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About Narkatia Village

Narkatia is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 556 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.7 hectares hectares.

Narkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 116.7 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 556
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narkatia compares

By the 2011 count Narkatia is the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 116.7 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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 5 - 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 14 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 3.3 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 Narkatyaganj 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 3.4 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 3.4 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Narkatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narkatia village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Narkatia village has 556 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatia has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Narkatia covers 116.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narkatia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narkatia is Narkatyaganj, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about 3.3 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 3.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpurwa (under 2 km), Katgharwa (under 2 km) and Tarharwa (under 2 km).

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

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