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About Narkatiya Village

Narkatiya is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 873 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Narkatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 873
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narkatiya compares

By the 2011 count Narkatiya is the 46th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Narkatiya

Narkatiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narkatiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narkatiya from other places

Narkatiya lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Narkatiya
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 14 km

Villages closest to Narkatiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Narkatiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Narkatiya village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 46th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Narkatiya village has 873 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatiya has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Narkatiya covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narkatiya falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narkatiya is Bandhua, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narkatiya.

Narkatiya is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatiya is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.8 km away. Bandhua is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silaunja (under 2 km), Hathiar (under 2 km) and Niman (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Narkatiya today is likely to be higher.

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