Nokha, Bikaner

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Nokha
City
Nickname:  Dharam Nagri
Nokha Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Nokha Nokha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°36′N 73°25′E / 27.6°N 73.42°E / 27.6; 73.42
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Founded by	Maharaja Ganga Singh
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Nokha Municipality[1]
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Population  (2017)[2]
• Total	120,000
• Density	70/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ-50
Website	Nokha Municipality

Nokha is a town and Municipality in Bikaner District in the state of Rajasthan. Nokha was established as a Krishi Mandi by the contemporary king of Bikaner state Maharaja Ganga Singh. Maharaja Ganga Singh confer title of Chandigarh to nokha because it was well planned city like Chandigarh. Roads and mapping of this city is incomparable. Nokha Bhujia(Snacks) is also famous world-wide. City is directly connected to Salasar Balaji temple and Tal Chhapar Sanctuary via State Highway-20. It is connected to all major cities of India by rail and road network. a famous shiva temple Sengal Dhora shiv temple is located around 30 km from this town.

• List of villages in Nokha Tehsil