Janakpur Road is a town and a
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in
Sitamarhi district
Sitamarhi is one of the districts in the Mithila region of the Indian state of Bihar, India. Dumra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of the Tirhut Division and is located along the border of Nepal.
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in the
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Bihar
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Janakpur Road had a population of 15,129. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Janakpur Road has an average literacy rate of 89.14%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65.46%. In Janakpur Road, 17% of the population is under 0 — 6 years of age.
The town is noted for the famous Baba Nageshwarnath Temple, dedicated to Lord
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& Madarsa Aziziya Jama Masjid Pupri which is founded by the Secretary of that time Maulana Manzarul Hasan.
Transport
Pupri, an agro-based industrial town, is located in Sitamarhi District in Bihar. It is around 30 km south-east of Sitamarhi.
Janaki Temple, dedicated to Goddess
Sita
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, is a nearby attraction. The town is directly connected with
Nanpura
Nanpura is a neighbourhood located in Sitamarhi district, Bihar
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(8 km south), Bajpatti (17 km north-west) and
Jaynagar
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(34 km north-east) by road.
Madhubani (south-east),
Benipatti
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Benipatti is a town and headquarter of sub-division Benipatti (अनुमंडल), in Madhubani district, in the Mithila region of Bihar, India. The native language of Benipatti is Maithili, while the ...
(north-west) and
Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi is an Indian city and the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in the Mithila region of Bihar and is a part of the Tirhut Division. It dates back to the time of Ramayana and is considered as the place where Janaka found Sit ...
(north-west) are ideal tourist destinations.
Nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport. Janakpur Road Railway Station, of Eastern Railways, serves this town.
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Cities and towns in Sitamarhi district
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