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About Supaul Village

Supaul is a mid sized village in Ghanshyampur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 761 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, 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 Ghanshyampur
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 117.25 hectares
Population 1,474
Male Population 761
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents. Its 117.25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanshyampur 18 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 Ghanshyampur 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 1,474. That makes it the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents.

Supaul village has 761 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Supaul has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Supaul is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Supaul covers 117.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Supaul falls under Ghanshyampur 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 Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt is about 9.4 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Ghanshyampur 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 Bhagwanpur Bhit (9.4 km), Pohadi (13 km) and Tumaul (13 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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