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Bikaner
City in Rajasthan, India

Bikaner

Bikaner is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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It is situated approximately 330 kilometres (205 mi) northwest of the state capital, Jaipur, in the Thar Desert region of western Rajasthan. Bikaner serves as the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of the princely Bikaner State, the city was founded in 1488 CE by Rao Bika, a Rajput chief of the Rathore dynasty. From its small origins it has developed into the fourth largest city in Rajasthan. The Ganga Canal, completed in 1928, and the Indira Gandhi Canal, completed in 1987, facilitated its development.

Get in

Getting to Bikaner

There are daily flights from Delhi and Jaipur among others.

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    Bikaner Airport

    BKB IATA Bikaner can be reached by train from Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Agra and other major Indian towns.

  2. 02
    Bikaner Junction

    It can also be reached by road from Delhi via Shekawati or Jaipur.

See

Worth seeing

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    Gajner Palace

    A jewel in the Thar Desert, the palace is built on the embankment of a lake.

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    Jain Temple Bhandasar

    An ornate two-storied Jain temple with vibrantly adorned paintings with gold leaf patterns.

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    Junagarh Fort

    The fort was built by Raja Rai Singh, the sixth ruler of Bikaner who reigned from 1571 to 1612.

  4. 04
    Karni Mata Temple

    Located at Deshnok, 32 kilometres from Bikaner.

  5. 05
    Laxmi Niwas Palace

    The Laxmi Niwas Palace is a former residential palace of the king of the former Bikaner state, Maharajah Ganga Singh in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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    Lalgarh

    Lalgarh is another fort of the Rajputana family.

Do

Things to do

Bishnoi Camel Safaris is a project to save camels through tourism. It has contacts with grassroots camel men and provides fair prices to them. Camels have been the beauty of the Thar Desert but they are at the verge of end due to machines. They are not economically viable and have to compete with machines for survival. It's a pity that we keep on watching this situation.

Eat

Where to eat

For a foodie a visit to Bhujia Bazaar (yes Bikaner does have a market named on famous Bikaneri Bhujia) and Chai Patti is a must. You will just fall in love with the Kachoris and Samosas at Chai Patti.

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    Chhappan Bhog

    One of the oldest fast food joints of Bikaner.

  2. 02
    Hiralal

    Opposite Bikaner Railway Station.

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    Sankhla Kesar Kulfi

    If you have a sweet tooth, particularly a penchant for Indian sweets and are looking for some relief in the rising temperatures of Bikaner, then you need to drop by at Sankhla Kesar Kulfi.

How locals move

Getting around Bikaner the local way

  • Get inVarious tour operators and travel agencies offer chauffeured car-taxi services; these are charged on a per km, per day basis.

From Wikivoyage: Bikaner, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-01.

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