Nakur

For the village in Iran, see Nakur, Iran. For the town in Morocco, see Nekor.
Nakur
city
Nakur
Coordinates: 29°55′08″N 77°18′14″E / 29.919°N 77.304°E / 29.919; 77.304Coordinates: 29°55′08″N 77°18′14″E / 29.919°N 77.304°E / 29.919; 77.304
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Elevation 261 m (856 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 20,634
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Nakur is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Nakur is located at 29°55′N 77°18′E / 29.92°N 77.30°E / 29.92; 77.30.[1] It has an average elevation of 261 metres (856 feet). It is located 24 km from Saharanpur.

It is the oldest tehsil. Nakur was founded by Nakul, who was the brother of Pandwas. There is a tree in Nakur, under which it is supposed that Nakul stayed. The tree is in a temple called "Mahadev Mandir".

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Nakur had a population of 20,634. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nakur has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 47%. In Nakur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nakur is a Scheduled Caste-dominated town. There is also a large population of Saini in Nakur.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nakur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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