Naharkatia (also spelt as Naharkatiya or Nahorkatiya) 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. As of 2001 India census, Naharkatia had a population of 15,528. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Naharkatia has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Naharkatia, 10% 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, Rajasthani, Bihari and many Marwari 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 Taiphakes,...
