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Khajuwala
Beriawali | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 28°42′07″N 72°35′28″E / 28.702°N 72.591°E | |
Country | India |
State RAJASTHAN | Rajasthan |
District | Bikaner |
Tehsil | Khajuwala |
Government | |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
• Sarpanch | Mr. Ashok foji |
Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,784 |
• Density | 1,418/km2 (3,670/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | |
• Regional language | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 334023 |
Telephone code | +91 01520 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-RJ |
Vehicle registration | RJ-07 |
Nearest city | Bikaner |
Sex ratio | 1000:903 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 65.92% |
Climate | Average high (°C) 33.76 (Köppen) |
Khajuwala is a town in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan, India. It is located near the Indo-Pakistan border (23 kilometres (14 mi)) and is situated around 113 kilometres (70 mi) from the district headquarters Bikaner. It is an intermediate panchayat with several villages under its administration.[1] It produces a lot of raw cotton and wheat. Indira Gandhi Canal has brought about development of this area. It is a big agro products market in Bikaner district. Earlier its name was Beriyawali. It is also seat in Rajasthan legislative assembly. The current elected Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) from Khajuwala is Govind ram meghwal (INC). Khajuwala has recently been given a status of Panchayat samiti.
Khajuwala also has many industries such as mustard oil mills and cotton spinning mills. There are a large number of brick kilns on the outskirts of the town and there are also gypsum mines and plants.
It is the leading wheat, cotton, mustard and guar producing tehsil of Bikaner district. Agriculture is flourishing well here. With canal irrigation you can see vast lush green farmlands.
Marwari *(Bikaneri) is the native language of Khajuwala.