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About Supaul Village

Supaul is a large village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,301 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Supaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Supaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847233
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,301
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Supaul compares

By the 2011 count Supaul is the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Supaul

Supaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Supaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Supaul from other places

Supaul lies about 18 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 9.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Supaul
Nearest railway station Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 18 km

Villages closest to Supaul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Supaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Supaul village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Supaul village has 1,301 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Supaul has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Supaul is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Supaul covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Supaul falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Supaul is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Supaul.

Supaul is about 18 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Supaul is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt is about 9.4 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rarhiam (under 2 km), Semraon (under 2 km) and Amaithi (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Supaul today is likely to be higher.

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