Loonkaransar
Sign in to saveLunkaransar is a town, near city of Bikaner in the Bikaner district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation. Lunkaransar is most popular for Peanuts in Rajasthan.
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It sits within the topics Bikaner district and Cities and towns in Bikaner district.
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bikaner district
- Elevation
- 191
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Dialing code
- 01528
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- postal code
- 334603
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Lunkaransar is a town, near city of Bikaner in the Bikaner district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation. Lunkaransar is most popular for Peanuts in Rajasthan.
Lunkaransar is a Sub division and tehsil headquarters in Bikaner District. Salt is called "Lun" in the local Rajasthani language. There once was a salt lake at this location. It is dry now. Lunkaransar is located on the Bikaner-Sri Ganganagar road (National Highway 62). It is famous for peanut crop production, therefore it is called Rajkot of Rajasthan. Its land and weather are suitable for oily crops. Jojoba plantation has been established. A Government olive oil refinery also been established. An olive oil plantation of 500 hectares is in production.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loonkaransar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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