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About Rupaili Village

Rupaili is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 349 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Rupaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 349
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rupaili compares

By the 2011 count Rupaili is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Rupaili

Rupaili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rupaili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 148 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 15 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 Rambhaddarpur 15 km
Nearest town Benipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 148 km

Villages closest to Rupaili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 713. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Rupaili village has 349 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupaili has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Rupaili covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupaili falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupaili is Rambhaddarpur, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rupaili.

Rupaili is about 148 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupaili is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Rambhaddarpur is about 15 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Dagarua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duba (2.2 km), Dubaili (2.2 km) and Majhua (4.8 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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