List of Localities in bikaner

A spirited, dust-swirling city located in the northwest of Rajasthan, Bikaner is a beauty bloomed within the Thar Desert that was founded by Rajput Rao Bika in 1486. After the completion of the Ganges Canal in 1928 and the Indira Gandhi Canal in 1987, the agricultural and textile industry was allowed to flourish with crops such as wheat, cotton etc. being the forerunners.

Today, Bikaner is the fifth-largest city in Rajasthan and the administrative headquarters of the Bikaner district and Bikaner division. The city is most popular for its sweets and snacks which can be found in markets all over India. It also has the highest production of milk per capita in India.

To the southwest of the city lies the atmospheric old city that houses the main railway station, Bikaner Junction, while the northern parts elude more of a modern feel with wider roads and streets. Imposing forts and richly sculpted palaces furnish the city with some of the finest creations of the Rajput civilization. Dotted by a myriad of sand dunes, this royal fortified city retains the medieval splendor that is very evident in the lifestyle of the local residents, bestowing Bikaner with sheer effervescence.

Stats and Facts

• The population of Bikaner, as per the provisional reports of the census 2011, is 6,47,804.
• The city’s sex ratio is lower than the national average at 900 per 1000 males. The child sex ratio of 901 girls per 1000 boys is much closer to the average child sex ratio of the country.
• The average literacy rate in Bikaner is below par at 79.86% as recorded in 2011. However, this number should see a rise in the following years with an improvement in facilities.
• The Schedule Caste (SC) and the Schedule Tribe (ST) population of Bikaner stand at 4,93,646 and 7,779 respectively.
• While Hinduism is the dominant religion of the city, other cultures coexist and have an influential presence over the locals.

Bikaner – Growing Industrial Sector

• While the entire district of Bikaner is devoid of exposed rocks, the Bikaner city has fuller and richer earth. The soil, locally known as Magra, contains many economically significant minerals like sandstone, gypsum, multani mitti, white clay, lignite, grit and yellow ochre.
• The primary industries of Bikaner are extraction and refinery, grinding, PVC cables, bathroom fittings, carpet and shoddy yarn, cement, cattle feed, cotton (in bales) textiles, leather footwear, ceramic tiles, dairy products, gypsum, groundnut oil, cable wire wood, handicraft items, machine tools and parts, mosaic tiles, textiles and woolen products etc..
• Bikaner’s carpet yarn manufacturing industry is at par with its competitors all over the world and has Asia’s biggest wool market.
• Regular district-level and Panchayat Samiti-level industrial awareness and promotion campaigns are being organized by DIC and other institutions to develop awareness among the first generation entrepreneurship.
• While the pace of industrial development has remained slow, there is great potential for SMEs in areas like sanitary wares, gypsum grinding, plaster of paris, lime kiln, yellow and red clay grinding, mosaic tiles, and sodium silicate.

Connectivity

• The Nal Airport serves Bikaner. It lies about 13 km from the main city center. It serves the Indian Air Force and is soon going to enter civil operations.
• Serving Bikaner are two railway stations, namely Bikaner Junction and Lalgarh Railway Station which connect the city with other cities and towns in Rajasthan as well as major cities throughout North India.
• The city has a good network of roads linked directly to Agra, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, and Indore among others.
• Auto-rickshaws and city buses are the most efficient forms of internal transport providing services to the locals on a daily basis.

Bikaner Civic Administration

• Bikaner is one of the five segments of the Bikaner district namely Nokha, Khajuwala, Lunkaransar, Dungargarh, and Bikaner.
• The Bikaner Municipal Corporation administers the city of Bikaner. The District Collector heads it.
• Three additional District Magistrates assist the District Collector.
• A Panchayat Samiti overlooks the development activities of Bikaner.

Bikaner Infrastructure

The Integrated Infrastructural Development (IID) Scheme was launched in 1994 to develop infrastructural facilities like water, roads, raw materials, power distribution, drainage and pollution control, banks, marketing and storage outlets, technological support services and common service facilities. The scheme covers urban as well as rural areas providing 50 percent reservation for the latter. The other half of the reservation is for industrial plots pertained to micro enterprises.

The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) are also developing special industrial complexes to meet the requirements of specific industries. With a good network of roads and availability of economically advantageous minerals and provisional schemes for SMEs, the infrastructure of Bikaner seems to have a strategic growth pattern that will definitely benefit the industrial sector in the coming years.

Infrastructure Projects

Name of The Project	Impact Areas	Expected Completion Date	Remarks
Mukta Prasad Nagar Residential Scheme	Bikaner	Under Construction	74 Middle Income Group (MIG) and High Income Group (HIG) duplex house scheme for high-income applicants
Solar PV Power Plant	Bikaner	Under Development	Grid-connected renewable energy generation that aims at reducing CO2 emissions by 8,373 metric tons
Shiv Valley	Bikaner	Under Construction	Integrated township spread across 125 acres, comprising a shopping mall with multiplex, hotel, 5 hectares of park land, independent plots, and villas

Bikaner Real Estate Market

• The Bikaner real estate sector witnessed a massive growth last year due to the high number of property dealings that took place.
• Today, the real estate industry of Bikaner engages in various profitable ventures that include construction of houses, rental apartments, hotels and office complexes.
• The real estate developers are constructing state-of-the-art commercial and residential infrastructure.
• Foreign investments have played a vital role in the real estate scenario, as investors of international origin have shown keen interest in the profitable real estate industry of Bikaner.

Key Localities in Bikaner

Localities	Per Sq. Ft. Price—Q3 2013	Rent Per Month For a 2 BHK Apartment in Bikaner (approx.) (Figures in 1000 rupees)
Khaturiya Colony	2,700-3,300	4.5	6.5
Rani Bazar	2,800	3.5	5
MDS Colony	2,900-3,100	4	7

Charges by Different Government Bodies

Stamp Duty for Rural and Urban Areas: 11%

Registration Fee: 1%

JVVNL – Supply Of Electricity In Bikaner

Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) is responsible for the distribution of power in all the households in Bikaner. The distribution activity was separated from the Rajasthan State Electricity Board and registered under three distribution companies, among which JVVNL is one.

Electricity Tariff

Electricity Consumption Slabs (In Units)	Price Per Slab (In Rs.)
0-50	3.00
51-150	4.65
151-300	4.85
301-500	5.15
Above 500	5.45

Public Health Engineering Department – Water Supply

The PHED has been responsible for the supply of drinking water in Bikaner. The department is trying to revive the water pumps that haven’t been in use. Installation of defluoridation units after surveying the outdated hand pumps has been undertaken to ensure the supply of clean drinking water.

Category of Consumers	Gross Rate Per 1000 Liters (Rs.)	Net Rate Per 1000 Liters Allowing 20% Rebate If Payment Is Made Within Prescribed Due Date (Rs.)
For consumption up to first 15,000 liters	1.56	1.25
For consumption exceeding 15,000 liters and up to 40,000 liters	3.00	2.40
For next consumption above 40,000 liters	4.00	3.20

e-Mitra

e-Mitra is a pioneering e-governance initiative by the Government of Rajasthan, providing integrated citizen-centric services in all 33 state districts using a public-private partnership model through information and service delivery (Common Service Center) kiosks in rural areas and e-Mitra kiosks in urban areas. The counters are easily accessible and eliminate the hassle of running around in government offices.

The key objectives of the e-Mitra initiative are making it convenient for local residents to avail services and information with ease, improving quality of life in rural areas, providing employment opportunities for rural youth and enabling the building of services, technology, and infrastructure from a single platform for the betterment of statewide-networked economy.