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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Narkatiaganj
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.108|N|84.464|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[West Champaran]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 89
| population_total = 49,507
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=229873|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 845455
| area_code = 06253
| area_code_type = Telephone code
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Valmiki Nagar]]
| website = {{URL|westchamparan.bih.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
|Literacy = 65%
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Common
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bhojpuri]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narkatiaganj]]
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'''Narkatiaganj''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[West Champaran]] district in the [[Indian people|Indian]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. It is a part of [[Tirhut Division]], and situated {{convert|280|km|mi}} northwest of capital of the state, [[Patna]].

==Overview==
Narkatiaganj is a [[Community development block at India|subdivision region]] on West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated {{convert|280|km|mi}} northwest of capital [[Patna]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Roshan Kumar|title=All roads lead to Narkatiaganj|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140819/jsp/bihar/story_18732970.jsp|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=18 August 2014}}</ref> Narkatiaganj block has twenty seven [[Gram panchayat|Panchayats]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WEST CHAMPARAN DISTRICT AT A GLANCE|url=http://westchamparan.bih.nic.in/html/profile.htm|accessdate=13 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427093603/http://westchamparan.bih.nic.in/html/profile.htm|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Panchayats of Narkatiaganj Block, West Champaran|url=http://www.brandbharat.com/english/bihar/districts/west_champaran/West%20Champaran_NARKATIAGANJ.html|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref> 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 lines|Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar railway lines]].<ref>{{cite news|title=अभी खाली नहीं गोरखपुर-नरकटियागंज रूट|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-gorakhpurnarkatiaganj-root-is-not-clear-11584643.html|accessdate=13 December 2014|date=27 August 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 India census]], 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%. In Narkatiaganj, 15.7% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population Enumeration Data (Final Population)|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(ho0aca2ekydrvm45fhkt0unv))/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=229873|accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref>

==Climate==
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|date=May 2014
|source 1= <ref>{{cite web|title=Narkatiaganj, Bihar Weather|url=http://www.bing.com/weather/overview?q=Narkatiaganj%20weather&unit=C&FORM=DTPWEO&qpvt=|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
* [[Manoj Bajpai]]
*[[Damodar Raao]]
* [[Tufail Ahmad]]
* [[Satish Chandra Dubey]]
* [[Vikas Mishra (economist)]]
* [[Krishna Kumar Mishra]]
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==Places of interest==
Nearby Narkatiaganj is the historical ''Chanaki Garh'', which is said to be a palace of [[Chanakya]] in the region of [[Chandragupta Maurya]] of the [[Mauryan period]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PLACES OF TOURIST & HISTORIC INTEREST|url=http://westchamparan.bih.nic.in/html/tourist.htm|accessdate=13 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604233844/http://westchamparan.bih.nic.in/html/tourist.htm|archive-date=4 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> An ''Iron Pillar'' (also known as ''Ashoka Stambha'') representing the history of India and established by [[Ashoka]], is another center of attraction.<ref>{{cite book|title=Delhi: Ancient History|publisher=Berghahn Books, 2007|isbn=9788187358299|page=174|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KkpdLnZpm78C&pg=PA174&lpg=PA174&dq=iron+pillar,+lauriya&source=bl&ots=Xh-VOxTi2u&sig=56Ght3lx2sE0h58MojVvvjm79mI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6q5xU87pCceeugTY14H4CQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=iron%20pillar%2C%20lauriya&f=false|edition=illustrated|editor=Upinder Singh|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Samastipur Division|url=http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1382167884395-At%20a%20glance.pdf|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Narkatiaganj Junction railway station]]
* [[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{West Champaran district|autocollapse=no}}
{{Tirhut Division|autocollapse=no}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in West Champaran district]]

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