Bikaner District

Population: 2,367,745 (2011)

State: Rajasthan

Language: Rajasthani

Headquarters: Bikaner

 

Area: 28,466 square kilometers

Density of Population: 78 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 65.92 % - Male: 76.90 %, Female: 53.77 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:903

 

Boundaries of Bikaner District

 

North: Ganganagar District, Rajasthan

North East: Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan

North West: Punjab Province, Pakistan

South: Jodhpur District, Rajasthan

South East: Nagaur District, Rajasthan

South West: Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan

East: Churu District, Rajasthan

 

Bikaner District Average Rainfall: 236.8 mm 

Bikaner District Average Temperature in Summer: 34.89 deg C 

Bikaner District Average Temperature in Winter: 14.88 deg C 

 

BIKANER DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Sub Divisions: Bikaner, Nokha, Lunkaransar, Kaloo, Dungargarh

Tehsils: Bikaner, Kolayat, Kaloo, Chhatragarh, Pugal, Nokha, Lunkaransar, Dungargarh

Municipal Councils: Deshnok, Nokha, Dungargarh, Kaloo, Lunkaransar, Napasar

Assembly Constituencies: Kaloo, Bikaner West, Bikaner East, Kolayat, Lunkaransar, Dungargarh, Nokha

 

Bikaner District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Junagarh Fort

2. Kali Bangan

3. Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum

4. Bhandaser Jain Temple

5. Anoop Mahal

6. Laxmi Nath Temple

7. Ratan Behari Temple

8. Deshnok Karni Mata Temple

9. Kolayat Temple

10. Devi Kund Sagar at Royal Cenotaphs

11. Gajner Palace and Wildlife Sanctuary

12. Lal Garh Palace

 

Bikaner District Facts: NH 11, NH 15 and NH 89 pass through this district.            

 

Major Agricultural Products: Pulses, groundnut, wheat, gram, rapeseed, mustard, sugarcane, jowar, mustard, cotton

 

Major Industrial Products: Chemicals, shoes, cigarettes, lacquer ware, glass, felts

 

Major Educational Institutions: B. J. S. Rampuria Jain College, College of Engineering and Technology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Jain P G College, Binani Girls College, Ghyan Vidhi College, Marudhar Engineering College, Dr Tanweer Malawat College, Dr. G. Roy Engineering College, Shree Ganga Shardul Rajkiya, Maharani Sudarshan Girls College, Shri Nehru Sharda Peeth

 

What is Bikaner District Famous For: Sweets and Snacks

 

Famous People From Bikaner District: Vijay Shankar Vyas, Abdul Rehman Rana, Rajiq Khan, Sidhi Kumari, Raja Hasan, Sidhi Kumari, Bulaki Das Kalla, Sudhir Tailang, Kanwar Sen, Dilip Joshi, Shaukat Usmani

 

Bikaner District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Bikaner District