Wokha district

Wokha district
Wokha district
	— District —
	Wokha district's location in Nagaland
	Coordinates: 26°06′N 94°16′E / 26.1, 94.267Coordinates: 26°06′N 94°16′E / 26.1, 94.267
State	Nagaland
Country	India
Seat	Wokha
	Area
• Total	1,628 km2 (629 sq mi)
	Population (2011)
• Total	166,239
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-NL-WO
Website	http://wokha.nic.in/

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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Wokha.

Wokha is a district of Nagaland state in India.

Geography[]

It covers an area of 1,628 km². Its capital is the town of Wokha.

Economy[]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Wokha one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[1] It is one of the three districts in Nagaland currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[1]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Wokha district has a population of 166,239 ,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 595th in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] Wokha has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males,^[2] and a literacy rate of 87.6 %.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est."

External links[]

Official Government website

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[brgf-1] Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

[districtcensus-2] "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

[cia-3] US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est."

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