PRESENT RULER: Thakur Saheb BALVIR SINGHJI, 10th and present Thakur Saheb of Birkali and a Noble of Bikaner, single Tazimi Sardar (Birkali, Nohar Tehsil, Rajasthan, India)

married and has issue.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Rulers of Birkali are descendants of Maharaj Srirang Bika, son of Rao Jetsi of Bikaner. Birkali is ancestral seat of Sringot clan of Bika Rathores. The Chief is part of major noble sub clan of Bikaner State and enjoys Single Tazim and Banh Pasanv in Bikaner Darbar. The estate was granted to Kunwar Sultan Singhji, son of Thakur Saheb Kushal Singhji of Bhukarka, in 1750 A.D. by Maharaja Gaj Singhji of Bikaner. Estate holders were....

• Thakur KUSHAL SINGH, 7th Thakur of Bhukarka, and sixth in descent from Rao Jetsi of Bikaner, married and had issue, two sons.

  • Kunwar Sawai Singh, heir apparent of Bhukarka.

  • Kunwar Sultan Singh, granted Thikana of Birkali (Ikladi Tazim, Banh Pasav) in 1750 A.D. by Maharaja Gaj Singhji of Bikaner (continued below)

• Thakur Saheb SULTAN SINGHJI, 1st Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Vijay Singhji (qv)

• Thakur Saheb VIJAY SINGHJI, 2nd Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Dalpat Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb DALPAT SINGHJI, 3rd Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Laxman Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb LAXMAN SINGHJI, 4th Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Chattar Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb CHATTAR SINGHJI, 5th Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Rawat Singhji (qv)

• Thakur Saheb RAWAT SINGHJI, 6th Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Agar Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb AGAR SINGHJI, 7th Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Ratan Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb RATAN SINGHJI, 8th Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Rajendra Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb RAJENDRA SINGHJI, 9th Thakur of Birkali, married and had issue.

  • Kunwar Balvir Singh (qv)

• Thakur Saheb Balvir Singhji, present Thakur Saheb of Birkali (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Thakur Kanh Singhji, married and had issue.

  • Thakur Hari Singhji, married and had adoptive issue.

    • (A) Kunwar Chandra Singh B.A. Birkali 'Badli', born 27th August 1912, educated at Dungar College, Bikaner, a well renowned and outstanding poet of Rajasthani literature during the post-independence era, married Kunwar Rani Bhatianiji of Dangri (Jaisalmer), and had issue. He died on 14th September 1992.

      • Kunwar Jeevraj Singh, married into Shekhawat family of Pilani, settled at Jaipur in Rajasthan.

      • Baisa Sarita Kanwar, married into Nirban family of Pilani, settled at Jamnagar in Gujarat.

  • Kunwar Khuman Singh, married and had issue, four sons.

    • Kunwar Chandra Singh, adopted by his uncle. (see above)

    • Kunwar Bachhan Singh

    • Kunwar Birju Singh

    • Kunwar Banney Singh

  • Kunwar Anney Singh

• Thakur (name unknown), married and had issue.

  • Baisa Sangeeta Singh, married Dr. Chandraprakash Singh Bhati of Kapoorian (Osian), and has issue.

    • Kunwar Vishal Singh Bhati, married a Russian lady, and has issue.

    • Baisa Vijaya Singh Bhati, born 10th August 1988.

  • Kunwar Arun Kumar Singh Rashtravar, poet and writer, educated at Rajasthan University, Jaipur, former branch manager at Reliance Nippon Life Insurance and at Bank of Baroda, married Sudha Singh Solanki, and has issue.

    • Baisa Meemansa Rathore

    • Baisa Pragya Rathore

    • Kunwar Pranshu Rathore, currently serving in the Indian Army.

  • Kunwar (name unknown), became a saint.