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About Rupauli Village

Rupauli is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,172, made up of 10,610 males and 9,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2023 hectares hectares.

Rupauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 2023 hectares
Population 20,172
Male Population 10,610
Female Population 9,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rupauli compares

By the 2011 count Rupauli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 2023 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Rupauli

Rupauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rupauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rupauli from other places

Rupauli lies about 40 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Janakinagar, about 3.6 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 Rupauli
Nearest railway station Janakinagar 3.6 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 40 km

Villages closest to Rupauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupauli village had a population of 20,172. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Rupauli village has 10,610 males and 9,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupauli has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Rupauli covers 2023 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rupauli falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupauli is Janakinagar, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Rupauli is about 40 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupauli is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Janakinagar is about 3.6 km away. Murlīganj is about 9.7 km away. Banmankhi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupauli Milik (under 2 km), Rampur Tilak (2.0 km) and Rampur Tilak Milik (2.0 km).

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

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