INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Bikaner

Bikaner is a district in the Rajasthan State of India. Total area of Bikaner is 30,239 km² including 30,028.81 km² rural area and 210.19 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Bikaner has a population of 23,63,937 peoples, out of which urban population is 8,00,384 while rural population is 15,63,553. The district has a population density of 78 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,84,944 houses in the district, including 1,39,973 urban houses and 2,44,971 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 857 villages in bikaner district.

The Bikaner district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Kolayat is the largest tehsil in bikaner district covering area of 8072.00 km² while Khajuwala is the smallest tehsil in bikaner district covering area of 2036.45 km². Bikaner is the most populous whereas Poogal is the least populous tehsil in bikaner district. There are 8 tehsils in Bikaner district. Here is the list of all Bikaner Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Bikaner District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Bikaner3,6999,19,706
2Chhatargarh2,14682,488
3Khajuwala2,03688,730
4Kolayat8,0722,61,028
5Lunkaransar5,0992,13,627
6Nokha3,7914,36,876
7Poogal2,41267,163
8Sridungargarh2,9842,94,319

Population of Bikaner District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 15,63,553 8,00,384 23,63,937
Male Population 8,21,434 4,19,367 12,40,801
Female Population 7,42,119 3,81,017 11,23,136
Population Density 52 / km² 3,808 / km² 78 / km²

Households in Bikaner District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
2,44,971
1,39,973
3,84,944






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Bikaner
(बीकानेर)
State / UT : Rajasthan
Total Area : 30,239 km²
Total Population : 23,63,937
Density : 78/km²
Total Tehsils : 8
Total Villages : 857
Total PopulationVillages in Bikaner District
less Than 20079
200 - 499130
500 - 999188
1000 - 1999191
2000 - 4999205
5000 - 999956
10000 and above8





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.