Location & Area
DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
Bikaner district is spread across an area of 30,247.90 sq km and is located between 27°11' and 29°03' N and 71°54' and 74°12' E. Bikaner city is the district headquarters which was founded in 1486 AD by Rao Bika, a Rajput ruler and is the fourth largest city of the State.
The district is divided into five sub-divisions. They are Bikaner North, Nokha, Loonkaransar, Khajuwala and Sridungargarh. These sub-divisions are further divided into eight tehsils namely Bikaner, Kolayat, Nokha, Sridungargarh, Loonkaransar, Khajuwala, Poongal and Chhatargarh.
Since Bikaner is located in the middle of the Thar desert, it has an extremely hot and arid climate. In the summers, the temperature of the region goes beyond 45°C and in winters, it dips down below 0°C. Annual rainfall of the region is between 260 to 440 mm.
| S.N. | Items |
Unit | Reference period with particulars |
Reference period with particulars |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
2001 |
2011 |
1 |
Area |
SKM |
30247.9 |
30413.40 |
2 |
Population ( 2011 provisional) |
No. |
2001 |
2011 |
i |
Male |
" |
1003035 |
1240801 |
ii |
Female |
" |
899075 |
1123136 |
iii |
Total |
" |
1902110 |
2363937 |
iv |
Rural |
" |
1262054 |
1563553 |
v |
Urban |
" |
640056 |
800384 |
vi |
Density of population |
p.sq.km. |
62.88 |
78 |
vii |
Literacy |
% |
57.36 |
65.1 |
a |
Male |
" |
70.64 |
75.9 |
b |
Female |
" |
42.44 |
53.2 |
viii |
Percentage of Urban population of total population |
" |
33.64 |
33.9 |
ix |
Female @ 1000 male |
1000 |
896 |
905 |
x |
Scheduled casts (as per 2011) |
No. |
383566 |
493,646 |
xi |
Scheduled tribes (as per 2011) |
" |
6256 |
7,779 |
xii |
Decenial Prop. Grow Rate |
% |
38.18 |
24.3 |
3 |
TOWN & VILLAGE |
No. |
2001 |
2010-11 |
i |
Sub Division |
" |
5 |
8 |
ii |
Tehsil |
" |
8 |
8 |
iii |
Panchayat Samiti |
" |
5 |
6 |
iv |
Total No. of Inhabited village |
" |
817 |
951 |
v |
Total No. of Uninhabited village |
" |
72 |
100 |
vi |
Total no. of Towns |
" |
4 |
4 |
4 |
AGRICULTURE |
Ha. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Total Reporting Area |
" |
3041756 |
3041756 |
ii |
Area Under Forest |
" |
94222 |
94166 |
iii |
Land not available for cultivation |
" |
300081 |
300194 |
iv |
Permanent pastures and other grazing land |
" |
50568 |
50608 |
v |
Land under Miscellanous Tree, Crop & Groves included in the net area sown |
" |
3416 |
3426 |
vi |
Cultivable Waste Land including Fallow Land |
" |
660493 |
663914 |
vii |
Net Area sown |
" |
1628977 |
1542456 |
viii |
Area sown more than once |
" |
255246 |
264927 |
ix |
Gross Cropped Area |
" |
1884223 |
1807383 |
x |
Average Yeild per Hactare |
mT |
- |
- |
a |
Food Grain |
Kg. |
360 |
751 |
b |
Oil Seeds |
" |
940 |
2174 |
c |
Sugarcane |
" |
- |
- |
d |
Cotton (lint) |
lint |
6 |
6 |
xi |
Number of Pumpsets Tube Well, Well used for irrigation |
No. |
5315 |
6916 |
xii |
Normal Rain Fall |
Cm. |
26.37 |
26.317 |
xiii |
Actual Rain Fall |
Cm. |
42.57 |
80 |
xiv |
Average size of Holdings |
Ha. |
10.16 |
6.32 |
5 |
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-13 |
i |
No. of Veterinary Hospitals |
" |
70 |
84 |
ii |
No. of Veterinary Dispensaries |
" |
46 |
51 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
iii |
Livestock & poultary (as per 03) |
No. |
2003 |
2007 |
iv |
Total Livestock |
" |
2436312 |
2607532 |
I |
Cattle (Cows and Bulls) |
" |
608597 |
728043 |
II |
Buffalows |
" |
132732 |
142863 |
III |
Pigs |
" |
4551 |
609 |
IV |
Camel |
" |
61861 |
54320 |
V |
Sheep |
" |
928892 |
707699 |
VI |
Goats |
" |
686507 |
943591 |
VII |
Horses and Ponies |
" |
242 |
199 |
VIII |
Others (Donkeys) |
" |
12482 |
10535 |
(B) |
Dogs & Bitches |
" |
103668 |
56904 |
© |
Total Poultry |
" |
33377 |
19571 |
(1) |
Fowls(Rabbits) |
" |
362 |
48 |
(2) |
Ducks |
" |
-- |
54 |
