Palsana is a Town located in the Sikar District region of Rajasthan state in India. It is 84 km away from Jaipur, 350 km from Jodhpur 245 km from Bikaner and 250 km from Delhi.

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Palsana
Town
Nickname(s):  Palsana
Palsana Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Palsana Palsana (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27.5121433°N 75.3260324°E / 27.5121433; 75.3260324
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Sikar
Named for	Bijarniya's
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,186
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Regional	Rajasthani
• Other	Rajasthani, Hindi
Religion
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	332402
Telephone code	91-1576
Vehicle registration	RJ-23
Climate	Köppen climate classification (Köppen)

Geography and Climate

Geography

Palsana is the Panchayat Samiti of Dantaramgarh Tahsil of Sikar district which is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. It is located at 27.5121433°N 75.3260324°E / 27.5121433; 75.3260324.[1] It has an average elevation of 427 metres (1401 feet).

Climate

Palsana has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) climate, rains occur in the monsoon months between June and September. Temperatures remain relatively high throughout the year, with the summer months of April to July having average daily temperatures of around 30 °C (86 °F). The maximum temperatures during the months of May & June can reach close to 50 °C (122 °F) with little to no humidity. During the monsoon there are frequent, heavy rains and thunderstorms, but flooding is not common. The winter months of November to February are mild and pleasant, with average temperatures ranging from 15–18 °C (59–64 °F) and with little or no humidity. There are however occasional cold fronts that lead to temperatures near freezing.

Place of Interest

• SURAJ Smart School, Palsana
• Sri Digamber Jain Bada Mandir, Bawari Gate
• Shakambhari Mata Hills and Temple
• Khandela Vaishya Dham
• Madho Niwas Kothi
• Diwan Ji ki Haveli
• Shobhagyavati mandir
• Saras Dairy
• Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Hasampur

Administration

Palsana city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Sikar Rural Agglomeration.

Transport

Rail

Palsana comes under the territory of Northern Western Railway, and is served by Palsana railway station. As of now Palsana city is well connected through broad gauge railway line section to, Jaipur, Loharu, Rewari, Churu, Jhunjhunu.

Road

Palsana is well connected by roads from all the major cities of Rajasthan. One National highway NH-52 passes through center of city. NH-52 connects Sikar to Jaipur, Kaithal and Bikaner. The western freight corridor will also pass from sikar. which the main project of central government. Kotputali Kuchaman Megahighway is also passing through Palsana.

Air

The nearest airport to Palsana town is Jaipur International Airport, which operate daily flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Udaipur, Dubai, Sharjah, Muscat. A new airport is proposed at Shahpura (a town in Jaipur district) that is very near to Sikar. Beside that, a small Air strip at Tarpura village is also available for Small Private Planes Landing (against payment).

See also

• Sikar district
• Sikar (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Sikar (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)

References

External links

• Official webpage of Sikar District
• Photogallery of Sikar
• Genealogy of Sikar Rulers
• SURAJ Smart School