Birkali

Birkali
Village
Birkali village water well, 1977
Birkali Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Birkali Birkali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29.1500°N 74.5833°E / 29.1500; 74.5833
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Hanumangarh
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,100
Languages
• Official	Hindi Bagri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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

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 29.15°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.

Birkali
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     9     14 3     9     18 5     8     24 12     2     35 19     10     41 26     20     36 27     92     36 27     97     34 26     49     35 22     12     30 15     4     26 11     4     13 5 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [1]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.4     57 38     0.4     64 41     0.3     75 53     0.1     95 66     0.4     106 79     0.8     97 80     3.6     96 81     3.8     92 79     1.9     96 72     0.5     86 59     0.2     78 51     0.2     56 41 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Wildlife

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

Harvest of Mustard

People

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  Birkali 1985
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  High School Staff 1991
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  Haveli
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  High School Students
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  High School Staff 1991
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  Bus
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  Bus Stand
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  Animal Trough - 1977

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.

References

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