Wokha district | |
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Wokha district's location in Nagaland | |
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State | Nagaland |
Country | India |
Seat | Wokha |
Area | |
• Total | 1,628 km2 (628.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 166,239 |
• Density | 102.1/km2 (264.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-NL-WO |
Website | http://wokha.nic.in/ |
Wokha is a district of Nagaland state in India.
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It covers an area of 1,628 km². Its capital is the town of Wokha.
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]
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]
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