Janakpur Road

Janakpur Road
Janakpur Road; Pupri
	town
	Janakpur Road Location in Bihar, India
	Coordinates: 26°29′N 85°43′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

As of 2011 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.

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 Patna Airport. Janakpur Road Railway Station, of Eastern Railways, serves this town.

References

"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.

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[1] "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.