Supaul District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Supaul District Bihar Census 2025/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Quick Overview of Supaul District Census 2021 (Projection & Latest)

• Estimated Population (2025): 2,784,360 to 2,950,000
• Population Census 2011: 2,229,076
• Male: 1,155,283 (2011), est. 2025: ~1,426,081
• Female: 1,073,793 (2011), est. 2025: ~1,325,490
• Area: 2,425 km²
• Density: 919/km² (2011)
• Estimated Households: 443,073 (2011)
• Sex Ratio: 929 (2011), 2025 estimate: ~930
• Literacy Rate: 57.67% (2011) | Male: 69.62%, Female: 44.77%
• Child (0–6 years): 437,357 (19.62% of total), Sex Ratio: 944
• Urban pop. (2011): 105,558; Rural: 2,123,518; Urbanization: 4.7%

Population Projections & Historic Trends (1901–2036)

Year	Population	Decadal Change
1901	351,000	-
1911	361,484	+10,484
1921	349,040	-12,444
1931	369,329	+20,289
1941	372,219	+2,890
1951	431,547	+59,328
1961	663,339	+231,792
1971	854,589	+191,250
1981	1,087,762	+233,173
1991	1,342,841	+255,079
2001	1,732,578	+389,737
2011	2,229,076	+496,498
2025 (proj)	2,784,360–2,950,000	~+24.9%
2036 (proj)	3,164,537	+41.9% (since 2011)

Population by Religion (2011 & 2025 Estimated)

Religion	Population (2011)	% (2011)	Population (2025 est.)
Hindu	1,809,936	81.2	2,234,185
Muslim	409,251	18.36	505,179
Christian	3,758	0.17	4,639
Sikh	271	0.01	335
Buddhist	136	0.01	168
Jain	546	0.02	674
Others	42	0.00	52
Not Stated	5,136	0.23	6,340
Total	2,229,076	100.00	2,751,571

Population by Caste: SC/ST (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	%
Scheduled Caste	354,249	182,545	171,704	15.89
Scheduled Tribe	10,168	5,242	4,926	0.46

Urban / Rural, Households, Literacy and Density (2011)

Type	Population	% of Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate	Households
Urban	105,558	4.74%	55,788	49,770	893	72.74%	-
Rural	2,123,518	95.26%	1,099,495	1,024,023	932	56.89%	443,073
Total	2,229,076	100%	1,155,283	1,073,793	929	57.67%	443,073

Literacy Rate by Area, Gender & Religion

Category	Total Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Total	57.67%	69.62%	44.77%
Urban	72.74%	80.78%	63.64%
Rural	56.89%	69.03%	43.82%
Hindu	58.7%	70.9%	45.43%
Muslim	52.65%	63.34%	41.43%
Christian	73.54%	80.63%	65.62%
Religion not stated	60.29%	75.63%	44.71%

Sex Ratio by Religion

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	924
Muslim	955
Christian	889
Not Stated	970

Workforce Profile (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	472,649	356,247	116,402
Cultivators	142,606	117,552	25,054
Agricultural Labourers	251,652	178,136	73,516
Household Industries	10,180	5,624	4,556
Other Workers	68,211	54,935	13,276
Marginal Workers	405,033	195,471	209,562
Total Workers	877,682	551,718	325,964
Non Working	1,351,394	603,565	747,829

Child Population (2011)

Age Group	Total	Male	Female	% of Population	Sex Ratio
0-6 years	437,357	224,953	212,404	19.62%	944

Subdivision, Block, Subdistrict & Taluk List (All Administrative Units)

• Subdivisions:
  • Supaul Sadar
  • Birpur
  • Triveniganj
  • Nirmali
• Blocks (Taluks/Subdistricts):
  • Basantpur
  • Raghopur
  • Pratapganj
  • Supaul
  • Kishanpur
  • Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi
  • Pipra
  • Triveniganj
  • Chhatapur
  • Nirmali
  • Marauna

Block / Subdistrict	Subdivision
Basantpur	Birpur
Raghopur	Birpur
Pratapganj	Birpur
Supaul	Supaul Sadar
Kishanpur	Supaul Sadar
Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi	Supaul Sadar
Pipra	Supaul Sadar
Triveniganj	Triveniganj
Chhatapur	Triveniganj
Nirmali	Nirmali
Marauna	Nirmali

Villages & Towns

• Number of villages: 551
• Number of towns: 3

Official Language Distribution (2011)

• Maithili: 76.31%
• Hindi: 12.43%
• Urdu: 9.30%
• Bengali: 1.25%

Household & Houseless (Roofless, 2011)

• Total households (2011): 443,073
• Families without roof (2011): 140 families (total 623 persons)

Socio-Economic & Notable Facts

• Main occupation: Agriculture (primarily rice)
• Kosi River flows through district; area regularly affected by floods
• Identified as a "backward district" (receives BRGF funds)
• Historical/cultural site: Durga Sthan, Parsarma (10 km from district HQ), famous Vishnu Mandir & proximity to Nepal border (Rajbiraj)
• Major rail/road connections (NH57/NH106, new Kosi Mahasetu Bridge since 2020)
• Notable people: Udit Narayan (singer), R.K. Singh (MP), Shahnawaz Hussain (politician)