Lunkaransar
Lunkaransar Loonkaransar | |
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city | |
Lunkaransar Lunkaransar Location in Rajasthan, India | |
Coordinates: 28°26′00″N 73°45′00″E / 28.4333°N 73.7500°ECoordinates: 28°26′00″N 73°45′00″E / 28.4333°N 73.7500°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Bikaner |
Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 20,472 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 334603 |
Telephone code | 01528 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ- |
Lunkaransar (Hindi: लूणकरणसर) is a town in the Bikaner district of Indian state of Rajasthan.Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation.
It is also the headquarters of the tehsil in the Bikaner Sub-division with the same name.[1] Salt is called "Lun" in the local language. There once was a salt lake at this location. It is dry now. Lunkaransar is located on the Bikaner-Sri Ganganagar road (National Highway 15). It is famous for peanut crop production.therefore It is called Rajkot of Rajasthan. It's land and weather suitable for oily crops . Jojoba plantation has been established.govt olive oil refinery also been established.olive oil plantation has been done in 500 hectare .
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Lunkaransar had a population of 20,472. Males constitute 10,905 of the population and females 9,567.
Economy
An olive oil refinery is located in the area. It is the first such refinery to be started in India.[3] The industrial area in the village comprises of Ground Nut and Wheat auction during winter and Gram during summer. There are ground nut oil extracting mills in proximity to the agricultural produce market and commonly called as Dhan Mandi (Dhan = paddy and mandi = market in Hindi).
References
- ↑ Bikaner Administrative Setup Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ "Rajasthan becomes first state to start olive refinery". The Hindu. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.