6. |
INDUSTRY |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Factories Registered under Factories Act |
" |
436 |
--------- |
ii |
Estimated Average No. of Daily workers employed in Reg. Factories |
" |
7590 |
--------- |
iii |
Small Scale Industries Reg. with Industries Department |
" |
691 |
716 |
iv |
Estimated Average No. of Daily workers employed in Small Scale Industries |
" |
5595 |
3858 |
v |
Large & Medium Scale Industries |
" |
4 |
nil |
vi |
Employee in Large & Medium Scale Industries |
" |
880 |
nil |
vii |
No. of Industrial Area |
" |
14 |
14 |
7. |
POWER |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Town Electrified |
" |
4 |
4 |
ii |
Village Electrified |
" |
779 |
779 |
iii |
|
lakh unit |
22022.30 |
25567.93 |
a |
Domestic Purpose |
" |
2315.39 |
2632.22 |
b |
Com. and Temp. Purpose |
" |
662.34 |
906.46 |
c |
Industrial Purpose |
" |
1537.09 |
1654.39 |
d |
Public Lightning |
" |
174.74 |
206.08 |
e |
Irrigation |
" |
15378.78 |
18393.90 |
f |
Public Water Works |
" |
1114.86 |
1141.38 |
g |
Other Purpose |
" |
839.18 |
633.50 |
iv |
Total No. of Power Houses |
No. |
21 |
21 |
v |
Well Energised |
" |
3058 |
3359 |
8. |
WATER SUPLY |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
a. |
Village covered with safe drinking water suply |
" |
- |
107 |
9 |
EDUCATION |
" |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
a |
Total No. of Schools |
" |
3162 |
3354 |
b |
Boys |
" |
2969 |
3165 |
I |
Girls |
" |
193 |
189 |
|
Primary Schools |
" |
1521 |
1577 |
a |
Boys |
" |
1457 |
1515 |
b |
Girls |
" |
64 |
62 |
II |
Middle Schools |
" |
1003 |
1162 |
a |
Boys |
" |
912 |
1073 |
b |
Girls |
" |
91 |
89 |
III |
Secondary Schools |
" |
443 |
435 |
a |
Boys |
" |
420 |
412 |
b |
Girls |
" |
23 |
23 |
IV |
Senior Secondary Schools
|
" |
195 |
180 |
a |
Boys |
" |
180 |
165 |
b |
Girls |
" |
15 |
15 |
V |
No. of College/University for General Educaton (Arts, Science & Commerce) |
" |
38 |
40 |
VI |
No. of College for Professional Education |
" |
28 |
30 |
VII |
No. of Schools for Vocational & Professional Education |
" |
10 |
10 |
II |
No. of Students
|
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i. |
In primary Schools |
" |
202831 |
224990 |
a |
Boys |
" |
111606 |
120592 |
b |
Girls |
" |
91225 |
104398 |
II |
In Middle Schools |
" |
176010 |
183983 |
a |
Boys |
" |
99741 |
101337 |
b |
Girls |
" |
76269 |
82646 |
III |
In Secondary Schools (6 to 10) |
" |
69192 |
63813 |
a |
Boys |
" |
41196 |
37305 |
b |
Girls |
" |
27996 |
26508 |
IV |
In Senior Secondary Schools |
" |
77425 |
79844 |
a |
Boys |
" |
48869 |
50768 |
b |
Girls |
" |
28556 |
29076 |
V |
In College/University for General Education |
" |
15265 |
16043 |
a |
Boys |
" |
9730 |
9764 |
b |
Girls |
" |
5535 |
6279 |
III |
Literacy Counting Programme
|
" |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
1. |
Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan |
" |
68094 |
67443 |
2. |
New admitable up to 5 years |
" |
65658 |
66213 |
3. |
Drop out |
" |
349 |
1056 |
4. |
Not admitable |
" |
- |
- |
5. |
Not nominated |
" |
2087 |
174 |
10. |
PUBLIC HEALTH
|
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Allopathic Hospitals |
" |
12 |
15 |
ii |
Beds in Allopathic Hospitals |
" |
505 |
620 |
iii |
Ayurvadic & Unani Hospitals |
" |
120 |
120 |
iv |
Beds in Ayurvedic & Unani Hosp. |
" |
30 |
30 |
v |
Primary Health Centres |
" |
39 |
54 |
vi |
Dispensaries |
" |
11 |
11 |
vii |
Sub-Health Centres |
" |
415 |
429 |
viii |
MCW/Dais Centres |
" |
0 |
0 |
ix |
Private Hospitals |
" |
4 |
4 |
11. |
BANKING
|
No. |
2011-12 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Scheduled Commercial Banks |
" |
192 |
207 |
ii |
Co-Operative Banks |
" |
10 |
10 |
12. |
CO-OPERATION
|
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Co-Operative Societies & Dairy Co-Operative Societies |
