Prepared by: Presented to VIVEK SHARAN, District Magistrate, District Facilitator, Supaul

INDEX

Sl Headings Page No No 1 Background 3

2 Historical Perspective 3

3 Geography 4

o Border Area Perspective 4

o Water Resources 5

o Soil 5

o Agro-climatic Conditions 5

o Climate 5

4 Connetivity 6

5 Political & Administration 6

6 Panchayati Raj 8

7 Human Resource 8

8 Demography 9

10 Citizens’Profile 11

11 Area Profile 12

12 Sex Ratio 14

13 Education 17

14 Health 19

15 Women & Child Development 21

16 Sanitation 22

17 Banking 23

18 Development Indicators 24

19 Basic Amenities 25

20 References 26

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BACKGROUND The District of Supaul had been a part of Mithilanchal since the Vedic period. The area has been referred to as the fishery area (Matsya kshetra) in the Hindu mythology. The two oldest democracies namely Angutaran and Aapanigam are known for their existence in the Buddhist era, which comprises of today’s areas of district Supaul. It has a long history of its existence and transformation. Historical Perspective During the by-gone era of Buddhism, area comprising Supaul of present time was famously known for two independent states of Angutaran & Apadnigam. It is mentioned in the Buddhism scripture of Majhim Nikay & Thergatha. Erstwhile Apadnigam area was spread from Bakhtiyarpur to Supaul comprising hundred of markets. Mahatma Buddha stayed in the area for one month. During Palwansh, the area witnessed spread of Buddhism for nearly 200 years whose remainant could be seen even today in idols of ancient temples and folk songs. It is also said that Bhagwan Mahabir also crossed the area. Even though almost all historical places were ravaged by unpredictable Koshi river, yet ancient Brahmi scripture of first century BC was discovered from Aaraha village located near Saraigarh. Fort of Mughal ruler Feroz Shah Tuglaq is located 3 miles north of in Ekdara village. Malhad and Karnpur village is related with Raja Malldev and Karna respectively. Famous historical temple of Tileshwar Mahadev is located near village. Saunak village is known as dwelling place of saint Saunak. King Gopal of Palwanshi dynasty ruled whole area of for several years. It is said that Hardi village was sub-capital of Palwanshi dynasty. King Gopal was fervent follower of Buddhism and was instrumental in forming Palwansh dynesty in west Bengal. Renowned saint Paramhansh Lakshmikant was born in Parasrama village adjoining Supaul area. Historically rich area of Supaul was ruled by Palwansh dynesty for hundreds of year. Even after annexation of by King Ajatsatru in 484 BC, one part of Angutaran state comprising present day area of Supaul remained independent. However, Supaul area along with entire north came under rule of kings and later under Mughal rulers. After downfall of Mughal regime, Supaul area became part of British rule and underwent numerous geographic changes. In 1793 AD, several villages were merged with while in 1838 AD three ‘pargana’ of Naradigar, Malhanai & Nihshankarpur Kuda were separated from Tirhut and added to Bhagalpur area. Administrative and strategic location of Supaul led to the formation of Supaula sub-division by Britishers in 1870 AD. After 121 years existence as sub-division, on 14th March 1991 Supaul was made district of Bihar.

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Geography Supaul is situated at 25037'-26025' N latitude and 86022' – 87010' E Longitude. Soil is alluvial type. The river Koshi flows through the district which is considered as the sorrow of the not only this area, but whole of the state of Bihar. Tilyuga Chhaimra, Kali, Tilawe, Bhenga, Mirchaiya, Sursar are the tributaries to it. The type of soil is sandy. Somewhere it is acetic and somewhere it is basic in nature. in Bihar covers an area of 2,420 sq km. Supaul district is a part of the . Supaul town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by in the north, in the south, by district in the East and on the west by .

BIHAR

Supaul

Basantpur 150153

Nirmali 75935

Raghopur Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi Pratapganj 160887 102761 80270 Chhatapur 215493 Kishanpur Marauna 135586 113192

Pipra Tribeniganj 157779 248706

Supaul 291816

Border Area perspective Supaul is a bordering district to Nepal having an international border of 54 kms stretching from Ratanpura of Basantpur Block in the east to Nirmali in the west. A wide stretch of about 10 kms riverine area of Koshi length falls within the tirritory of this district. There is no puuca road or bridge at all in this area making access next to impossible. There are fair weather roads through sand dunes within this area which can be approached on foot by crossing many a tributaries of the Koshi river by dingi (small boat). There is no electricity and basic human infrastructure facilities in this area. These difficulties make the area a suitable habitat for the criminals and outlaws of international gangs. The complete riverine area and the adjoining villages, even out side the riverine area is highly volatile and bears a threat to the law & order situation of the district.

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Since Madheshi Andolan is on an uprise in Nepal countering the Maowadi Andolan, men from both the parties take shelter in the bordering area of the Supaul district making a big threat to the law & order situation of the district. Again, some percentage of population of the Indian side has trade and personal relations with their Nepali counterparts. Their cross border movements provide a good camouflage to the outlaws. Hence the priority before the district administration is the proper policing of the entire border area. This requires primarily to strengthen the basic infrastucture facilities of the existing police thana and outpost such as construction of barrack, thana bhawan, residential quarters, lighting arrangement etc which presently sans there. There are two thana and one outpost each in both the bordering blocks. they are PS, Ratanpura PS, Bhimnagar OP in Basantpur block of Birpur Sub-Division and Nirmali PS, PS, Dagmara OP in Nirmali block of Nirmali Sub-Division of this district. The district Head Quarter of Supaul is situated on the east side of the Koshi river whereas Nirmali Sub-Division is on the west side of the river. We use to visit Nirmali via Barauni--Jhanjharpu covering a distance of about 300 kms either by Rail of Road. Since the whole area is highly flood prone and the floods of 2007 & 2008 have completely damaged the existing road network.

