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Mokama is a town and a municipal council in barh of Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 90 km (56 mi) east of Patna on the southern banks of the river Ganges. Mokama is the connecting town of north and south Bihar and has 2nd highest amount of lentil production in India. It emerged as an industrial area in State of Bihar after independence.

Mokama or (mokameh) mokma Mokama
town
mokameh
Mokama or (mokameh) Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°23′23.28″N 85°55′08.75″E
Country	india
State	Bihar
Region	Magadh
District	Patna
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	mayor,gram panchayat(in village area)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	202,411
Languages
• Official	Hindi, and Magahi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	803301,803302,803303
Telephone code	+91-6132
Vehicle registration	br-01
Sex ratio	1000/892 ♂/♀
Literacy	96.4%
Lok Sabha constituency	Munger,mokama vidhan sabha
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mokama(183)
Climate	ETh (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,000 millimetres (39 in)
Website	http://www.mokama.in

Indian independence movement

The place where the revolutionary freedom fighter Prafulla Chaki was martyred is marked by a shaheed gate. People commemorate the anniversary of his death every year. Lalldin Saheb is yet another well known freedom fighter from Mokama who contributed in freedom struggle and was sentenced to jail during British rule. He worked for the welfare of the people of Mokama throughout his life. Had major contribution in reopening the Bharat Wagon Engineering Company of Mokama that is source of income of thousands of families.

Transport

Mokama is connected to all the major cities of India by rail and road. Hathidah is the junction point of NH 80 and NH 31. Mokama Junction is the railway station.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update],[1] Mokama had a population of 84,129. Males constituted 52.2% of the population and females 47.8%. Mokama had a literacy rate of 96.4%, higher than the state average of 61.80%. 94.34% of the population were Hindus, with the remaining 5.66% from ethnic minorites. 5.11% of the population were Muslims. Male literacy was around 99% while female literacy was 93.8%. 8,995 people were aged 0 to 6, constituting 14.82% of the population. The literacy rate of 72.79% was higher than the state average of 61.80%. The female sex ratio was 880 against the state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in was 869 compared to the state average of 935.

Villages

• Mokama Ghat
• Samya Garh, Bihar
• aunta chandravhan tola

References

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[de] Mokama

Mokama, auch Mokameh, ist eine Stadt im Bundesstaat Bihar im Osten Indiens. Sie ist Teil des Distrikt Patna. Mokama hat den Status eines City Council (Nagar panchayat). Die Stadt ist in 28 Wards (Wahlkreise) gegliedert. Sie liegt 90 km östlich von Patna am südlichen Ufer des Ganges.

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