" |
1559 |
1548 |
ii |
Membership |
" |
447607 |
447607 |
iii |
Dairy Co-Operative Societies |
" |
881 |
887 |
13. |
TRANSPORT COMMUNICATION |
No |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Post Offices |
" |
267 |
267 |
ii |
Telegraph Office |
|
01 |
1 |
iii |
Telephone in use |
" |
31972 |
27264 |
a |
Rural |
" |
4828 |
3317 |
b |
Urban |
" |
27144 |
23947 |
iv |
Registration of Motor Vehicles |
" |
234964 |
256252 |
v |
Road Length |
Km. |
6011.66 |
6379.10 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
14. |
POLICE |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Police Station |
" |
25 |
23 |
ii |
Police Chowki |
" |
43 |
40 |
iii |
Jail including Lock-ups |
" |
24 |
25 |
iv |
Reported Offences |
" |
5188 |
6529
|
v |
Cognizable |
" |
5146 |
6529 |
vi |
Non Cognizable |
|
- |
- |
15. |
LOCAL BODIES |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Village Panchayats |
" |
219 |
219 |
ii |
Municipality & Municipal Councils |
" |
3 |
3 |
iii |
Nagar Nigam |
" |
1 |
1 |
iv |
Community Development Blocks |
" |
6 |
6 |
16. |
SALES TAX & ENTERTAINMENT TAXES |
No. |
2011-12 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Dealers Reg. Under Sales Tax Act |
" |
4166 |
3921 |
a |
Local RST |
" |
2449 |
2293 |
b |
Central CST |
" |
1717 |
1638 |
ii |
Amount of Sales Tax Collected Rs. |
Lakh |
16136-00 |
19607 |
a |
Local |
" |
16136-00 |
19607 |
b |
Central |
" |
----- |
------ |
iii |
Reciepts from Entertainment Tax |
" |
------ |
------ |
17. |
SMALL SAVINGS |
Lakh |
|
|
|
Total Deposited Rs. |
" |
|
|
18. |
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
a |
Fair Price Shops |
" |
- |
- |
i |
Urban |
" |
266 |
266 |
ii |
Rural |
" |
528 |
557 |
iii |
Total |
" |
794 |
823 |
19. |
MILK DAIRY |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Samities & Collection Centres |
" |
793 |
946 |
ii |
Memberships |
" |
38355 |
38335 |
iii |
Collection of Milk (Kg.) |
Lakh Kg |
310 |
357 |
iv |
Average Collection of Milk per day |
" |
0.84 |
0.97 |
v |
Chilling Plants |
" |
5 |
5 |
20. |
TOURISM |
No. |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Total Tourists arrivals |
" |
393574 |
391766 |
i |
Indian Tourists |
" |
318689 |
317501 |
ii |
Foreign Tourists |
" |
74885 |
74265 |
21. |
IGNP |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
A. |
Length of Main Canal |
" |
- |
- |
i |
Indira Gandhi Feeder |
Km. |
204 |
204 |
ii |
Indira Gandhi Main Canal |
" |
445 |
445 |
iii |
Total |
" |
649 |
649 |
B. |
Distributries System |
Km. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Flow Area |
" |
6618.29 |
3354.50 |
ii |
Lift Area |
" |
1495.45 |
1495.45 |
iii |
Total |
" |
8113.74 |
4849.95 |
C. |
Irrigation Area |
lakh Hq. |
15.91 |
10.71 |
|
Irrigation Potential Capacity |
" |
13.57 |
7.87 |
22. |
SOCIAL WELFARE |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
Govt. Hostels |
" |
19 |
20 |
ii |
Total no. of Students |
" |
753 |
769 |
iii |
Aid Received |
lack |
82
|
83 |
23. |
WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
i |
No. of Projects |
" |
8 |
8 |
ii |
Aanganwari Centres |
" |
1477 |
1477 |
a |
Sanctioned |
" |
1477 |
1477 |
b |
Working |
" |
1327 |
1444 |
iii |
Nutrition Distribution Centres |
" |
1327 |
1444 |
iv |
No. of S.N.P. Beneficiaries |
" |
|
|
a |
Target |
" |
159761 |
158682 |
b |
Achievement |
" |
99152 |
85316 |
v |
No. of PSE Beneficiaries |
" |
|
|
a |
Target |
" |
56139 |
55351 |
b |
Achievement |
" |
30605 |
29318 |
24. |
ROADWAYS (RSRTC) |
No. |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
|
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
- |
- |
i |
Total Buses |
" |
136 |
137 |
ii |
Total Distance |
Lakh Km. |
222.56 |
223 |
iii |
Income |
Lakh Rs. |
3433.66 |
3728.71 |
iv |
Expence |
" |
4082.63 |
4636.45 |
v |
Profit/Loss |
" |
-648.97 |
-907.74 |
vi |
Passanger Weightage |
" |
60 |
63 |