Nokari
Nokari is a village in the Ranaghat II CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India Geography. Location. Nokari is located at . The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD blocks, in the "District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia", shows the census towns of Kamgachhi, Raghabpur, Panpara, Aistala, Satigachha, Anulia, Halalpur Krishnapur, Hijuli and Ranaghat (CT) forming a cluster around Ranaghat. Certain other localities such as Nokari, Nasra, Cooper's Camp, Birnagar, Habibpur, Gopalpur and Parbbatipur are also linked with this cluster. Area overview. Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains  lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. A portion of  the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the North 24 Parganas district. The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in rural areas. Demographics. According to the 2011 Census of India, Nokari had a total population of 5,032, of which 2,582 (51%) were males and 2,450 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 443. The total number of literate persons in Nokari was 3,583 (78.08% of the population over 6 years). Civic administration. CD  block HQ. The headquarters of Ranaghat II CD block are located at Nokari. Economy. There is a Bank of India branch in Nokari beside flower market and a Kisan CO-Operative Bank Near Nokari Gram Panchayat Office. Nokari flower market provides a variety of flowers for decorations and other purposes. Education. Nokari GSFP Primary School is the only primary school of Nokari. Students of Nokari prefer to go Purnanagar_Purna_Chandra_Higher_Secondary_School and Pal Choudhury High School for high school education. A large number of students are the alumni of Ranaghat College. Transport. A short stretch of Ranaghat-Duttapulia Road connects Nokari to  Aistala, where National Highway 12 (India) meets State Highway 11 (West Bengal).