Local businesses in Bikaner
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 50
- Oh Shakes; Tanvi Cafe; Harasar Haveli; Shakti Dining; Shri Shiv Sagar Restaurant; Swarna Mahal restaurant; Chandra Niwas; Gahlot Restaurant; Hotel Radhe Krishna palace; Jeeman
- Clothing shops: 16
- National Bandhani Bikaner; Bikaner Art And Textile House; UCB; Black Pearl; Suman Creations; The Brand's zone; textiles
- Jewellers: 1
- H.R. JEWELLERS & SONS
- Supermarkets: 4
- Fruit and Vegetables open market; smart point; Reliance Fresh
- Salons and beauty shops: 16
- Dhanlakshmi Fancy Store; Cutting salon; Dolly's impression beauty parlour; HIMANI HAIR & CARE; Jawed Habib Hair & Beauty; Luxury kaya
- Clinics: 16
- Dr. Mohit Bansal's Clinic; Dr. Santosh Chandak Child Clinic; GESI Clinic; Get Well Nursing Home, Bikaner; Guru Kripa Homoeo Clinic; Jai Kachhawa Clinic; Mind Care Clinic; R K Orthopaedic and Trauma Centre; Surana Nursing Home; Swami Homeo Clinic
- Schools: 8
- SMC School Ground; Aakashdeep Public School; Bikaner Public School; Dayananda Public School; Jesus And Marry Sr. Sec. School - CBSE School in Bikaner
Bikaner facts
- District
- Bikaner district
- Area
- about 155 sq km, about 242 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 334001 (Bikaner Kutchery)
- Places nearby
- Bhandasar Jain Temple (śvetāmbara Jain temple, 2 km), Lalgarh Palace (palace and heritage hotel, 3 km)
- Culture and food
- Bikaner is famous for Bikaneri bhujia, a savoury snack with a geographical indication tag. Other local foods include bajre ki roti, dal baati churma, ghevar, papad and sweets such as rasgulla. The snack company Haldiram's was founded by Ganga Bishan Agarwal of Bikaner.
- Getting there
- Bikaner railway station is a major junction in the North Western Railway zone.
- History
- Bikaner is named after its founder Rao Bika, with ner meaning place, so it is the city of Bika.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.