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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Blocks in Supaul District==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Blocks in Supaul District==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are a total  of eleven blocks in the Supaul District&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;brgf&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are a total  of eleven blocks in the Supaul District&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;brgf&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Basantpur (Parts of Birpur Sub-division)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Basantpur (Parts of Birpur Sub-division)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*Supaul is well-connected to other cities by road by the two national highways that pass through it. Namely, 106 and 57. [[National Highway 57 (India)|NH57]] connects Supaul to major cities such as Silchar, Gauhati Siliguri, Forbesganj, Mujjafarpur, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Porbandar. There are regular buses to the state&amp;#039;s capital Patna and the national capital, Delhi.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*Supaul is well-connected to other cities by road by the two national highways that pass through it. Namely, 106 and 57. [[National Highway 57 (India)|NH57]] connects Supaul to major cities such as Silchar, Gauhati Siliguri, Forbesganj, Mujjafarpur, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Porbandar. There are regular buses to the state&amp;#039;s capital Patna and the national capital, Delhi.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*Currently rail transport is available across the whole district. It has previously been [[Narrow-gauge railway]] connecting to Saharsa and Forbesganj, but is currently undergoing conversion to broad gauge. It is planned to be connected to Forbesganj, Saharasa Darbhanga, Mujjafarpur, and numerous other cities across India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*Currently rail transport is available across the whole district. It has previously been [[Narrow-gauge railway]] connecting to Saharsa and Forbesganj, but is currently undergoing conversion to broad gauge. It is planned to be connected to Forbesganj, Saharasa Darbhanga, Mujjafarpur, and numerous other cities across India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* The former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] prompted the foundation of New [[Kosi Mahasetu]] Bridge in 2002, which was washed away in heavy flood and severe [[1934 Nepal–India earthquake|India-Nepal earthquake in 1934]]. The new bridge was inaugurated  in 2020 by [[Narendra Modi]] which was constructed at a cost of Rs. 516 crore. The length of the bridge is 1.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;9km&lt;/del&gt;. [[Forbesganj]], [[Saharasa]] and [[Raghopur - Saraigarh DEMU]] became first trains to cross this bridge.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=86 year old dream comes true! PM Modi inaugurates Indian Railways&#039; Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/86-year-old-dream-comes-true-pm-modi-inaugurates-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-in-bihar-top-5-facts/2086376/|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=The Financial Express}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Here&#039;s why Bihar&#039;s Kosi Rail Mahasetu is historic in many ways|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/kosi-rail-mega-bridge-project-historic-for-bihar-infrastructure-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-history-650354&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* The former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] prompted the foundation of New [[Kosi Mahasetu]] Bridge in 2002, which was washed away in heavy flood and severe [[1934 Nepal–India earthquake|India-Nepal earthquake in 1934]]. The new bridge was inaugurated  in 2020 by [[Narendra Modi]] which was constructed at a cost of Rs. 516 crore. The length of the bridge is 1.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;9&amp;amp;nbsp;km&lt;/ins&gt;. [[Forbesganj]], [[Saharasa]] and [[Raghopur - Saraigarh DEMU]] became first trains to cross this bridge.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=86 year old dream comes true! PM Modi inaugurates Indian Railways&#039; Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/86-year-old-dream-comes-true-pm-modi-inaugurates-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-in-bihar-top-5-facts/2086376/|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=The Financial Express}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Here&#039;s why Bihar&#039;s Kosi Rail Mahasetu is historic in many ways|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/kosi-rail-mega-bridge-project-historic-for-bihar-infrastructure-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-history-650354&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=India TV}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=PM Modi to inaugurate 1.9-km long Kosi Rail Mahasetu today|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-inaugurate-19-km-long-kosi-rail-mahasetu-today-2843689|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=DNA India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=India TV}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=PM Modi to inaugurate 1.9-km long Kosi Rail Mahasetu today|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-inaugurate-19-km-long-kosi-rail-mahasetu-today-2843689|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=DNA India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Kosi division|Kosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established_title      = Established&lt;br /&gt;
