About Narkatia Village

Narkatia is a large village in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,726, made up of 1,949 males and 1,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Basopatti
Pincode	847225
Area (hectares)	290.6 hectares
Population	3,726
Male Population	1,949
Female Population	1,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Narkatia compares

By the 2011 count Narkatia is the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 290.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

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 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 Narkatia from other places

Narkatia lies about 20 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters	Basopatti	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	11 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	12 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	20 km

Villages closest to Narkatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basopatti 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 3,726. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Narkatia village has 1,949 males and 1,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatia has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Narkatia is 847225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narkatia covers 290.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narkatia falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narkatia is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narkatia.

Narkatia is about 20 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatia is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 5.8 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 11 km away. Jainagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.