Country India District Sikar PIN 332024 Local time Saturday 9:41 AM | State Rajasthan Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration RJ-23 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Master daru me dhat katrathal sikar
Katrathal is a village in Sikar tehsil of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated at a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sikar on State Highway No. 8 (Sikar–Jhunjhunu Road).This ancient village is believed to be founded about 5000 years back. The ruins of Buddhist temples are found in the village. The village derives its name from combination of Sanskrit words ‘Katra’ (a market surrounded on all sides by walls) + ‘Sthal’ (place). (Katra+Sthal = Katrathal).
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Map of Katrathal, Rajasthan 332024
The village is believed to be associated with the King Kichak. Kichak was the brother of queen of King Virata, the king of Matsya. Kichak was slain by Bhima during one year of incognito exile spent by Pandavas at the court of king Virata.
In the ancient time the village was inhabited by Buddhist people. In later period there were Jains, Oswals etc. but they migrated elsewhere.