Birkali

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Birkali
Village
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Birkali village water well, 1977
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Birkali
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Birkali
Birkali (India)
Coordinates: 29°09′00″N74°35′00″E / 29.1500°N 74.5833°E / 29.1500; 74.5833 Coordinates: 29°09′00″N74°35′00″E / 29.1500°N 74.5833°E / 29.1500; 74.5833
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Hanumangarh
Elevation
184 m (604 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,100
Languages
  Official Hindi Bagri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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

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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.[ citation needed ] 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 29°09′N74°35′E / 29.15°N 74.58°E / 29.15; 74.58 . [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.

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Wildlife

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

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Harvest of Mustard

People

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 of Punjab of India and Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar areas of Punjab of Pakistan. Bagri is a typical Indo-Aryan language having SOV word order.

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References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Birkali
  2. Lakhan Gusain 2000. Bagri. Munich: Lincom Europa (Languages of the World/Materials, 384)