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| seat                   = [[Supaul]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| population_total       = 2,229,076&lt;br /&gt;
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| population_density_km2 = auto&lt;br /&gt;
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| demographics1_info1    = 72.86 per cent&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Supaul district&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is one of the thirty-eight [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]]. The town of [[Supaul]] is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of {{convert|2410|km²|0|abbr=on}}. The district was split from the former [[Saharsa district]] on 14 March 1991.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Supaul, which was previously a part of [[Saharsa district]], is now part of the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&amp;amp;lpg=PA30&amp;amp;pg=PA27&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105920/https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&amp;amp;lpg=PA30&amp;amp;pg=PA27&amp;amp;redir_esc=y |date=2018-03-20 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Indo-Aryan people,]] who established the [[Mithila Kingdom]] (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Michael Witzel]] (1989), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Videha Kingdom were called [[Janaka]]s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=Witzel, M. |author-link=Michael Witzel |year=1989 |chapter=Tracing the Vedic dialects |title=Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes |location=Paris |editor1-last=Caillat |editor1-first=C. |pages=141–143 |publisher=Fondation Hugot}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Videha Kingdom was later incorporated into the [[Vajji]] confederacy, which had its capital in the city of [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], which is also in Mithila.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=Hemchandra, R. |year=1972 |title=Political History of Ancient India |location=Calcutta |publisher=University of Calcutta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
The Supaul district occupies an area of {{convert|2425|km2|sqmi}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Reference Annual&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and is bounded by [[Nepal]] to the north, [[Araria district]] to the east, [[Madhepura district|Madhepura]] and [[Saharsa district|Saharsa]] districts to the south and [[Madhubani district]] to the west. The Supaul district is a part of [[Kosi division]]. The [[Koshi River]] flows through the district, which is regularly affected when it floods.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Jawahar Navoday Vidyalaya, Pathra (Supaul) is situated 4&amp;amp;nbsp;km east of the district headquarter. This school is the top in the district in producing brilliant and young minds serving in different parts of India contributing towards the advancement of the nation{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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R.S.M. Public School is the first self-financed CBSE affiliated school in the district{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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Williams High School (Now Supaul High School, established 1898), is the oldest school in the district{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[J K High School Ratauli Jarauli]] is also a one the oldest public schools in Supaul{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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A Government Polytechnic College is located in the district.&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Supaul College of Engineering]] was established in 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notable people==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[R. K. Singh|R K Singh]], IAS is a former Indian bureaucrat served as Home Secretary to GoI and a member of the Indian Parliament since May 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]], BJP spokesperson and former Union Minister is also from Supaul.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Udit Narayan]] was born in the village of Baisi in the district of Supaul.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/supaul-homecoming-of-famous-bollywood-singer-udit-narayan-after-30-years-1287190.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sharda Sinha]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Govind Kumar Singh]], a fashion designer&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://in.news.yahoo.com/success-encourage-youth-bihar-designer-govind-singh-20110225-024558-216.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Prabesh Choudhary]], a cyber security expert&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.zeebiz.com/personal-finance/news-credit-cards-cloning-debit-cards-fraud-this-is-how-to-keep-your-money-safe-bank-atm-otp-number-90055&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sub-divisions==&lt;br /&gt;
The Supaul district comprises the following four sub-divisions:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Supaul Sadar&lt;br /&gt;
* Birpur&lt;br /&gt;
* Triveniganj&lt;br /&gt;
* Nirmali&lt;br /&gt;
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== Blocks in Supaul District==&lt;br /&gt;
There are a total  of eleven blocks in the Supaul District&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;brgf&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Basantpur (Parts of Birpur Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Raghopur (Parts of Birpur Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Pratapganj (Parts of Birpur Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Supaul (Parts of Supaul Sadar Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Kishanpur  (Parts of Supaul Sadar Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Saraigarh-Bhaptiyahi (Parts of Supaul Sadar Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Pipra  (Parts of Supaul Sadar Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Triveniganj  (Parts of Triveniganj Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Chhatapur  (Parts of Triveniganj Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Nirmali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nirmali]]  (Parts of Nirmali Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
