>Luqman akhtar at 13:08, 13 July 2021

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Janakpur Road
| native_name = Pupri
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]]
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| population_total = 15,129
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 843320
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| website = [[www.janakpurroad.in]]
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'''Janakpur Road''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Sitamarhi district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 [[Jainagar, Bihar|Jaynagar]] (34 km north-east) by road. [[Madhubani, India|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==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Sitamarhi district]]

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>Luqman akhtar at 13:08, 13 July 2021