan, Teh. Neem-Ka-Thana
Khandela
Small towns
Mundru, Teh. Shri Madhopur
Nechhwa, Teh. Laxmangarh
Kanwat, Teh. Khandela
Palsana, Teh. Khandela
Dabla, Teh. Neem-Ka-Thana
Dhod
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 has an area of 7742.44 km² 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".
Administration
Sub divisions, tehsils, sub tehsils, panchyat samitis and villages
Total sub divisions 7
(Sikar, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Dantaramgarh, Sri Madhopur, Neem Ka Thana, Khandela)
Total tehsils 7 (Sikar, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Dantaramgarh, Sri Madhopur, Neem Ka Thana, Khandela)
Total sub tehsils 6 (Patan, Palsana, Ajitgarh, Necchawa, Losal, Ramgarh Shekhawati)
Blocks (Panchyat Samitis) 9 (Dhod, Piprali, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Dantaramgarh, Sri Madhopur, Khandela, Neem Ka Thana,Patan)
Total villages 1183
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikar
