Do back-links to non indexed sub-domains / sub-directories considered by Google as website backlinks and pass Pagerank to website?

[vtmoz]

Hi,

If some noindexed links on our website or sub-domain got some backlinks, will that backlinks pass Pagerank / linkjuice to website? Will they be considered as backlinks to website by Google?

Here is a statement from Matt cutts for the question. My question is same as below with answer?

Eric Enge: Can a NoIndex page accumulate PageRank?

Matt Cutts: A NoIndex page can accumulate PageRank, because the links are still followed outwards from a NoIndex page.

Thanks

[benesmartin]

Hey there,

Those links are absolutely considered as back links by Google and are able to accumulate PR / link juice, as long as they are FOLLOW. It doesn't make a difference if they're indexed or not.

Hope it helps. Cheers, Martin