Supaul Subdivision, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Supaul Subdivision, 1908

Northern subdivision of Bhagalpur District, Bengal, lying between 25° 59' and 26° 34' N. and 86° 24° and 87° 8' E., with an area of 934 square miles. The subdivision is a continuation of the great alluvial plain of North Bihar, its northern frontier consisting of the marshy submontane tract known as the tarai. The population in 1901 was 510,900, compared with 481,562 in 1891. It contains 482 villages, of which Supaul is the head-quarters ; but no town. The subdivision is the most progressive part of the District and, after the head-quarters subdivision, the most thickly populated, the density being 547 persons per square mile.