Nakóda
Nakoda may refer to: *Nakoda people, an indigenous people in the US and Canada *Nakoda, Rajasthan, a village in India *Nakoda, Maharashtra, a town in India * Nakodaji Nakodaji Tirth is a major Jain (pilgrimage site) in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located between the villages of Vikrampura and Nakoda in Barmer District. Main temple The temple is an important piligrimage center visited by both Jains and ...

Nakoda People
The Nakoda (also known as Stoney or ) are an Indigenous people in Western Canada and, originally, the United States. They used to inhabit large parts of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana, but their reserves are now located in Alberta and in Saskatchewan, where they are scarcely differentiated from the Assiniboine. Through their language they are related to the Dakota and Lakota nations of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, part of the large Sioux Nation. They refer to themselves in their own language as " Nakoda", meaning ''friend'', ''ally''. The name "Stoney" was given them by white explorers, because of their technique of using fire-heated rocks to boil broth in rawhide bowls. They are very closely related to the Assiniboine, who are also known as ''Stone Sioux'' (from the Ojibwe ). Alberta's Nakoda First Nation comprises three bands: Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley. The Stoney were "excluded" from Banff National Park between 1890 and 1920. In 2010 the ...
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Nakoda, Rajasthan
Nakoda Mewanagar is a village in the Barmer District of Indian state of Rajasthan. The village name is Mewanagar in the Rajasthan state Government records. This village was known by the names of Nagara, Viramapura and Maheva at different times in the history. When Nakoda Parshva Jain temple was made this village gained popularity by the name of Nakoda. Nakoda is a holy place of the Jains. Mulnayak is a nearly 58 cm high black-colored idol of Parshva in the lotus position. Today Nakodaji is worldwide famous for miracles at Nakodaji. There is a famous miracle still seen that in the ''darbar'' of Nakoda Jain Temple, all the ''diyas'' which are there, bows down to the Jain ''Sadhus'' as a respect of their position which is higher than any king in the world''.'' Main Temple Nakoda ji is one of the famous Jain temple of India. This sacred tirtha is at a distance of 13 km from Balotara Railway station and 1 km from Mewad city. It is situated in the forest in the hi ...
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Nakoda, Maharashtra
Nakoda is a census town in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ..., Nakoda had a population of 5949. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nakoda has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nakoda, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. References Villages in Chandrapur district {{Chandrapur-geo-stub ...
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