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Supaul | |
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Coordinates: 26°07′34″N86°36′18″E / 26.126°N 86.605°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila |
District | Supaul |
Established | 1991 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Supaul Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Total | 2,435 km2 (940 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,229,076 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi [1] |
• Additional official | Urdu [1] |
• Regional Language | Maithili |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | BR-50 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Supaul |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Supaul, Pipra, Triveniganj, Chhatapur, Nirmali |
Website | https://supaul.nic.in/ |
Supaul is a town 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. [2]
Supaul is located at 25°56′N86°15′E / 25.93°N 86.25°E . [3] It has an average elevation of 34 metres (111 feet).
Climate data for Supaul (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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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 [4] |
As of 2011 [update] India census, [5] Supaul had a population of 2,228,397 of which male and female were 1,157,815 and 1,070,582 respectively. The initial provisional data suggest a density of 919 in 2011 compared to 714 of 2001.