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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Okha Port<br />
| native_name = Okha port<br />
| native_name_lang = Okhamandal<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = Okhamandal<br />
| settlement_type = city<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.4667|N|69.0833|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Devbhumi Dwarka district|Devbhumi Dwarka]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 18847<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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| registration_plate = GJ<br />
| website = {{URL|https://devbhumidwarka.nic.in/|devbhumidwarka.nic.in}}<br />
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'''Okha port''' is a [[census town]] in [[Devbhumi Dwarka district|Devbhumi Dwarka]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Okha port had a population of 18,847. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Okha port has an average [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 48%. In Okha port, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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It is located at the sea coast and Pakistan is quite close to the Port of Okha.<br />
Okha has the [[Indian Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] as well as the [[Indian Navy|Navy]] protecting the sea border which has been very helpful during wars in the past.<br />
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Import - Export business is carried out in a large scale which mainly consists of the aluminium ore [[bauxite]] and the chemicals manufactured at [[Tata Chemicals]] situated in [[Mithapur]] (10&nbsp;km away).<br />
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Interesting Places<br />
[[Bet Dwarka|Beyt Dwarka]] is a [[Pilgrimage places in India|pilgrimage]] place to visit which is just 2&nbsp;km away from Okha<br />
Nageshwar, one of the 12 [[Jyotirlinga|Jyotilings]] of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] is at a distance of 22&nbsp;km from Okha<br />
[[Dwarka]], the golden city of [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] is 30&nbsp;km from Okha<br />
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Now in 2014 Okha comes under new district name "DevBhumi Dwarka".<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Devbhoomi Dwarka district]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Okha]]<br />
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