Sikar district
Sikar district is a district of the Indian state Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Sikar is the administrative headquarters of the district. Sikar, Shrimadhopur, Neem Ka Thana, and Fatehpur Shekahwati are the largest cities and tehsils of the district.
Cities and towns
Cities
- Sikar
- Shrimadhopur
- Neem ka thana
- Fatehpur
Large towns
- Laxmangarh
- Dantaramgarh
- Reengus
- Losal
- Khatu
- Sikar
- Piprali
Medium towns
- Ajeetgarh, Teh. Shrimadhopur
- Patan, Teh. Neem-Ka-Thana
- Khandela
Small towns
- Mundru, Teh. Shri Madhopur
- Nechhwa, Teh. Laxmangarh
- Kanwat, Teh. Khandela
- Palsana, Teh. Khandela
- Dabla, Teh. Neem-Ka-Thana
- Sihot chhoti
- Dhod
Location
The district has an area of 7742.44 km² and a population of 26,77,737. 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
According to the 2011 census Sikar district has a population of 2,677,333, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. This gives it a ranking of 150th in India. The district has a population density of. 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%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.96% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 1.94% Urdu as their first language.