# Bikaner District: Panchayat Samiti, Tehsil & Gram Panchayat List, MLAs

> Bikaner is a district in Bikaner Division, Rajasthan, with 15 blocks, 11 tehsils and 453 gram panchayats (LGD code 93).
> Its population was 23.64 lakh in the 2011 Census, with a literacy rate of 65.1%.
> The district elects 6 MLAs to the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha.

Source page: https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/  
Updated 18 October 2026 · Sources: LGD, Election Commission of India, Census 2011 and other open government data

## Key facts
- **Name:** Bikaner / बीकानेर
- **Type:** District
- **LGD code:** 93
- **Division:** Bikaner Division
- **State:** Rajasthan
- **Gram Panchayats:** 453
- **Villages:** 1,361
- **Panchayat Samitis:** 15
- **Tehsils:** 11
- **Population (2011):** 23,63,937
- **Households:** 3,84,944
- **Literacy rate:** 65.1%
- **Sex ratio:** 905
- **Headquarters:** Bikaner
- **Coordinates:** 28.0167° N, 73.3000° E
- **Census 2011 code:** 101
- **Wikidata:** Q778996
- **Schools:** 3,407
- **Bank Branches:** 337
- **Post Offices:** 276

## Panchayat Samitis
- [Bajju Khalsa](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/bajju-khalsa/)
- [Beethnok](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/beethnok/)
- [Bikaner](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/bikaner/)
- [Chhatargarh](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/chhatargarh/)
- [Hadan](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/hadan/)
- [Jasrasar](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/jasrasar/)
- [Khajuwala](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/khajuwala/)
- [Kolayat](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/kolayat/)
- [Lunkaransar](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/lunkaransar/)
- [Nokha](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/nokha/)
- [Panchoo](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/panchoo/)
- [Poogal](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/poogal/)
- [Reedee](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/reedee/)
- [Rooniya Hq Bikaner](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/rooniya-hq-bikaner/)
- [Sri Dungargarh](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan/bikaner/sri-dungargarh/)

## Frequently asked questions
### Which division is Bikaner District in?
Bikaner District is part of Bikaner Division.

### What is the headquarters of Bikaner District?
The headquarters of Bikaner District is Bikaner.

### What is the population of Bikaner District?
The 2011 Census counted 23,63,937 people in Bikaner District, living in 3,84,944 households. About 66% of them lived in villages.

### How many gram panchayats are there in Bikaner District?
There are 453 gram panchayats in Bikaner District.

### How many villages are there in Bikaner District?
Bikaner District has 1,361 revenue villages.

### How many Panchayat Samitis are there in Bikaner District?
Bikaner District has 15 Panchayat Samitis.

### How many tehsils are there in Bikaner District?
Bikaner District has 11 tehsils.

### How many assembly seats are there in Bikaner District?
Bikaner District has 7 assembly constituencies: Khajuwala, Bikaner West, Bikaner East, Kolayat, Lunkaransar, Dungargarh and Nokha.

### Who are the MLAs of Bikaner District?
The MLAs for Bikaner District (2023 election) are Khajuwala: Vishwanath Meghwal (Bharatiya Janata Party); Bikaner West: Jethanand Vyas (Bharatiya Janata Party); Bikaner East: Siddhi Kumari (Bharatiya Janata Party); Kolayat: Anshuman Singh Bhati (Bharatiya Janata Party); Lunkaransar: Sumit Godara (Bharatiya Janata Party); Dungargarh: Tarachand Saraswat (Bharatiya Janata Party); Nokha: Shushila Rameshwar Dudi (Indian National Congress).

### Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bikaner in?
Bikaner is in the Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency.

### Who is the MP of Bikaner?
The Member of Parliament for Bikaner is Arjun Ram Meghwal (Bharatiya Janata Party), elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. They got 5,66,737 votes (50.7%) and won by 55,711 votes.

### What is the literacy rate of Bikaner District?
The literacy rate of Bikaner District was 65.1% in the 2011 Census (men 75.9%, women 53.2%), against the state average of 66.1%.

### What is the sex ratio of Bikaner District?
In the 2011 Census, Bikaner District had 905 females for every 1,000 males (state average 928).

### Which block of Bikaner District has the most gram panchayats?
Lunkaransar block has the most gram panchayats (48).

### How do the panchayats of Bikaner perform in the Panchayat Advancement Index?
The gram panchayats of Bikaner average 59.4 out of 100 in PAI 2023-24, about the same as the Rajasthan average of 59.0.

### How many banks and post offices are there in Bikaner District?
We list 337 bank branches and 276 post offices in Bikaner District.

### Which is the nearest airport to Bikaner District?
The nearest airport to the centre of Bikaner District is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), about 198 km away as the crow flies. The next nearest is Kishangarh Airport Ajmer (KQH), about 218 km away.

### How can I file a complaint with the Bikaner District administration?
File your complaint on Rajasthan Sampark (sampark.rajasthan.gov.in) or call helpline 181. It goes to the District Collector of Bikaner District and the department concerned, and you can track it online with the complaint number.

### Which districts are near Bikaner District?
Neighbouring districts of Bikaner District: Nagaur (100 km).

### What is the altitude of Bikaner District above sea level?
The gram panchayats of Bikaner District lie at an average of about 235 metres above sea level (SRTM terrain model).

### How much rainfall does Bikaner District get, and how hot does it get?
On 2001-2020 averages, the gram panchayats of Bikaner District get about 290 mm of rain a year, 75% of it between June and September. The hottest days reach about 48°C, while the coldest nights fall to about 1°C. (NASA POWER satellite-model estimates)

### How much farmland and tree cover is there around Bikaner District?
Around the gram panchayats of Bikaner District, the land is on average 47% cropland and 2% built-up land, going by ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite maps.

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