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Sikar is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India, serving as the capital of Sikar district. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 427 to 436 meters above sea level. The city has a population of 244,497 and covers an area of 22.57 square kilometers.
Administratively, Sikar operates within the Asia/Kolkata time zone (UTC+05:30). Its postal code is 332001, and the local dialing code is 1572. The official website for the city is sikar.nic.in.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sikar
- Region
- Rajasthan
- Country
- India
- Population
- 244,497
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sikar
- Settlement.other_name
- Shekhawati Pradesh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sky View of Sikar city, Rajasthan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Rajasthan#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Rajasthan, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rajasthan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sikar
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.founder
- Rao Daulat Singh
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Sikar Municipal Council
- Settlement.leader_party
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Sikar district
- Area
- 22.57
- Elevation
- 427
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Sikar district
- Official website
- www.sikar.nic.in
- Dialing code
- 1572
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- topic's main category
- Category:Sikar
- postal code
- 332001
- P8168
- Aria
- P12749
- Odenwald
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography and climate
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Popular places
- Administration
- Education
- Forts in Sikar District
- Notable persons
- Politicians
- Businessmans
- Sport persons
- Others
- Modes of transportation
- Rail
- Road
- Airport
- See also
- References
- External links
Sikar is a city and municipal council in the Sikar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar district. It is largest city of the Shekhawati region, which consists of Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu. After Kota, Sikar is number one coaching hub in the country for competitive examination preparations and has a number of engineering and medical coaching institutes.It is also known as Rajasthan's 'Mini Kota'.
Sikar is also a major hub for agricultural trade, given it is surrounded by large plains areas west of the Aravalli range. It is also a major rail and road junction.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sikar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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