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| name = Lunkaransar<br />
| other_name = Loonkaransar<br />
| settlement_type = [[Town]]<br />
| image_skyline = Lunkaransar Rajasthan Assembly Map.svg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28.4950|N|73.7484|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bikaner district|Bikaner]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 191<br />
| population_total = 213,627<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Regional<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bagri language|Bagri language (बागड़ी))]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 334603<br />
| area_code = 01528<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#RJ.E2.80.94Rajasthan|RJ]]-07<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''Lunkaransar''' is a [[town]], near [[city]] of [[Bikaner]] in the [[Bikaner district]] of [[India]]n state of [[Rajasthan]]. Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation.<br />
Lunkaransar is most popular for Peanuts in Rajasthan.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}<br />
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Lunkaransar is a Sub division and tehsil headquarters in [[Bikaner district|Bikaner District]].<ref>[http://bikaner.nic.in/admn_setup.htm Bikaner Administrative Setup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409231708/http://bikaner.nic.in/admn_setup.htm |date=2009-04-09 }}</ref> 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).<br />
It is famous for peanut crop production, therefore it is called Rajkot of Rajasthan.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} 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.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Lunkaransar had a population of 213,627. Males constitute 111,409 of the population and females 102,218.<br />
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In 2001, literacy rate in Lunkaransar stood at 61 percent of which male and female were 73 percent and 49 percent literate respectively. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 13 percent. Male literacy has gone up by 10 percent and female literacy rate has gone up by 18 percent.The total number of villages under lunkaransar is 125.<br />
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Major villages are <br />
* Lunkaransar<br />
* Napasar<br />
* Kaloo<br />
* [[Mahajan]], a sub-[[tehsil]]<br />
* Jaitpur<br />
* Arjunsar<br />
* Sherpura <br />
* Sui<br />
* Bamanwali<br />
* Dhani Bhopala Ram<br />
* Surnana<br />
* Rojhan<br />
* Kankadwala<br />
* Hariyasar<br />
* Sahajrasar<br />
* Kujti <br />
* Khari<br />
* Kharda<br />
* Hapasar<br />
* Dhereran<br />
* Malakisar<br />
* Hansera<br />
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==Economy==<br />
An [[olive oil]] refinery is located in the area. It is the first such refinery to be started in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/rajasthan-becomes-first-state-to-start-olive-refinery/article6469110.ece |title=Rajasthan becomes first state to start olive refinery |date=3 October 2014 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref><br />
The industrial area in the village comprises Ground Nut and Wheat auction during winter and Gram during summer. There are ground nut oil extracting mills in proximity to the agricultural produce market and commonly called as Dhan Mandi (Dhan = paddy and mandi = market in Hindi).<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bikaner district]]<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Bikaner district]]<br />
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