Nokha, Bikaner

Nokha
—  city  —
Nokha Location of Nokha in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	27°36′N 73°25′E / 27.6°N 73.42°E / 27.6; 73.42Coordinates: 27°36′N 73°25′E / 27.6°N 73.42°E / 27.6; 73.42
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Bikaner
Population	49,704 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 325 metres (1,066 ft)

Nokha is a city and a municipality in Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Nokha was established as a 'mandi'(market) by contemporary king of bikaner state Maharaja Gangasingh ji. nokha is a well equipped city and it has cross sectioned streets like jaipur.

Geography

Nokha is located at 27°36′N 73°25′E / 27.6°N 73.42°E / 27.6; 73.42^[1]. It has an average elevation of 325 metres (1066 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Nokha had a population of 49,704. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nokha has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 48%. In Nokha, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Business

Nokha has plenty of small scale industries including industries which manufacture woolen blankets,tailes, electric bulbs, fans& cable, food processing etc. Food corporation of India has a very big storage godown here and farmers around the town come and sell their produce to FCI directly. Nokha is famous for converting Military Jeeps to Open Jeeps. Cement Industry is another grooming industry in Nokha

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nokha
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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