Lunkaransar

Lunkaransar
Loonkaransar
city
Lunkaransar
Location in Rajasthan, India
Lunkaransar
Lunkaransar (India)
Coordinates: 28°26′00″N 73°45′00″E / 28.4333°N 73.7500°E / 28.4333; 73.7500Coordinates: 28°26′00″N 73°45′00″E / 28.4333°N 73.7500°E / 28.4333; 73.7500
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Elevation 191 m (627 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 213,627
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
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 62). It is famous for peanut crop production.therefore it is called Rajkot of Rajasthan. Its land and weather are suitable for oily crops. Jojoba plantation has been established. A Government olive oil refinery also been established. An olive oil plantation of 500 hectares is in production.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Lunkaransar had a population of 213,627. Males constitute 111,409 of the population and females 102,218.

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 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

  1. ↑ Bikaner Administrative Setup Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Rajasthan becomes first state to start olive refinery". The Hindu. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.


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