Naharkatiya

Naharkatia (previously spelt as Naharkatiya or Nahorkatiya) is a town and a Municipal board in Dibrugarh district in the Indian state of Assam. It is well known for petroleum and gas reserves. Earlier, Duliajan, the head office town of Oil India Limited was in its circle. However, the towns are close, within a 30-minute journey.

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Place details

Locality: Naharkatia
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 18,937
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Naharkatia
Settlement.settlement_type: city
Settlement.image_skyline: Naharkatiya.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Naharkatia near Tuesday Market
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Assam, India.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Assam
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dibrugarh
Settlement.governing_body: Naharkatia Municipal Board
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 121
Settlement.population_total: 18937
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 121
Image: Naharkatiya.jpg
Dialing code: 37538

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==Demographics== According to the 2011 India census, Naharkatia had a population of 18,937 which 9,790 are males while 9,147 are females. Naharkatia has a literacy rate of 87.29%, higher than the state average of 72.19%; male literacy is 91.23%, and female literacy is 83.08%. In Naharkatia, 9.76% of the population is under 6 years of age.