Janakpur Road
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Janakpur Road
Pupri | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 26°29′N 85°43′E / 26.483°N 85.717°ECoordinates: 26°29′N 85°43′E / 26.483°N 85.717°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Sitamarhi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,129 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Maithili |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 843320 |
Telephone code | 06228 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Website | www.janakpurroad.in |
Janakpur Road is a town and a notified area in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] 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 6 years of age.
Pupri, an agro-based industrial town, is located in Sitamarhi District in Bihar. It is around 30 km south-east of Sitamarhi.
The town is noted for the famous Baba Nageshwarnath Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva & Madarsa Aziziya Jama Masjid Pupri which is founded by the Secretary of that time Maulana Manzarul Hasan.
Janaki Temple, dedicated to Goddess Sita, is a nearby attraction. The town is directly connected with Nanpura (8 km south), Bajpatti (17 km north-west) and Jaynagar (34 km north-east) by road. Madhubani (south-east), Benipatti (north-west) and Sitamarhi (north-west) are ideal tourist destinations.
Nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport. Janakpur Road Railway Station, of Eastern Railways, serves this town.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.