About Wokha

Wokha (Hindi: ) is a town and a town area committee in Wokha district in the Indian state of Nagaland. Wokha is located at 2606N 9416E / 26.1N 94.27E / 26.1; 94.27. It has an average elevation of 1313metres (4793feet). As of 2001 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. 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. In 1876 the British Government occupied Wokha as the District Headquarters of the Naga Hills under Assam. By the year 1878 the headquarters was shifted to Kohima, but Wokha remained a subdivision. Later in...