Sikar district

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Sikar District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Sikar is the district headquarters.

The district has an area of 7742 km², and a population of 2,287,788 (2001 census). It is bounded on the north by Jhunjhunu District, on the northeast by Haryana state, on the east and southeast by Jaipur District, on the southwest by Nagaur District, and on the west and northwest by Churu District. Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts comprise the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. Sikar District has road length 2918 km. The sex ratio is 952 females per thousand males and literacy percentage is 71.19 %. There are 6 tehsils in the district. The tehsils are Sikar, Fatehpur, Laxmangarh, Shrimadhopur, Neem ka Thana and Dantaramgarh. The major crops are bajra (pearl millet) and gram (chickpea). The major minerals found in the district are copper and iron-ore.

1 Area
2 Location
3 Climate
4 Demographics
5 Major crops
6 Export items
7 External links

[edit] Area

7,732 km² (2.26% of the state).

[edit] Location

The district is located in the north-eastern part of the state of Rajasthan. It is bound in the north by Jhunjhunun 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 Mehandergarh district of Haryana on its north-east corner.

[edit] Climate

The district has a hot summer, scanty rainfall, a chilly winter season and general dryness of the air except in brief monsoon season.
The average maximum & minimum temperature are 46 and 0 degrees Celsius respectively.
The normal rainfall, mostly received from south-west monsoon is 466 mm.

[edit] Demographics

Total population: 2,287,229
Density of population: 296 persons per km²
Literacy: 71.19%
Working population: 31.65%

[edit] Major crops

Major crops of Sikar district are bajra, wheat, pulses, groundnuts, red chillies, barley, gram, rapeseed, and mustard.

[edit] Export items

Export items are furniture and granite blocks.

[edit] External links

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Divisions and Districts of Rajasthan
Ajmer Division: Ajmer \| Bhilwara \| Nagaur \| Tonk
Bharatpur Division: Bharatpur \| Dholpur \| Karauli \| Sawai Madhopur
Bikaner Division: Bikaner \| Churu \| Sri Ganganagar \| Hanumangarh
Jaipur Division: Alwar \| Dausa \| Jaipur \| Jhunjhunu \| Sikar
Jodhpur Division: Barmer \| Jaisalmer \| Jalore \| Jodhpur \| Pali \| Sirohi
Kota Division: Baran \| Bundi \| Jhalawar \| Kota
Udaipur Division: Banswara \| Chittorgarh \| Dungarpur \| Rajsamand \| Udaipur

	State of Rajasthan Rajasthan Topics
Capital	Jaipur
Divisions	Ajmer \| Bharatpur \| Bikaner \| Jaipur \| Jodhpur \| Kota \| Udaipur
Districts	Ajmer \| Alwar \| Banswara \| Baran \| Barmer \| Bhilwara \| Bikaner \| Bharatpur \| Bundi \| Chittorgarh \| Churu \| Dausa \| Dholpur \| Dungarpur \| Ganganagar \| Hanumangarh \| Jaipur \| Jaisalmer \| Jalore \| Jhalawar \| Jhunjhunu \| Jodhpur \| Karauli \| Kota \| Nagaur \| Pali \| Rajsamand \| Sawai Madhopur \| Sikar \| Sirohi \| Tonk \| Udaipur
Major cities	Alwar • Bhilwara • Bikaner • Jaipur • Jaisalmer • Jodhpur • Udaipur