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Fatehpur is a city in the Sikar district of Indian state Rajasthan. It is part of the Shekhawati region. It is midway between Sikar city and Bikaner on National Highway 52 .
Fatehpur Shekhawati railway station is a railway station in Sikar district, Rajasthan.Its code is FPS.It serves Fatehpur city. The Railway station is located in center of the city. it is 1.5 km far away from national highway.
The highway 52 starts at the junction of National Highway 66 (old number NH-17) at Ankola and moves up to Arebail ghat of Western ghats and then to Yellapura and further to Hubballi (Hubli) city. [3] Some stretch of old national highway 13 from Vijayapura ( old name Bijapur) to Solapur was joined with NH-52.
Sikar city is governed by a Municipal Council, which comes under the Sikar Urban Agglomeration. The new municipal council building is built in Shekhawati style like a mahal or haveli. Sikar city is divided into 60 wards. Although Sikar city has a population of 237,579 (in 2011), its urban/metropolitan population is 244,563 (in 2011).
Harsawa is a village located in the Sikar district of Shekhawati region, in Rajasthan state, India. Harsawa is within the Fatehpur Tehsil, 8 km south along National Highway-11 from Fatehpur town. Sand dunes of the Thar Desert can be seen from Harsawa. As of 2001, the village had a total population of 1695.
The first phase, from Jaipur Junction to Ringas Junction was opened on 19 December 1916. The second phase, from Ringas Junction to Palsana was opened on 6 April 1918. The third phase, from Palsana to Sikar Junction was opened on 1 December 1922. The fourth phase, from Sikar Junction to Fatehpur Shekhawati was opened in 1943.
Shekhawati is a region in Northern India that comprises Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and Churu. [ 1 ] In the 17th to 19th centuries, Marwari merchants and shekhawat kings constructed grand havelis in the Shekhawati region.
It is bounded on the north by Jhunjhunu district, in the north-west by Churu district, in the south-west by Didwana Kuchaman district, in the east NeemKaThana district and in the south-east by Jaipur Rural district. The district has an area of 5191.44 km 2 and a population of 16,94,094 (2011 census, excluding NeemKaThana and Sri Madhopur).