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About Rupaili Village

Rupaili is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 138 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.47 hectares hectares.

Rupaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 48.47 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 138
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rupaili compares

By the 2011 count Rupaili is the 176th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 48.47 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Rupaili

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

How far is Rupaili from other places

Rupaili lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bishanpur Halt, about 1.7 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 Rupaili
Nearest railway station Bishanpur Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 20 km

Villages closest to Rupaili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 Rupaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupaili village had a population of 261. That makes it the 176th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Rupaili village has 138 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupaili has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Rupaili covers 48.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupaili falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupaili is Bishanpur Halt, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rupaili.

Rupaili is about 20 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupaili is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bishanpur Halt is about 1.7 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.9 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogra (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Manik Nagar (2.2 km).

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

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