Nokha, Bikaner

Nokha is a city and a municipality in Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Nokha was established as a krashi mandi (market) by contemporary king of Bikaner state Maharaja Ganga Singh.

Geography

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

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census, 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, electric bulbs, fans and cable, food processing, etc. Food corporation of India has a very big storage down 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 booming industry in Nokha as well as Silver Products Manufacturing. Nokha is the World's Biggest Moth mandi and also Famous for Guar and Gum Industries and Groundnut oil industries. Also the furniture industry is growing in Nokha,there is 2 super market in Nokha, named as "Khaki baba super market" And Ganesh market Near SBI bank Pimpli Chowk.

Bikaner

Bikaner ( pronunciation ) is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan in northern India. It is located 330 kilometres (205 mi) northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division.

Formerly the capital of the princely state of Bikaner, the city was founded by Rao Bika in 1486 and from its small origins it has developed into the fifth largest city in Rajasthan. The Ganges Canal, completed in 1928, and the Indira Gandhi Canal, completed in 1987, facilitated its development.

History

Prior to the mid 15th century, the region that is now Bikaner was a barren wilderness called Jangladesh. In 1488 Rao Bika established the city of Bikaner. According to James Tod, the spot which Bika selected for his capital, was the birthright of a Nehra Jat, who would only concede it for this purpose on the condition that his name should be linked in perpetuity with its surrender. Naira, or Nera, was the name of the proprietor, which Bika added to his own, thus composing that of the future capital, Bikaner. Rao Bika was the first son of Maharaja Rao Jodha of the Rathor clan, the founder of Jodhpur and conquered the largely arid country in the north of Rajasthan. As the first son of Jodha he wanted to have his own kingdom not inheriting Jodhpur from his father or the title of Maharaja. He therefore decided to build his own kingdom in what is now the state of Bikaner in the area of Jungladesh. Though it was in the Thar Desert, Bikaner was considered an oasis on the trade route between Central Asia and the Gujarat coast as it had adequate spring water. Bika’s name was attached to the city he built and to the state of Bikaner ("the settlement of Bika") that he established. Bika built a fort in 1478, which is now in ruins, and a hundred years later a new fort was built about 1.5 km from the city centre, known as the Junagarh Fort.

Bikaner (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.

Assembly segments

Presently, Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

Members of Parliament

Bikaner (disambiguation)

Bikaner is a city in Bikaner district of Rajasthan.

Bikaner may also refer to: