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About Narkatiya Village

Narkatiya is one of the larger villages in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,613, made up of 2,931 males and 2,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narkatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Pincode 845418
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 5,613
Male Population 2,931
Female Population 2,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narkatiya compares

By the 2011 count Narkatiya is the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Narkatiya

Narkatiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narkatiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 23 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, 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 Narkatiya
Nearest railway station Adapur 11 km
Nearest town Raxaul 17 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 32 km

Villages closest to Narkatiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaka 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 5,613. That makes it the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Narkatiya village has 2,931 males and 2,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatiya has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Narkatiya is 845418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narkatiya covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narkatiya falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narkatiya is Adapur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Narkatiya.

Narkatiya is about 23 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatiya is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 11 km away. Raxaul is about 17 km away. Purba Champaran is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikrampur (3.4 km), Dalpat Bishunpur (4.5 km) and Kharhua Chainpur (9.6 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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