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Janakpur Road is a town and a notified area in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Janakpur Road
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

Demographics

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 0 — 6 years of age.

Transport

Pupri, an agro-based industrial town, is located in Sitamarhi District in Bihar. It is around 30 km south-east of Sitamarhi.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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