Loonkaransar
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| Coordinates: 28°26′00″N 73°45′00″E / 28.4333°N 73.7500°ECoordinates: 28°26′00″N 73°45′00″E / 28.4333°N 73.7500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Bikaner |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 213,627 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 334603 |
| Telephone code | 01528 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ- |
Lunkaransar (Hindi: लूणकरणसर) is a town in the Bikaner district of Indian state of Rajasthan.Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation.
It is also the headquarters of the tehsil in the Bikaner Sub-division with the same name. Salt is called "Lun" in the local 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. It's land and weather suitable for oily crops . Jojoba plantation has been established.govt olive oil refinery also been established.olive oil plantation has been done in 500 hectare .
As of 2011[update] India census, Lunkaransar had a population of 213,627. Males constitute 111,409 of the population and females 102,218.
An olive oil refinery is located in the area. It is the first such refinery to be started in India. 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).
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