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Nokhra

नोखरा
Handa mandal
Pincode 334303
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Nokhra observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Handa mandal

The principal temple recorded for Handa mandal is karni Mata. No temple of this dedication is on record within Nokhra itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Rajasthan

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
69535
Pincode
334303
Post office
Diyatra
Population
3,133
Households
521
Literacy rate
39.8%
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,296
Census 2011 · in context

How Nokhra compares

By population, Nokhra ranks #5 of 47 villages in Handa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.8%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Nokhra
39.8%
Handa mandal
40.1%
Bikaner district
54.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
865
−24 vs mandal average
Nokhra
865
Handa mandal
889
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.7 vs mandal average
Nokhra
6.0
Handa mandal
6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Nokhra at a glance

Nokhra is a village of 3,133 people in 521 households (Census 2011) in Handa tehsil, Bikaner district, Rajasthan, the 5th-largest of 47 villages in Handa tehsil. Literacy is 40%, about the same as the tehsil average of 40% and the sex ratio is 865 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 334303, served by Diyatra post office; the LGD village code is 69535. The village votes in Kolayat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anshuman Singh Bhati. The population is estimated at 3,694 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Nokhra

LGD code
69535
Pincode
334303
Post office
Diyatra
Population (Census 2011)
3,133
Population (projected 2026)
3,694
Households
521
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
865
Literacy rate
39.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bikaner
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kolayat
Member of Parliament
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anshuman Singh Bhati
Block / Mandal
Handa
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
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