Village · Kiratpur, Darbhanga # Narkatia Narkatia is a village in Kiratpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,085 people in 225 households, the 15th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 1,085 people (2011) - 225 households - 29.9% literacy - 920 females per 1,000 males ## Narkatia PIN code and other codes Narkatia falls in Kiratpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Narkatia Bhandari - Community development block Kiratpur - Census village code 227789 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Narkatia from nearby towns? - Kiratpur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 76 km by road - Benipur (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Narkatia? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Narkatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Biraul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Narkatia known for? About 85% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Narkatia Of every 100 households in Narkatia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Narkatia · ■ Kiratpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 6% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 86% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 45% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 10% 26% - Television 3% 3% - Mobile phone 57% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 36% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Narkatia? ■ Narkatia · ■ Kiratpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.9% 49.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1101 940 - Working population 28.9% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.9% for men and 14.0% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 55 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 183 (58%) · ■ Other work 18 (6%) · ■ Marginal 58 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kiratpur - Bhobhaul 1,820 people - Kandwara 1,570 people - Tatari 1,469 people - Bhandaria 1,133 people - Bholi 919 people - Amahi 339 people All 17 villages in Kiratpur ## Quick answers - How far is Narkatia from Darbhanga? 76 km by road - What is the population of Narkatia? 1,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Narkatia in? Darbhanga district (Kiratpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Narkatia? 29.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kiratpur/narkatia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.