* Marauna  (Parts of Nirmali Sub-division)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Polity==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Supaul Lok Sabha]] is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
Agriculture is the major occupation of this district and Paddy is the main crop.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Supaul as one of the country&amp;#039;s 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).&amp;lt;ref name=brgf/&amp;gt; It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).&amp;lt;ref name=brgf&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=September 8, 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; From December 2012, Bivha International Child Fund has funded education in Supaul (koshi division). Several programs are funded for education, agriculture from [[Bivha International School]], Bivha Rural Development fund, national banks, NABARD, &amp;amp; World Bank. A dairy farm, which produce approximately 100,000 litres of milk per day, has been also established by Bivha Corporation in Simrahi Bazar (Supaul). There is also an egg farm, which produces approximately 20,000 eggs per day, It is established by M/S Koshi egg layer farm in parsauni village (Supaul).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Times of India&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite journal | title=Bivha Child Fund came ahead for education | author=Sanjay Kant | year=2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pamal Foundation start funding for skilling in supaul&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=http://www.rojgarmedia.com |title=Skilling &amp;amp; Employment - Pamal Foundation starts funding for skilling in Supaul |last1=Sen |first1=Geeta |publisher=Rojgar Media Publication House |last2=Rojgar Media Publication House |first2=Rojgar Media Publication House |year=2016 |editor-last=Ahuja |editor-first=Ashok |issue=1 |department=News |location=Patna |agency=Rojgarmedia |edition=Bihar |language=ne}} {{dead link|date=June 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Pamal foundation started operation from its base center located at Bivha Business Center, Simrahi.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,50,636|13=1911|14=3,61,484|15=1921|16=3,49,040|17=1931|18=3,69,329|19=1941|20=3,72,219|21=1951|22=4,31,547|23=1961|24=6,63,339|25=1971|26=8,54,589|27=1981|28=10,87,762|29=1991|30=13,42,841|31=2001|32=17,32,578|33=2011|34=22,29,076|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;|align=right}}{{bar box&lt;br /&gt;
|title=Religions in Supaul District&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|81.20}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|18.36}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.23}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|Christian|blue|0.17}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|Sikh|olive|0.01}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|Buddhist|yellow|0.01}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|Jain|brown|0.02}}&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] the Supaul district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,229,076,&amp;lt;ref name=districtcensus&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | archive-date = 2011-06-11 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; roughly equal to the nation of [[Latvia]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cia&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison: Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est. | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-date = 27 September 2011 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; or the US state of [[New Mexico]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30|quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|archive-date=2013-10-19}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This gives it a ranking of 204th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]) districts.&amp;lt;ref name=districtcensus/&amp;gt; The district has a population density of {{convert| 919 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.&amp;lt;ref name=districtcensus/&amp;gt; Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 28.62%.&amp;lt;ref name=districtcensus/&amp;gt; Supaul has a [[sex ratio]] of 925 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,&amp;lt;ref name=districtcensus/&amp;gt; and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 59.65%.&amp;lt;ref name=districtcensus/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 76.31% of the population in the district spoke [[Maithili language|Maithili]], 12.84% [[Hindi]], 9.30% [[Urdu]] and 1.25% [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as their first language.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Urban and Rural Supaul ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Supaul District urban population 2011 ====&lt;br /&gt;
