Wokha

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Wokha () is a town and a town area committee in Wokha district in the Indian state of Nagaland.

Geography

Wokha is located at . It has an average elevation of 1313&nbsp;metres (4793&nbsp;feet).

Demographics

India census, Wokha had a population of 37,696. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Wokha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 77%. In Wokha, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Greater Wokha

Wokha's agglomeration consists of Wokha town, Longsa village, Wokha village and Vakhosung. It has a combined population of 43,089. Wokha is on the main route from Kohima to Mokokchung and has been one of the earliest locations of the Assam Rifles.

Statistics

• The altitude of Wokha is 1,313.69 meters.
• The area of Wokha district is 1,628 square kilometres.
• The population of the entire district of Wokha is 161,098 denizens. (2001 provisional census)
• The summer temperature of Wokha is between 16.1 °C, and 32 °C. The winter temperature is a 2 °C minimum.
• The rainfall of Wokha is between 2 and 2.5 meters per year.
• Men occupy about 51.92% the population of Wokha, while women occupy 48.08%.
• The rural population constitutes 76.61% of the population of the district, while the remaining 23.39% of the population is urban

Brief history

In 1876 the......
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