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Country
  
India

District
  
Hanumangarh

Elevation
  
184 m

Population
  
5,100 (2011)

State
  
Rajasthan

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Local time
  
Thursday 3:08 PM

Birkali

Weather
  
28°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 16% Humidity

Birkali rajasthan india


Birkali is a village in the state of Rajasthan, India.

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Map of Birkali, 24 Rwd-A, Rajasthan 335523

Birkali was established by Sultan Singh Ji of Bhukarka in 1758 as a "Ek lari jageer". It's inhabited by over 5,000 residents with many from the Bika Rajput clan, the most well known being Sawai Singh Bika, the football player, and Chander Singh "Badali" Bika notable for his poetry, specifically the poems Lu and Badali. Birkali is approximately 14 miles west of Nohar and 50 miles south of Hanumangarh. Birkali is an agricultural community with no industry to speak of. The main crops in the summer months are Bajari, Moath, and Guar. The main crops in the winter months are Sarson (Mustard oil, Mustard seed), and Channe.

Birkali to nohar


Geography

Birkali is located at 29.15°N 74.58°E / 29.15; 74.58. It has an average elevation of 184 metres (606 feet).

To the north of Birkali is Gandheli, Laalpura, Sardarpura, Kanwani, Thalarka, Chayia, Ellenabad. To the west of Birkali is, Munsari, Nolkhi, Purabsar, Baramsar, Pallu. To the south is Nannau, Chilasari, Mandarpura. To the east is Asarjaana, Sonri, Maaliya, Nohar, Deeplana, Jasaana, Phephaana, Gogameri, Ramgarh, Bhaadra.

Climate

Birkali is at the north eastern edge of the Thar Desert, the surrounding area is predominantly covered with sand dunes.

Wildlife

Birkali has many exotic animals in its realm such as the Camel, Peacock, and Nilgai.

Language

People speak Bagri a dialect of Rajasthani language of Indo-Aryan family, spoken by about five million speakers in Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar districts of Rajasthan, Sirsa and Hissar districts of Haryana, Firozpur and Muktsar districts of Punjab of India and Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar areas of Punjab of Pakistan. Bagri is a typical Indo-Aryan language having SOV word order.

References

Birkali Wikipedia