BPSC · District of Bihar

Supaul: 22.3 lakh people, one story

People
22,29,076
Area
2,425 km²
Literacy
57.67%
Sex ratio
929
Top 3 in BiharWorkers in farming: 86.2 % of workers. Rank 2 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Big number22.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 919 to every km².See the numbers →

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SupaulBihar

The history, places and schemes of Supaul are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Supaul in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population22.3 lakh#23/38 in Bihar
Area2,425 km²#19/38 in Bihar
Population density919 per km²#28/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio929 females per 1000 males#8/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)944 girls per 1000 boys#10/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate57.67%#27/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy44.77%#31/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population4.7%#32/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

57.7% can read. 929 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.671.2
Female literacy
44.851.5
Scheduled Castes
15.915.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.51.3
Living in towns
4.711.3

Gender literacy gap: 24.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.2%
  • Muslim 18.4%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.8 lakh workers, 39.4% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 23.0%
    • Farm labourers 63.2%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 11.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 9% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      8.513.2
      Latrine at home
      8.018.6
      Tap water
      0.93.6
      LPG / PNG
      2.06.5
      Phone
      34.544.9
      Television
      4.411.8
      Bicycle
      32.139.4
      Two-wheeler
      3.66.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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