Supaul
City in Bihar, India
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Supaul is a City and municipality that is headquarters of Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Supaul | |
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City | |
 Interactive map of Supaul | |
  Supaul Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.126°N 86.605°E | |
| 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/ |
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 25.93°N 86.25°E.[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. Supaul has been referred as the fishery area (Matasya Kshetra) in the Hindu mythology in ancient times.[5]
Climate
| 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[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[7] 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.[8][AI-retrieved source]
Educational institutions
- 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.[9][10]