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About Supaul District

Supaul is a district in Bihar , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Supaul was 2,229,076 with a growth rate of 28.66%. Supaul covers 2,425 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Supaul's population is 929 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 944 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Supaul, Urban/Rural population of Supaul, Literacy data of Supaul and Religion wise data of Supaul. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Supaul,Bihar, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Supaul

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 2,229,076 Growth (%) 28.66
Male Population 1,155,283 Sex Ratio 929
Female Population 1,073,793 Child Sex Ratio 944
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,425

Supaul has a total population of 2,229,076 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,155,283 while the female population 1,073,793. The state area is 2,425 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Supaul has sex ratio of 929 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 944 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Supaul

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 105,558 Rural Population 2,123,518
Urban Population (%) 4.74 Rural Population (%) 95.26
Urban male Population 55,788 Rural Male Population 1,099,495
Urban Female Population 49,770 Rural Female Population 1,024,023
Urban Sex Ratio 892 Rural Sex Ratio 931

Supaul urban population is 105,558 (4.74% of the total), while the rural population is 2,123,518 (95.26% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 28.66% overall.

Among the urban population 55,788 are males, and 49,770 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 892 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,099,495 are males and 1,024,023 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 931 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Supaul

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,033,283 Literacy (%) 57.67
Male Literate 647,672 Male Literacy (%) 69.62
Female Literate 385,611 Female Literacy (%) 44.77
Urban Literate 63,939 Rural Literate 969,344
Urban Male Literates 37,684 Urban Male Literacy (%) 80.78
Rural Male Literates 609,988 Rural Male Literacy (%) 69.03
Urban Female Literates 26,255 Urban Female Literacy (%) 63.64
Rural Female Literates 359,356 Rural Female Literacy (%) 43.82

The literacy data of Supaul highlights a total literacy rate stands at 57.67% with 1,033,283 literate individuals. Male literacy is 69.62% while female literacy is lower at 44.77% among them, 647,672 males and 385,611 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 63,939 people being literate, with men at 80.78% and female at 63.64%, compared to rural areas whereas 969,344 people are literate, with male at 69.03% and female at 43.82%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Supaul

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,809,936 Hindu (%) 81.20
Muslim 409,251 Muslim (%) 18.36
Sikh 271 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 3,758 Christian (%) 0.17
Jain 546 Jain (%) 0.02
Buddhist 136 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 42 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 5,136 Not Avaiable (%) 0.23

Supaul population is mostly hindu (81.20%) with a total 1,809,936 people. Muslim(18.36%) with a total 409,251 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 271 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.17% with 3,758 people). Jain (0.02% with 546 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 136 people) and Other (0.00% with 42 people). Around (0.23% with 5,136 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Supaul.

List of Tehsils in Supaul

11

Basantpur

Area: 257 Km2

Population

202,007

Male

104,968%

Females

97,039

Chhatapur

Area: 337 Km2

Population

286,456

Male

148,676%

Females

137,780

Kishanpur

Area: 234 Km2

Population

167,669

Male

86,714%

Females

80,955

Marauna

Area: 167 Km2

Population

145,136

Male

74,701%

Females

70,435

Nirmali

Area: 130 Km2

Population

98,435

Male

50,824%

Females

47,611

Pipra

Area: 199 Km2

Population

201,399

Male

104,247%

Females

97,152

Pratapganj

Area: 106 Km2

Population

106,884

Male

55,458%

Females

51,426

Raghopur

Area: 203 Km2

Population

215,643

Male

111,153%

Females

104,490

Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi

Area: 191 Km2

Population

122,772

Male

63,268%

Females

59,504

Supaul

Area: 291 Km2

Population

360,198

Male

187,813%

Females

172,385

Tribeniganj

Area: 310 Km2

Population

322,477

Male

167,461%

Females

155,016

Common questions about Supaul

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Supaul district had a population of 2,229,076. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Supaul is divided into 11 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Supaul is 929 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Supaul is 944 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Supaul is 57.67 per cent. That works out to 1,033,283 literate people.

Supaul covers an area of 2,425 square kilometres.

2,123,518 people in Supaul live in rural areas and 105,558 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Supaul grew by 28.66 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Supaul is a district of Bihar. You can open Bihar from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.