Nokha, Rohtas

Nokha
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Rohtas
Population	22,338 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Website	rohtas.nic.in/

Nokha (Hindi: नोखा, Urdu: نوکھا) is a city and a notified area in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar. The economic situation of this region is mainly dependent on parboiled rice processed by number of rice mills in this area.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Nokha had a population of 22,338. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nokha has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 42%. In Nokha, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Nokha is renowned for the numerous rice mills it has. This makes Nokha the center of rice production in Bihar. Although, the number of rice mills has been decreasing over the years, it still is the main driving force for Nokha's economy. in now a day,nokha is growing the economic devlopment and education. now a day many good school and college are opening and also many of student becoming doctors and engeeniers. so education's rate are increasing and as we know that educatoin is base of devlomment..

References

1. ^ "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. 

Coordinates: 25°06′11″N 84°06′51″E / 25.10299°N 84.11415°E / 25.10299; 84.11415

parawa

This is small village there is no development there is very low literacy.