Supaul

Supaul
City
Interactive map of Supaul
Supaul Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°07′34″N86°36′18″E / 26.126°N 86.605°E / 26.126; 86.605
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila [1]
SubRegion	Kosi
District	Supaul
Established	1800
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Supaul Municipal Council
Area
• Total	15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	65,437
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Maithil
Languages
• Official	Hindi [2]
• Additional official	Maithili [2]
• Regional Language	Maithili
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	852131
Vehicle registration	BR-50
Lok Sabha constituency	Supaul
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Supaul, Pipra, Triveniganj, Chhatapur, Nirmali
Website	https://supaul.nic.in/

Supaul is a City and municipality that is headquarters of Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar.

There are 11 blocks under the Supaul district: Supaul, Kishanpur, Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi, Pipra, Triveniganj, Raghopur, Chhatapur, Nirmali, Marauna, Basantpur and Pratapganj.

Supaul, previously part of Saharsa district, is part of the Mithila region. ^[3]

It is also known as Gateway of the Kosi region or The heart of Kosi Region because it is the geographical capital of kosi subregion.

Geography

Supaul is located at 25°56′N86°15′E / 25.93°N 86.25°E / 25.93; 86.25 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 34 metres (111 feet).

Name

Supaul name is a word from Sanskrit it means good place to live. In supaul su = good and aul = place

History

Supaul has a good place. It was administratively Established in 1800 in the rule of Darbhanga Raj. It has been a part of Mithila (region) And Videha.

Climate

Climate data for Supaul (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.6 (87.1)	33.1 (91.6)	38.5 (101.3)	41.5 (106.7)	42.0 (107.6)	43.0 (109.4)	38.6 (101.5)	38.0 (100.4)	37.1 (98.8)	36.0 (96.8)	34.8 (94.6)	30.1 (86.2)	43.0 (109.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	26.6 (79.9)	31.5 (88.7)	34.4 (93.9)	34.4 (93.9)	34.2 (93.6)	32.9 (91.2)	33.1 (91.6)	32.9 (91.2)	32.2 (90.0)	29.7 (85.5)	24.3 (75.7)	30.9 (87.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	12.3 (54.1)	16.6 (61.9)	20.9 (69.6)	23.2 (73.8)	25.0 (77.0)	25.3 (77.5)	25.7 (78.3)	24.9 (76.8)	22.0 (71.6)	15.9 (60.6)	11.1 (52.0)	19.8 (67.6)
Record low °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	3.8 (38.8)	8.8 (47.8)	12.1 (53.8)	17.4 (63.3)	15.6 (60.1)	15.4 (59.7)	15.8 (60.4)	17.8 (64.0)	14.6 (58.3)	9.0 (48.2)	5.0 (41.0)	2.2 (36.0)
Source: India Meteorological Department [5]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, ^[6] Supaul had a population of 65,437 of which male were 34,421 and female were 31,016 respectively. The initial provisional data suggest a population of 65,437 in 2011 compared to 54,962 in 2001. ^[7]

Educational institutions

• Collage
  • SCE
  • Degree Collage
• Schools
  • Delhi Public School
  • Williams high school

Notable people

• R. K. Singh, politician
• Syed Shahnawaz Hussain — politician
• Govind Kumar Singh — fashion designer
• Dileshwar Kamait — politician
• Anup Lal Yadav — politician
• Ranjeet Ranjan — politician
• Udit Narayan Jha — singer
• Aman Anand Singh is an Indian Entrepreneur and Founder of Arise Point. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Thakur, Ripunjay Kumar (1 March 2022). "Historical Geography of Early Medieval Mithila: From Videha to Tirhut". New Archaeological & Genological Society, Kanpur, India. ISSN   2348-8301 . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
2. "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
3. Jha, Makhan (1997). Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective. ISBN   9788175330344.
4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Supaul
5. "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
7. "Supaul (Supaul, Bihar, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
8. "20 साल के लड़के का कमाल, एक आ खड़ी कर दी करोड़ों की कंपनी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
9. "महज 21 साल की उम्र में एंटरप्रेन्योर बनकर कर दिया अच्छे-अच्छों को पीछे, खोल दी करोड़ों की कंपनी, मिला ये खिताब". ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 April 2025.