Naharkatiya

Naharkatia is a town and a town area committee 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 both the towns are close packed within a distance of 30 minutes journey.DemographicsAccording to the 2011 India census, Naharkatia had a population of 18,937 which 9,790 are males while 9,147 are females.Naharkatia has an 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.The town is an amalgamation of many communities from different states of India, mainly Assamese, Bengali, Biharii, Gorkhali/nepali and many Marwari and Rajasthani people reside in the town area. A few Punjabi families have also lived in the town for many years.However, Buddhist descendants of a Mongolian tribe known as Phakials or Tai-Phakes, also reside outside the town. Their village houses a Buddhist monastery and handicrafts woven by them are very beautiful. The monastery is a tourist attraction and is considered to be meditation center in a serene atmosphere. The town is more attractive due to the three tea estates.