Palsana, Rajasthan

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 Delhi30 km from Sikar.

Geography
Palsana is the Panchayat Samiti of Dantaramgarh Tahsil of Sikar district which is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. Its co-ordinates are 27.51214°N, 75.32603°W. It has an average elevation of 427 metres (1401 feet) above mean sea level.

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. The maximum temperatures during the months of May and June can reach close to 50 C 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 and with little or no humidity. There are however occasional cold fronts that lead to temperatures near freezing.

Place of interest

 * Sri Digamber Jain Bada Mandir, Bawari Gate
 * Khandela Vaishya Dham
 * Madho Niwas Kothi
 * Diwan Ji ki Haveli
 * Shobhagyavati mandir
 * Saras Dairy
 * Desi Tatt Bhojnalay

Temples

 * Jeen Mata Temple
 * Khatu Shayam Temple
 * Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Hasampur
 * Shakambhari Mata Hills and Temple

Education

 * Ideal Education Sanasthan (near Shani Mandir)
 * Jaya Publice Senior school

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

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 connect with Sikar. Kotputali Kuchaman Megahighway also passes 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).