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.
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.
Birkali is at the north eastern edge of the Thar Desert, the surrounding area is predominantly covered with sand dunes.
Birkali has many exotic animals in its realm such as the Camel, Peacock, and Nilgai.
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.