Khajuwala

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
Municipality 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 Municipality.
 Khajuwala
Beriawali

Town

Smart village in Khajuwala

Khajuwala

Location in
Rajasthan, India
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Coordinates: 28.702°N 72.591°E (https://g
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Country  India
State RAJASTHAN Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Khajuwala
Government
 • Body Municipality
 • Chairman 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 Hindi
 • Other commonly Rajasthani, Punjabi,
used Sindhi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
 PIN 334023
Telephone code +91 01520
ISO 3166 code IN-RJ
Vehicle registration RJ-13
Nearest city Anoopgarh
Sex ratio 1000:903 ♂/♀
Literacy 65.92%
Climate Average high (°C)
33.76 (Köppen)

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.

Extent, geography and

climate
Khajuwala is in the Thar Desert. Thorny
shrubs and sandy dunes are the basic
characteristics of this region.
Kikar(Acacia), Aak (Calotropis procera),
Khejari (Prosopis cineraria), Khimp
(Leptadenia pyrotechnica), Lathiya, Laana
and Booiin (Aerva tomentosa),
Tumba(Citrullus colocynthis) make
natural vegetation of this area. According
to experts Khajuwala area is enriched
with fertile soil for crops. Gypsum rocks
are assets of this region. The waters of
Ignp canal has brought changes to flora
and fauna and agriculture of wheat,
mustard, cotton, Guar, pulses and Jawar
has given a composite form of sandy
dunes and green fields. This region with
Gharsana is called cotton-belt but now
things are changing. Average annual
rainfall has fallen dramatically in the last
few years. Since key source of irrigation
is canal-water, water supply is
inadequate for agriculture.
Minerals

Gypsum is the most common mineral

found in the rocks of this area. The
gypsum deposits occur in rocks of the
tertiary period (roughly from the 6.6 crore
to 25.8 lakhs years old period), and are
considered to have been formed by an
evaporation process.[2]

Governance
Khajuwala is currently a gram panchayat
local government. Khajuwala is divided
into 23 wards. Khajuwala is a Tehsil and
panchayat samiti also. Khajuwala was
given municipality status in previous
years, but returned to the status of village
panchayat due to the government's
indifference. The main census town is
known as Beriawali and Panchayat, and
also Beriawali.

Economy
People are mainly dependent on
agriculture-based trades.

Industries

In terms of industry, gypsum grinding

factories occupy the most important
place. Raw gypsum material is supplied
from villages. The government central
processing unit is perhaps the largest
such unit in the Asian continent. After
grinding, gypsum is transported to other
northern Indian cities where gypsum-
based large-scale industries use it as a
raw material.

There are many oil mills, cotton mills, and

brick factories. There was a time when
the Khajuwala area was known for its
high yield of cotton. A number of
factories for processing cotton were shut
down in recent decades. Various markets
work to fulfil the needs of people of the
town and its surrounding villages.

Jaswinder diesel service

All type of tractor diesel pump CRDI

router Delphi are repaired at this shop
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Culture
The Bagri, Punjabi, Hindi, Sindhi and
Marwari languages are spoken here.
People practise the Hindu, Sikh and
Buddhist religions, as well as Islam. The
Dera culture is also present here. Many
people follow Radha Swami, Sacha
Sauda, and Nirankari Mission Deras.

Transport to other cities and

villages
There are direct buses to Jaipur, Jodhpur,
Sri Ganganagar, and Bikaner. There are
Rajasthan State Road Transport
Corporation (RSRTC) roadways buses
also available for different routes.
Railway services are not present here.
The central government's Bharatmala
highway will go from here.

Government buildings and

facilities
The government runs the local schools, a
community health care centre, veterinary
hospital, excise department office and
the Office of Forest Department. A police
station and BSF campus are in the town.
Branches of the State Bank of India (SBI),
Punjab National Bank (PNB), ICICI Bank ,
Bank of Baroda (BOB), Rajasthan
Marudhara Gramin Bank (RMGB) and the
Central Co-operative Bank also operate
here. ATM facilities are available at the
SBI, BOB, ICICI and PNB banks. A sub-
post office branch is also available here.

Education

Colleges

Jagdamba pg college :this is first and

largest college in terms of number of
students.
Govt. college khajuwala
Govt. ITI college
S.K.S chandi college.
Shiva girls college.
 S.D college.
Raj degree college.
Shekhawati Group of education
coaching and school.

Schools

There are many schools in the town.

References
1. "National Panchayat Directory" (https://we
b.archive.org/web/20140820092304/htt
p://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/
viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=6715&pare
nttype=B&ptype=V) . Archived from the
original (http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/
adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate
=6715&parenttype=B&ptype=V) on 20
 August 2014. Retrieved 22 November
2012.

2. "GeologyData.Info- Info Portal of Geology

with special reference to Rajasthan, India"
(http://www.geologydata.info/non_metalli
c.htm) . geologydata.info.

Government College, Khajuwala (htt

p://hte.rajasthan.gov.in/college/gckhaj
uwala/)

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