History Of Bikaner

Binaker’s history dates back to 1488 A.D. when a Rathore Prince, Rao Bikaji- a desendent of the founder of Jodhpur(1459 A.D.), Rao Jodhaji, established his kingdom here. Rao Jodhaji had five sons but Rao Bikaji was the most enterprising of them. Bikaji chose a barren wilderness called ‘Jangladesh’ and trandormerd it to an impressive city, called Bikaner after the founder’ name.

Hot Attraction :- Camel Festival

An enchanting desert city which comes alive with music and dance. It is fast gaining popularity as the visitor finds an opportunity to see some unusual folk performances, camel, race camel dance etc. here.

Climate and Rainfall in Bikaner

In Summer: 45.8 C (Max) - 28 C (Min)
In winter: 23.2 C (Max) - 5 C (Min)
Rainy Season : July to Mid Sept, and very humid (upto 90%)
Best time to come: Oct to March


Culter of  Bikaner  

More popularly called the camel country, the city is renowned for the best riding camels in the world. The ship of the desert is an inseparable part of life here. Be it pulling heavy carts, transporting grains or working on wells, camels are the prime helpers. The wells of Bikaner: an important source of water are other attractions of the city. These are built on high plinths with slender minareted towers on each of the four corners and can be noticed even from a distance.

Area

·         27,244 sq.kms. (7.96 per cent of the State)

Location

Bikaner is one of the desert districts situated in the north-west of Rajasthan. It is bound in the north by districts of Sri Ganganagar, on the west by Jaisalmer and Pakistan , Churu in the east and Nagaur and Jodhpur in the south-east.

Distance from major cities

·         Jaipur-320 kms.

·         Delhi-615 kms.

·         Ahmedabad-945 kms.

·         Mumbai-1,496 kms.

Climate and Rainfall

·         Maximum temperature in the district is 48 degrees celsius

·         Minimum temperature is minus one degree celsius

·         The annual rainfall is 24.30 cms

Administrative Setup

Bikaner (North), Bikaner (South) and Kolayat are the three sub-divisions in the district. The Bikaner North sub-division has only one tehsil while Bikaner South sub-division has two tehsils namely, Loonkaransar and Nokha.

Human Resources

Major Crops and Their Production

Minerals

Infrastructure

·         Electricity

The capacity of existing Grid sub-stations in Bikaner district is 62.0 MVA.

• Water

Ground water occurs in the rocks of the trans-Aravalli, Vindhyan and territory formations at depth of 60 meters which increases towards the west and north. Around Kolyat, the depth ranges from 100 m to 135 m. The Indira Gandhi Nahar Project will benefit 188 villages of the district and 2.60 million acres of land.

• Road Transport

The district is well connected with metallic roads with all nearby district namely Jodhpur, Nagaur, Churu and Sri Ganganagar. The National Highway No.11 connecting Bikaner with Agra also ends in Bikaner itself. The total length of different category of roads in the district is about 3,624 kms as on 31 March 2000.

• Rail Transport

The total rail network found in the district has the rail length of 234.96 kms. The district is connected with Howrah by broad gauge and with Delhi, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Sri Ganganagar, Agra and Bhatinda by metre gauge railway line.

• Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Jaipur (320 Kms)

• Communication Facilities

Educational Facilities/Institutions

Industrial Scenario

·         No. of Large and Medium Scale Running: 6

·         No. of Small Scale Units: 5,310

·         No of Industrial Areas: 5

1.      Bichchwa

2.      Bikaner

3.      Khajuwala

4.      Loonkarnsar

5.      Napassar

• Main Existing Industries

Bathroom fittings, Bikaeri bhujia, carpet and shoddy yarn, cattle feed, cement, ceramic tiles, cotton (in bales) textiles, dairy products, groundnut oil, gypsum grinding, handicraft items, leather footwear, machine tools and parts, mosaic tiles, mustard oil, oil extraction and refinery, papad and mangori, plaster of Paris, polyethene film and bags, PVC cables, rasagollas, textiles, woollen blankets and shawls, woollen carpets, wood and wooden products.

• Export Items

1.      Bikaneri bhujia

2.      Leather items

3.      Woollen carpets