Narkatiaganj is a town and a

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West Champaran West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India, located just west of Birgunj. It is the largest district in Bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of Tirhut Division. The district headquarte ...

district in the

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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 ...

. It is a part of Tirhut Division, and situated northwest of capital of the state,

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Overview

Narkatiaganj is a subdivision region in West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated northwest of capital

. Narkatiaganj block has twenty seven

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. The city is well connected by roads and railways to all major places of Bihar and neighbor states. It is situated on the Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar railway lines.

Demographics

As of

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, Narkatiaganj had a population of 49,507 in 9083 households. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 43%. Narkatiaganj has an average literacy rate of 65%, lower than the national average of 74%, male literacy is 57.65% and female literacy is 42.34%. 15.7% of the population in Narkatiyaganj is under 6 years of age.

Climate

Notable people Belonging To The Region

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Places of interest

Near Narkatiaganj is the historical ''Chanaki Garh'', which is said to belong to

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, the prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya of the

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. An ''Iron Pillar'' (also known as ''Ashoka Stambha'') representing the history of India and commissioned by

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, is another center of attraction.

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