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Bikaner
Bikano | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: The Red City[1] | |
  Bikaner  Bikaner | |
| Coordinates: 28°01′00″N 73°18′43″E / 28.01667°N 73.31194°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Bikaner |
| Established | 1488 |
| Founded by | Rao Bika |
| Named for | Rao Bika |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body |
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| • Mayor | Sushila Kanwar (BJP) |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Mayank Maneesh, IAS[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 270 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 644,406 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bikaneri |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[5] |
| • Additional official | English[5] |
| • Regional | Marwari,[6] Rajasthani[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 3340XX |
| Telephone code | +91 151 / 0151 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-07 |
| Airport | Bikaner Airport |
| Website | Bikaner Municipal Corporation Bikaner District |
Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located 330 kilometres (205 mi) northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division.
Formerly the capital of the princely Bikaner State, the city was founded by Rao Bika, a Rajput chief of the Rathore dynasty in 1488 CE[8][9] and from its small origins it has developed into the fourth largest city in Rajasthan. The Ganga Canal, completed in 1928, and the Indira Gandhi Canal, completed in 1987, facilitated its development.
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- ^ "Marwari". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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languagewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "PRACHINA - Bikaner Cultural Centre & Museum, Prachina - Cultural capital of Marwar, Bikaner Museum, Prachina Museum, Bikaner Royal family, Western influence in Bikaner, Contemporary Crafts, Bikaner Period Room, Ritual Crafts, Aristocratic Textile & Costumes, Royal Portraits, Glass and Cut Glass Objects, Decorative Wall Painting, Aristocratic Locomotive, Museum Galleries". Prachinamuseum.org. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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