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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sikar.
The district has an area of 5191.44 km and a population of 16,94,094 (2011 census, excluding NeemKaThana and Sri Madhopur). Sikar, Churu district and Jhunjhunu district's comprise the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. The old name of Sikar was "Veer Bhan Ka Bas".
Longitude
74.44 degree to 75.25 degree
Latitude
East 27.21 degree to 28.12 degree North
Demographics
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
466,624
—
1911
469,440
+0.06%
1921
462,595
−0.15%
1931
521,159
+1.20%
1941
614,584
+1.66%
1951
676,318
+0.96%
1961
820,286
+1.95%
1971
1,042,648
+2.43%
1981
1,377,245
+2.82%
1991
1,842,914
+2.96%
2001
2,287,788
+2.19%
2011
2,677,333
+1.58%
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Khatu Shyam Temple in Khatoo village, Sikar district
According to the 2011 census Sikar district has a population of 1,694,094, roughly equal to the nation of Equatorial Guinea or the US state of Nevada. This gives it a ranking of 150th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.04%. Sikar has a sex ratio of 944 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.98%. 23.68% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.64% and 2.81% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.60% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 2.78% Hindi, 1.94% Marwari and 1.94% Urdu as their first language.
Climate
The district has a hot semi arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh), with a hot and humid summer, rainfall confined into the monsoon season, a chilly winter season and a general dryness of the air, except in the brief yet abundant monsoon season. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 47 to 48 and 1 to 0 degrees Celsius, respectively. The average temperature around the year is about 35 degrees Celsius. The normal rainfall, mostly received from the southwest monsoon, is 469.8 mm.
Education
Sikar district has become a hub for education in Rajasthan state. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University situated in the Sikar giving student opportunity to complete their dream of higher education in many field. Along with government colleges providing arts, sciences, and commerce education, private educational institutes play a good role in imparting education in the district. Mody Institute of Technology and Science, which is in the Lakshmangarh town of the district imparts girls' education. Bhartiya and Sobhasaria Engineering College is another college in the district. There is one Government Polytechnic College in Sikar district. District is also an emerging hub of coaching IIT-JEE and NEET. Here some famous institutes provide coaching for engineering and medical exams. Some institutes are Aayaam Career Academy, Prince Career Pioneer (PCP), Allen, Matrix, Kautilya, Gurukripa Career Institute (GCI), Career Line Coaching (CLC), Impulse. Sikar is the smallest city which has IIT JEE Advance centre. Youth men (below 35) provide a major role in Indian defense services compared to other districts of Rajasthan. Sikar Medical College, also known as Shri Kalyan Government Medical College is a full-fledged tertiary Medical college in Sikar, Rajasthan, India . The college imparts the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) & Postgraduate courses.
Administration
Sub divisions, tehsils, sub tehsils, panchayat samitis and villages
Clockwise from top-left: Harshnath Temple, Ganesh Haveli in Fatehpur, Harsh Bhairav Mandir, Laxmangarh Fort, Jeen Mata hill.svg)
Location of Sikar district in Rajasthan
India
Sikar district
State of Rajasthan