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About Suphi Village

Suphi is a large village in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,326, made up of 1,747 males and 1,579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suphi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suphi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barari
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 3,326
Male Population 1,747
Female Population 1,579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suphi compares

By the 2011 count Suphi is the 27th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Suphi

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

How far is Suphi from other places

Suphi lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 1.9 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 Suphi
Tehsil headquarters Barari under 2 km
Nearest railway station Karagola Road 1.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 21 km

Villages closest to Suphi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suphi village had a population of 3,326. That makes it the 27th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Suphi village has 1,747 males and 1,579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suphi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Suphi is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suphi covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Suphi falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Suphi is Karagola Road, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Suphi is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suphi is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Barari is about under 2 km away. Karagola Road is about 1.9 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barari (under 2 km), Marghia (under 2 km) and Bhaisdiara (2.7 km).

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

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