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Area
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27,244 sq.kms. (7.96 per cent of the State)
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Location
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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.
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Distance from major cities
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* Jaipur-320 kms.
* Delhi-615 kms.
* Ahmedabad-945 kms.
* Mumbai-1,496 kms.
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Climate and Rainfall
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* Maximum temperature in the district is 48 degrees celsius
* Minimum temperature is minus one degree celsius
* The annual rainfall is 24.30 cms
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Population
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16,73,562
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Literacy
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57.54%
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Total working population
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35.84%
Cultivators 44.81%
Agricultural labourers 4.60%
Servicing and repairs 1.55%
Other workers 49.04%
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