Out of the total population of Supaul for 2011 census, 4.74 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 105,558 people lives in urban areas of which males are 55,788 and females are 49,770. The sex ratio in urban region of the Supaul district is 892 as per 2011 census data. Similarly sex ratio of children in the Supaul district was 932 in 2011 census. Child population (ages 0–6) in urban region was 17,654 of which males and females were 9,140 and 8,514. The number of children in Supaul district is 16.38% of total urban population. The average literacy rate in the Supaul district as per census 2011 is 72.74%, of which males and females are 80.78% and 63.64% literates respectively. The exact figure of 63,939 people are literate in the urban regions, of which males and females number 37,684 and 26,255 respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Supaul District rural population 2011 ====&lt;br /&gt;
As per 2011 census, 95.26% population of the Supaul districts live in rural areas/villages. The total number of people in the Supaul district living in rural areas is 2,123,518 of which males and females number 1,099,495 and 1,024,023 respectively. In rural areas of the Supaul district, sex ratio is 931 females per 1000 males. If the sex ratio of children in the Supaul district is considered, the figure is 945 girls per 1000 boys. Child population of the age 0-6 is 419,703 in rural areas of which males were 215,813 and females were 203,890. The children comprise 19.63% of total rural population of the Supaul district. The literacy rate in rural areas of the Supaul district is 56.89% as per census data 2011. Sex wise, male and female literacy stood at 69.03 and 43.82 percent respectively. In total, 969,344 people were literate of which males and females were 609,988 and 359,356 respectively.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/60-supaul.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193833/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/60-supaul.html |archive-date=2013-10-29 }}&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/60-supaul.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193833/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/60-supaul.html |archive-date=2013-10-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-known historical and religious place, namely Durga Sthan, parsarma lies in the Supaul district and it is only {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} away from the district headquarters.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rajbiraj]] (10&amp;amp;nbsp;km towards north in Nepal, is a historic city which houses the famous 8th century [[Rajdevi Temple]] and close to [[Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple|Chinnamasta shakti Peeth]]. It also has lot of displays of the region&amp;#039;s culture. It is just off the [[Kunauli]] border.&lt;br /&gt;
Vishnu Mandir, temple based on south indian architecture and dedicated to lord Vishnu has become a major tourist destination in the district. This adds a south Indian essence to the Mithila culture of the area. It is situated on the national highway 106.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transportation==&lt;br /&gt;
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*Supaul is well-connected to other cities by road by the two national highways that pass through it. Namely, 106 and 57. [[National Highway 57 (India)|NH57]] connects Supaul to major cities such as Silchar, Gauhati Siliguri, Forbesganj, Mujjafarpur, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Porbandar. There are regular buses to the state&amp;#039;s capital Patna and the national capital, Delhi.&lt;br /&gt;
*Currently rail transport is available across the whole district. It has previously been [[Narrow-gauge railway]] connecting to Saharsa and Forbesganj, but is currently undergoing conversion to broad gauge. It is planned to be connected to Forbesganj, Saharasa Darbhanga, Mujjafarpur, and numerous other cities across India.&lt;br /&gt;
* The former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] prompted the foundation of New [[Kosi Mahasetu]] Bridge in 2002, which was washed away in heavy flood and severe [[1934 Nepal–India earthquake|India-Nepal earthquake in 1934]]. The new bridge was inaugurated  in 2020 by [[Narendra Modi]] which was constructed at a cost of Rs. 516 crore. The length of the bridge is 1.9km. [[Forbesganj]], [[Saharasa]] and [[Raghopur - Saraigarh DEMU]] became first trains to cross this bridge.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=86 year old dream comes true! PM Modi inaugurates Indian Railways&amp;#039; Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/86-year-old-dream-comes-true-pm-modi-inaugurates-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-in-bihar-top-5-facts/2086376/|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=The Financial Express}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Here&amp;#039;s why Bihar&amp;#039;s Kosi Rail Mahasetu is historic in many ways|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/kosi-rail-mega-bridge-project-historic-for-bihar-infrastructure-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-history-650354&lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=India TV}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=PM Modi to inaugurate 1.9-km long Kosi Rail Mahasetu today|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-inaugurate-19-km-long-kosi-rail-mahasetu-today-2843689|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=DNA India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sukhpur Dayodhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vishnu Mandir,Ganpatganj]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mahadev Sthan,Dharahara,Ganpatganj]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Narsingh Mandir,Ganpatganj]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pipra famous for khaja]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://supaul.nic.in/ Official website]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430232125/http://www.allaboutbihar.com/districts/supaul/index.php Supaul Information Portal]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170219125602/http://supaul.theabeda.com/ Supaul Unofficial Website]&lt;br /&gt;
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