Nokha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bikaner, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Nokha is a Municipality city situated in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. The Nokha city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 9,630 families residing in the Nokha city. The total population of Nokha is 62,699 out of which 32,521 are males and 30,178 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nokha is 928.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Nokha city is 10014 which is 16% of the total population. There are 5231 male children and 4783 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nokha is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (928).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nokha is 76.7%. Thus Nokha has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.1% of Bikaner district. The male literacy rate is 85.63% and the female literacy rate is 67.03% in Nokha.

Population
62,699
Literacy
76.7%
Sex Ratio
928

Nokha Municipality has total administration over 9,630 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nokha Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nokha Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 10,014 5,231 4,783
Literacy 76.7% 71.9% 56.4%
Scheduled Caste 7,056 3,684 3,372
Scheduled Tribe 121 51 70
Illiterate 22,308 9,153 13,155

Caste-wise Population - Nokha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Nokha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,056 3,684 3,372
Schedule Tribe 121 51 70

Religion-wise Population - Nokha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nokha is 55,956 which is 89.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nokha is 2,891 which is 4.61% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Nokha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 55,956 (89.25%) 29,105 26,851
Muslim 2,891 (4.61%) 1,479 1,412
Christian 22 (0.04%) 14 8
Sikh 42 (0.07%) 19 23
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Jain 3,730 (5.95%) 1,874 1,856
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 49 (0.08%) 26 23

Literacy Rate - Nokha

The total literacy rate of Nokha was 76.67% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 40,391 literates, males were 23,368 while females were 17,023. Also the male literacy rate was 85.63% and the female literacy rate was 67.03% in Nokha.

  Nokha Rajasthan
Female 67.03% 52.12%
Male 85.63% 79.19%
Total 76.67% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Nokha

The Sex Ratio of Nokha is 928. Thus per every 1000 men there were 928 females in Nokha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Nokha.


Child Population - Nokha

According to Census 2011, there were 10,014 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Nokha. Out of which 5,231 were male while 4,783 were female.


Working Population - Nokha

In Nokha Municipality out of total population, 18,455 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,455 workers engaged in Main Work, 870 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 501 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,630 14,416 1,214
Cultivators 870 722 148
Agriculture Labourer 501 457 44
Household Industries 697 594 103
Other Workers 13,562 12,643 919
Marginal Workers 2,825 1,355 1,470
Non Working 44,244 16,750 27,494

Nokha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nokha is further divided into 30 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,927 58.1% 916
2 Ward No - 2 4,430 57.8% 929
3 Ward No - 3 2,206 70.4% 876
4 Ward No - 4 1,390 68.3% 883
5 Ward No - 5 2,254 55.3% 793
6 Ward No - 6 2,215 60.6% 909
7 Ward No - 7 2,254 59.8% 960
8 Ward No - 8 1,788 69.2% 927
9 Ward No - 9 1,251 78.7% 1,068
10 Ward No - 10 1,491 82.2% 993
11 Ward No - 11 2,118 66.3% 957
12 Ward No - 12 665 84.8% 1,027
13 Ward No - 13 2,227 82.9% 917
14 Ward No - 14 1,859 67.9% 934
15 Ward No - 15 1,713 70.8% 1,025
16 Ward No - 16 1,210 72.5% 955
17 Ward No - 17 2,520 57.9% 922
18 Ward No - 18 3,571 48.4% 970
19 Ward No - 19 1,269 73.6% 903
20 Ward No - 20 1,203 78.2% 1,036
21 Ward No - 21 949 80.1% 965
22 Ward No - 22 2,078 47.3% 887
23 Ward No - 23 2,275 52% 871
24 Ward No - 24 2,030 64.6% 888
25 Ward No - 25 2,090 63.1% 948
26 Ward No - 26 3,220 60.7% 925
27 Ward No - 27 1,629 74.8% 939
28 Ward No - 28 1,534 72.6% 910
29 Ward No - 29 2,396 69.4% 911
30 Ward No - 30 2,937 65.6% 940

Map of Nokha, Bikaner, Rajasthan


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