Lunkaransar is a

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, near

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Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

in the Bikaner district of

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n state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

. Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation. Lunkaransar is most popular for Peanuts in Rajasthan. Lunkaransar is a Sub division & a Tehsil Head Quarter in Bikaner District. 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

- 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

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, Lunkaransar had a population of 213,627. Males constitute 111,409 of the population and females 102,218. In 2001, literacy rate in Lunkaransar stood at 61 percent of which male and female were 73 percent and 49 percent literate respectively. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 13 percent. Male literacy has gone up by 10 percent and female literacy rate has gone up by 18 percent. Major villages are * Lunkaransar * Napasar * Kaloo *

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, a sub-

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* Jaitpur * Arjunsar * Bamanwali * Dhani Bhopala Ram * Surnana * Rojhan

Economy

An olive oil refinery is located in the area. It is the first such refinery to be started in

. 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

Bikaner district Cities and towns in Bikaner district {{Rajasthan-geo-stub