Narahia is a large village in

Madhubani district Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 2011 ...

of the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. Narahia is also called for the Mithalanchal land of Bihar.

Geography

Narahia is located in north

, near the border of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

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(about 30 km by road). It is surrounded by Balan and Bihul rivers. Narahia is located in Laukahi Block of Madhubani district. It is alongside the East-west corridor (Porbander to Silcher NH 57).

Demographics

2762 families residing there. Its population includes 13740 of which 7019 are males while 6721 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Narahia village population of children age 0-6 is 2646 which makes up 19.26% of the population. The average sex ratio of Narahia village is 958 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. The child sex ratio as per census is 938 was higher than Bihar average of 935. Narahia village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, the literacy rate was 53.17% compared to 61.80% for Bihar. Male literacy stands at 64.33% while female literacy rate was 41.58%.

Administration

This village comes under Laukahi police station, and Laukha laukahi Vidhan sabha kshetra, and Phulparas constituency.

Education

SSP High School is located there

Economy

Narahia supports a business hub. Narahia hosts a branch of

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank is a regional rural bank (RRB) in the State of Bihar, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is one of the largest regional rural banks in India in terms of branch network, staff ...

IFSC code- CBIN0R10001. It has two ATMs.

Transport

National Highway 57 and National Highway 104 pass through Narahia. The closest railway station is Nirmali and Ghoghardiha. The nearest airport is

Patna Airport Jayprakash Narayan International Airport is an international airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 14th busiest airport in India. To ...

some 200 km away.

Darbhanga Airport Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 highways, which pass through Darbhanga. The airport is op ...

is about to open for civil flights. It is around 80km m away.

References

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About Narahia

Satellite map of Narahia
Cities and towns in Madhubani district {{Bihar-geo-stub