About Narkatia Village

Narkatia is a large village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,876, made up of 1,441 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Narkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Uchkagaon
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	2,876
Male Population	1,441
Female Population	1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Narkatia compares

By the 2011 count Narkatia is the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Narkatia

Narkatia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narkatia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narkatia from other places

Narkatia lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 9.5 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 Narkatia
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	9.5 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uchkagaon	27 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	27 km

Villages closest to Narkatia

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

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Common questions about Narkatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Narkatia village had a population of 2,876. That makes it the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Narkatia village has 1,441 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatia has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Narkatia covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narkatia falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narkatia is Karchhue, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Narkatia.

Narkatia is about 27 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatia is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Karchhue is about 9.5 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Uchkagaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.