# Narkatia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Narkatia

Narkatia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 247 households**, the 110th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,070people (2011)
- 247households
- 54.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Narkatia PIN code and other codes

Narkatia falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhasurari
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216653

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Narkatia from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)41 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Narkatia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Narkatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Narkatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Narkatia

Of every 100 households in Narkatia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Narkatia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Narkatia?

■ Narkatia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**957

Working population ****29.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 44.1% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (12%) · **■** Marginal 40 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narkatiaganj

- Siswa1,198 people
- Murli1,195 people
- Saidpur1,174 people
- Majharia1,074 people
- Sitapur1,026 people
- Bahuarwa1,025 people
- Salempur1,012 people
- Bargon1,008 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Narkatia from Bettiah?41 km by road
- What is the population of Narkatia?1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narkatia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Narkatia?54.5% (Census 2011)