The district is located in the north-eastern part of the state. 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 it's north-east corner.
Distance from Major Cities
Jaipur - 170 Kms
Delhi - 368 Kms
Ahmedabad - 732 Kms
Mumbai 1,283 Kms
Climate and Rainfall
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 & zero degree celsius respectively.
The normal rainfall, mostly received from south-west monsoon is 46.60 cms.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Units
No.
Total population
persons
22,87,229
Density of population
persons per sq.km.
296
Literacy
per cent
71.19
Total working population
per cent
31.65
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr.
Production 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Wheat
2,66,720
2
Rapeseed & Mustard
74,160
3
Gram
71,470
4
Barley
51,930
5
Groundnut
49,130
6
Barley
12,690
Mineral Production
Sr.
Production: 1999-00
Tonnes
1
Calcite
508
2
Dolomite
969
3
Limestone
12,000
4
Quartz
661
Infrastructure
Electricity
There is no source of electricity generation in the district. All the power consumed is received from other places. The total length pf 33/11 KV transmission lines in the district is about 6,287 Kms. A total of 174698 nos. of power connection released at the end of March, 1995.
Water
Wells are the major sources of irrigation in the district. There is one lake in the district. Water level varies from 5 meters in the different parts of the district.
Road Transport
All divisions and tehsil towns are connected to the district headquarter and district headquarter is well connected to Jaipur, Delhi, Bikaner & Jodhpur by Road. The total road length in the district is about 2516 Kms. as on 31 March-2000.
Rail Transport
The district head quarter is directly connected to Jaipur & Delhi. There are three major railway stations viz. Sikar, Ringas & Dabla and 18 other railway stations in the district.
Air Transport
The nearest Airport is at Jaipur (107 kms).