This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Bikaner.
Bikaner District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The historic city of Bikaner is the district headquarters. The district is located in Bikaner Division along with the three other districts of Anupgarh, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh.
Bikaner district lies in the Thar Desert. The Indira Gandhi Canal, also known as the Rajasthan Canal, runs through the district from northeast to southwest, providing irrigation water for the district.
In October, 2020 an international group of researchers found a lost river that ran through the central Thar Desert ; 1,72,000 years ago.[1]
There are 1498 villages and 290 gram panchayats.[2] There is one municipal corporation (Bikaner) and six municipal councils: Deshnok, Nokha, Dungargarh, Khajuwala, Loonkaransar and Napasar. The collector and district magistrate (DM) of Bikaner is Nimit Mehta[3] and additional magistrate is Sunita Chaudhary.[4]
According to the 2011 census Bikaner district has a population of 2,363,937, roughly equal to the nation of Latvia or the US state of New Mexico.[7][8] This gives it a ranking of 190th in India (out of a total of 640). The district is 30,247.90 km2 (11,678.78 sq mi). The district has a population density of 78 inhabitants per square kilometre (200/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 41.42%. Bikaner has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.92%. 33.86% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.88% and 0.33% of the population respectively.[9]
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Bikaner Bikaner District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India The historic city of Bikaner is the district headquarters The district is located in Bikaner Division along with the three other districts of Anupgarh Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh Bikaner districtDistrict of RajasthanClockwise from top left Junagarh Fort Karni Mata Temple Thar Desert Devikund Sagar Bhandasar Jain TempleLocation of Bikaner district in RajasthanCountry IndiaStateRajasthanDivisionBikanerHeadquartersBikanerArea Total30 247 km2 11 678 sq mi Population 2011 Total2 363 937 Density78 km2 200 sq mi Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Websitebikaner wbr rajasthan wbr gov wbr in wbr content wbr raj wbr bikaner wbr en wbr home wbr html Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 Administrative set up 3 Demographics 3 1 Languages 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography edit nbsp Rajasthan Canal Indira Gandhi Canal passing through Thar desert near Chhatargarh Bikaner districtThe district is bounded by Ganganagar district to the north Hanumangarh district to the northeast Churu district to the east Nagaur district to the southeast Jodhpur district to the south Jaisalmer district to the southwest and Punjab Province of Pakistan to the northwest Bikaner district lies in the Thar Desert The Indira Gandhi Canal also known as the Rajasthan Canal runs through the district from northeast to southwest providing irrigation water for the district In October 2020 an international group of researchers found a lost river that ran through the central Thar Desert 1 72 000 years ago 1 Climate edit Climate data for BikanerMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily maximum C F 23 0 73 4 25 5 77 9 31 8 89 2 38 2 100 8 41 7 107 1 41 6 106 9 37 8 100 0 36 6 97 9 36 7 98 1 36 2 97 2 30 7 87 3 25 3 77 5 33 8 92 8 Mean daily minimum C F 5 6 42 1 8 8 47 8 15 0 59 0 22 1 71 8 26 8 80 2 28 8 83 8 27 7 81 9 26 8 80 2 24 7 76 5 19 1 66 4 12 1 53 8 6 9 44 4 18 7 65 7 Average precipitation mm inches 5 0 2 7 0 3 10 0 4 7 0 3 31 1 2 46 1 8 106 4 2 71 2 8 34 1 3 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 325 12 8 Average precipitation days 0 8 1 0 1 5 0 9 2 6 3 2 6 6 5 6 3 0 0 6 0 3 0 5 26 6Source HKOAdministrative set up editBikaner district has eight sub divisions called tehsils Bikaner Nokha Loonkaransar Shri Dungargarh Kolayat and Pugal There are two sub tehsils Bajju is in Kolayat and Mahajan is in Loonkaransar There are 1498 villages and 290 gram panchayats 2 There is one municipal corporation Bikaner and six municipal councils Deshnok Nokha Dungargarh Khajuwala Loonkaransar and Napasar The collector and district magistrate DM of Bikaner is Nimit Mehta 3 and additional magistrate is Sunita Chaudhary 4 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901216 478 1911236 708 0 90 1921228 562 0 35 1931271 449 1 73 1941360 968 2 89 1951395 462 0 92 1961511 317 2 60 1971665 439 2 67 1981973 800 3 88 19911 381 201 3 56 20011 902 110 3 25 20112 363 937 2 20 Source 5 Religions in Bikaner district 2011 6 Religion PercentHinduism 87 71 Islam 9 97 Jainism 1 31 Sikhism 0 85 Other or not stated 0 16 According to the 2011 census Bikaner district has a population of 2 363 937 roughly equal to the nation of Latvia or the US state of New Mexico 7 8 This gives it a ranking of 190th in India out of a total of 640 The district is 30 247 90 km2 11 678 78 sq mi The district has a population density of 78 inhabitants per square kilometre 200 sq mi Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 41 42 Bikaner has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1 000 males and a literacy rate of 65 92 33 86 of the population lives in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20 88 and 0 33 of the population respectively 9 Languages edit Languages of Bikaner District 2011 10 Rajasthani 83 05 Hindi 6 82 Marwari 5 86 Punjabi 1 27 Sindhi 0 98 Others 2 02 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 81 09 of the population spoke Rajasthani 14 94 Marwari 2 05 Hindi 1 71 Urdu and 0 98 Sindhi as their first language 10 See also editGovernment Polytechnic College Bikaner Jasrasar Swaroopdesar RNB Global UniversityReferences edit Lost River that flowed through That desert 172k years ago Wion News Bikaner Rajasthan Blocks Tehsils Panchayats bikaner rajasthan gov in Retrieved 6 September 2016 Nimit Mehta IAS Nimit Mehta IAS Patrika News patrika com Retrieved 3 July 2020 Sunita Chaudhary RAS transferred as Addl Collector amp ADM City Bikaner Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal 29 October 2019 Retrieved 7 July 2020 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 Table C 01 Population By Religion Rajasthan census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Latvia 2 204 708 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 1 January 2011 Retrieved 30 September 2011 New Mexico 2 059 179 District Census Handbook 2011 Bikaner PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Rajasthan censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bikaner district Official website 28 01 00 N 73 18 00 E 28 0167 N 73 3 E 28 0167 73 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bikaner district amp oldid 1182023805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
