Bikaner
Constituency No. 2 · Scheduled Caste
Assembly segments in this district
- Khajuwala
- Bikaner West
- Bikaner East
- Kolayat
- Lunkaransar
- Dungargarh
- Nokha
Bikaner District
Rajasthan
Bikaner district is one of the districts of Rajasthan. Its administrative headquarters is at Bikaner. It covers 30,247 sq km and had a population of 23,67,745 at the 2011 census, a density of 78 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Bikaner
Area
30,247 sq km
Population
23.68 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
78 /km²
Literacy Rate
65.13%
Sex Ratio
905
per 1,000 males
Bikaner District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Bikaner district.
Total Population
23.68 Lakh
Male Population
12.41 Lakh
Female Population
11.27 Lakh
Rural Population
15.61 Lakh
Urban Population
8.07 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
65.13%
Population Density
78 /km²
Sex Ratio
905
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 75.9%Female literacy 53.2%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Bikaner district.
8
Tehsils
7
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
290
Gram Panchayats
920
Villages
- Headquarters
- Bikaner
- Languages
- Rajasthani, Marwari, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 28.02° N, 73.31° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bikaner
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Bikaner
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 12 · Bikaner
DM
Dr. Vishwanath Meghwal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 13 · Bikaner
JV
Jethanand Vyas
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 14 · Bikaner
SK
Siddhi Kumari
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 15 · Bikaner
AB
Anshuman Singh Bhati
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 16 · Bikaner
SD
Sumesh Dhakra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 17 · Bikaner
TS
Tarachand Saraswat
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 18 · Bikaner
SD
Sushila Rameshwar Dudi
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Bikaner
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bikaner district.
- DMDr. Vishwanath MeghwalBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKhajuwala · No. 12
- JVJethanand VyasBharatiya Janata PartyMLABikaner West · No. 13
- SKSiddhi KumariBharatiya Janata PartyMLABikaner East · No. 14
- ABAnshuman Singh BhatiBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKolayat · No. 15
- SDSumesh DhakraBharatiya Janata PartyMLALunkaransar · No. 16
- TSTarachand SaraswatBharatiya Janata PartyMLADungargarh · No. 17
- SDSushila Rameshwar DudiIndian National CongressMLANokha · No. 18
Election History
Lok SabhaBikaner · No. 2
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPArjun Ram MeghwalVotes 5,66,737Vote share 52.36%Margin 55,711
- 1. Arjun Ram Meghwal · BJP5,66,737 (52.36%)
- 2. Govind Ram Meghwal · INC5,11,026 (47.21%)
- 3. Khetaram · BSP8,210 (0.76%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPArjun Ram MeghwalVotes 6,57,743Vote share 59.82%Margin 2,64,081
- 1. Arjun Ram Meghwal · BJP6,57,743 (59.82%)
- 2. Madan Gopal Meghwal · INC3,93,662 (35.8%)
- 3. Shyam Manohar · BSP14,210 (1.29%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPArjun Ram MeghwalVotes 5,84,932Vote share 62.84%Margin 3,08,079
- 1. Arjun Ram Meghwal · BJP5,84,932 (62.84%)
- 2. Shankar Pannu · INC2,76,853 (29.74%)
- 3. Bhanwar Lal · BSP18,210 (1.96%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Bikaner District at a Glance
- State
- Rajasthan
- Headquarters
- Bikaner
- Area
- 30,247 sq km
- Population
- 23.68 Lakh
- Population density
- 78 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 905 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 65.13%
- Languages
- Rajasthani, Marwari, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 8
- Blocks
- 7
- Gram panchayats
- 290
- Villages
- 920
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Rajasthan
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.