Birkali Explained

Birkali
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:29.15°N 74.5833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Name2:Hanumangarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:184
Population Total:5100
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:335523
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi Bagri

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

Birkali was established by Sultan Singh Ji of Bhukarka in 1758 as a "Ek lari jageer". It is inhabited by over 5,000 residents with many from the Bika Rajput clan. 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.

Geography

Birkali is located at .[1] 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[2] 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 ofPunjab of India and Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar areas of Punjab of Pakistan. Bagri is a typical Indo-Aryan language having SOV word order.

References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Birkali.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Birkali
  2. [Lakhan Gusain]