Sikar
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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
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
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- P910
- Category:Sikar
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Article
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.