Thikanedar were the landlords who were directly under the state (here Bikaner). Each thikana had many villages under them and thikanedar collected revenue from these villages and also maintained army of well trained soldiers for the service of the state of Bikaner. Influence of thikana on state could be measured in the number of villages under them.Rajput Jagirdars were also called Sardars. Most of the Rajput Jagirdars were Rathore Rajputs and among them Bika, Bidawat, and Kandlot sub gotra were in majority. Jagirdars other than Rathores were Bhati, Sisodiya, kachawa, chauhan, Tanwar, Parmar and Parihar, among these Bhati Rajputs were in majority.

Bikaner Jagirdars were Classified in three class, these are:

(A) Rajvi Sardars
(B) Sirayat, Umrao and Tajimi Sardars
(C) Non Tajimi Jagirdars, Bhomiye

(A) Rajvi Sardars:

Nearest of the relatives of the Maharaja were called Rajvi. They are treated as brothers of the Maharaja. Rajvi Maharaj Gaj Singh's successors called Gajsinghgot Rajvi and they are divided into two categories. All three thikanedar all called Maharaj.

(1) Dyodiwale Rajvi: Maharaj Gaj singh Rajvi's son Chattar Singh successors are called Dyodiwale Rajvi. Mahraja Dungar Singh ji and Maharaja Ganga Singh were adopted from this category.

Three Thikana's of Dyodiwale Rajvi are:

(2) Haveliwale Rajvi: Maharaj Gaj Singh Rajvi's son Sultan Singh, Muhakam Singh and Devi Singh successors are called Haveliwale Rajvi.

Thikana's of Haveliwale Rajvi are:

(B) Sirayat, Umrao and Tajimi Sardars:

Bikaner State had 130 Tajimi Sardars, they are divided into three category:

(1) Do ladi Tajim and one hand Kurabwale: Total no. of thikana under this category are 33 and out of these Mahajan, Bidasar, Rawatsar and Bhukarka are the major ones and are called "Sirayat". Whenver Jagirdars of these Thikana go to the Maharaja then Maharaja greets them with one hand Kurb.

(2) Ek ladi Tajim: Total no. of thikana under this category are 28.

(3) Tajimwale: Total no. of thikana under this category are 69. Whenver Jagirdars of these Thikana go to the Maharaja then Maharaja greet them by standing.

(C) Non Tajimi Jagirdars, Bhomiye: Their are many non Tajimi thikana in Bikaner State. Many times Maharaja of Bikaner elevated them to Tajimi Sardars.

Some of these Thikana's of Bikaner are:

Top