Morkhana Explained

Morkhana
Other Name:Sindh Morkhana
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:27.7507°N 73.5408°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bikaner
Founder:Mayur Dhwaj
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:12
Elevation M:97
Population Total:1421
Population As Of:2011
Population Rank:61
Population Density Km2:123
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi,Rajasthani
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:334202
Area Code Type:Telephone code

Morkhana is a village in Nokha Tehsil in the Bikaner district of the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Geography

Morkhana is about 284 kilometers from the state capital of Jaipur.

Temple

See main article: Suswani Mataji.

Morkhana is famous for its Suswani Devi temple, dedicated to the Goddess Suswani Mata.[1] The temple is around 846 years old. It is constructed out of Jaisalmer stones where statues of demigods are carved on the outer walls.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MORKHANA SUSANI DEVI TEMPLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA JAIPUR CIRCLE. asijaipurcircle.nic.in. 2019-01-07.