Local businesses in Bikaner
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 1
- Deep Foundation
- Government offices: 4
- Government Registrar Office (panjikaran vibhag); Rajasthan State Archives Bikaner; District Child Protection Unit; Collectorate office
- Colleges and universities: 4
- Govt. Dungar College; Dk institute Bikaner; UCMAS
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Banks: 7
- Bhoomi Vikas Bank; State Bank of India Bikaner; RAILWAY STATION; SBI; ICICI BANK
- Hospitals: 53
- PBM hospital; Aarogyam Multi Speciality Hospital; Apple Children Hospital; Beniwal Hospital; Bhiwani Hospital; Bikana Hospital & Research Centre; Bikaner Eye Hospital and Research Centre; Binnani Hospital and IVF Centre; Bishnoi Hospital; District Hospital, 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)
- History
- Bikaner is named after its founder Rao Bika, with ner meaning place, so it is the city of Bika.
- Education
- Institutions in Bikaner include Dungar College, Sardar Patel Medical College, Maharaja Ganga Singh University and Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University.
- Geography
- Bikaner lies in the Thar Desert with a hot desert climate, and summer temperatures can pass 48 °C.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.