Sikar

Sikar
City
Sikar Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Sikar Sikar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°37′N 75°09′E / 27.62°N 75.15°E / 27.62; 75.15
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Sikar
Settled	1687; 337 years ago (1687)[1]
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Sikar Municipal Council[2] [3]
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Amra Ram (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
Area
• Total	98.2 km2 (37.9 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	359,293
• Rank	tenth
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Rajasthani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	332001
Telephone code	+91-1572 / 01572
Vehicle registration	RJ-23
Literacy	81.25%(2nd)
Distance from New Delhi	280 kilometres (170 mi) (land)
Distance from Jaipur	114 kilometres (71 mi) (land)
Website	Sikar Municipal Council Sikar District

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 one of the major hubs for private coaching in the country for competitive public examination preparations and has a number of engineering and medical coaching institutes.^[4]

Sikar is also a major hub for agricultural trade, given it is surrounded by large plains areas west of the Aravalli range.^[5] It is also a major rail and road junction.

Sikar is a historical city and contains many old havelis. It is 115 km (71 mi) away from Jaipur, 320 km (200 mi) from Jodhpur, 215 km (134 mi) from Bikaner, and 280 km (170 mi) from New Delhi.

Sikar district is also popular for Khatu Shyam Temple, situated in the town of Khatoo, 16 km from Reengus town and 45 km from Sikar city.