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Nokha
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City
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| Nickname:
Dharam Nagri
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  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 |
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| • Body | Municipality |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Population
(2017)[1]
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| • Total | 120,000 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-50 |
Nokha is a town and municipalityinBikaner district in the stateofRajasthan. It is a planned tehsil of Bikaner. 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. Raods 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. 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.
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