For the town in Morocco, see Nekor

Nekor

Nekor is a town in the Rif of Morocco. It was the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Nekor, and was founded by Emir Idris ibn Salih between 749 and 761 AD, and became the capital in the reign of his son Said ibn Idris It was sacked by the Vikings sometime between 859 and 862 AD, and destroyed...

Nakur is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district

Saharanpur District

Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

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Geography

Nakur is located at 29.92°N 77.3°E. It has an average elevation of 261 metres (856 feet).
It is located 24 km from Saharanpur.
it is the oldest tahasil. Nakur is formed by Nakul brother of Pandwas

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, 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 Gujjar dominated town.There are several Gujjar villages around Nakur.suryakant rathore (sampla begumpur)