Water resource- Supaul district has abundant water resource both surface and ground water. There are number of rivers and rivulets, perennial in nature, flowing across the district such as Sursar, Bhenga, Mirchaiya, Kali, Tilyuga, Gera, Dhemra, Hahiya etc. Certain waterlogged areas are most suitable for pisiculture and Makhana cultivation. In most part of the district the subsoil water is only 10 feet shallow. This is due to the high bed level of the Koshi River which compels the seepage of water round the year. The seepage water flows to the downstream country side in shape of nala/dhara and this too is very much useful for irrigation purposes. Some seepage water flows and logs in the low lands in shape of ponds, tanks and lakes and are used for irrigation and pisicuture. The subsoil water is so sufficient that a boring having one length of pipe and 5 feet filter is difficult to exhaust even with a five HP diesel pump set. Above all there are irrigation canal network that can give tremendous results with minor repairs and regular maintenance. The main occupation here is agriculture and its allied activities namely dairy, goatery etc.

Soil The district has, by and large, alluvial and sandy soil with a varying nature of acetic or basic. Though it is deficient in mineral such as Sodium, Potassium and Magnesium, it can be supplemented with suitable fertilizers. The PH factor of soil varies from 5.5 to 8.5. The soil is suitable for paddy, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, vegetables and jute. Horticulture is a self sustainable phenomenon here.

Agro Climatic Conditions- The district has a very suitable agro climatic condition for cereals, horticulture and vegetables. Two crops of paddy are grown here without much effort. Wheat and pulses gain a very good yield over here. The climate allows round the year vegetable cultivation of cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, radish, chili, capsicum, beans and long beans, gourd, potato, onion, coriander, turmeric, ginger, Garlic etc. The staple cereal of this district is rice. Horticulture has a very high potential in mango, litchi, banana, papaya, guava, Jackfruit etc. Seasons and Climates The climate of Supaul is highly induced by the Himalayan Terrain. Rains are very frequent here. Summer falls between April and June. The average temperature stands for 300C. The atmospheric pressure comes down up to 980-990. The moisture in the air decreases sharply. At the end of summer

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Northerly and Southerly winds replaces the Westerly winds followed by thundershowers and scanty rains. Storms hailstorms and low potential tornadoes are common feature of the area. The monsoon arrives normally in mid June decreasing temperature up to almost 100 C and increasing the Moisture content in the air to 80-90 percent. The average rainfall range is 140-160 mm. The winter is the most pleasant season stays from November to February. We may say, in general, Supaul has a good climate compared to other parts of the state.

Connectivity:- Roads and Rail The communication is very poor at present. Though Supaul district is connected by the NH-106 & 107 from and but the road connecting the divisional headquarter is still under construction. Though the rail line is in Supaul but it is only Meter Gauge. There is no broad gauge railway link to this district, so connectivity to other areas by direct rail is not here. The nearest railway station is Sharasa railway station. One shuttle train runs from Saharsa to Pratpganj via Supaul, which serves as the link to the trains of broad gauge which in turn connects the district with Patna and Kolkata. Too many rivers and rivulets keep disturbing the existing road and rail links. The Koshi disaster 2008 has severely damaged even the meter gauge railways connecting Supaul with the nearby . Nearest airport is Patna Airport.

Political and Administrative

Map of KOSI Division

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Supaul is located in the bordering Nepal. It consists of four Sub-Divisions and eleven Development Blocks. The Divisional H.Q. of the District is at Saharsa about 40kms away. It is connected with railways as well as roadways. Though the railways has the outdated meter gauge having quite inadequate frequency of trains and the connecting state highway is a dilapidated single lane which is under renovation. The state capital is about 300 kms away. The nearest airport is Patna though airstrips are there in Saharsa for Dakota landing. The district H.Q. bears the status of Nagar Parishad whereas the other two Sub-Divisions namely Birpur and Nirmali have the Nagar Panchayat at their H.Q. The district has five assembly constituency and one parliamentary constituency.

Assembly Constituency Parliamentary Constituency 41- Nirmali 42- Pipra 08 – Supaul 43- Supaul (including 75- Singheshwar assembly 44- Tribeniganj constituecy of district) 45- Chhatapur

District of Supaul is constituted of four Sub-divisions and 11 blocks. The distance of different blocks under the sub-divisions are depicted in the given diagram Source: NIC, Supaul website

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Panchayati Raj Institition

Sup Kisa Pip Trib Ra Ba Prat Chhat Saraig Mar Nir Distic aul npu ra enig gh sa apga apur arh oun ma t r anj op ntp nj Bhapt a li Total ur ur iyahi No Gram 26 16 16 27 18 14 9 23 12 13 7 181 Panchayats GP Mukhiya 26 16 16 27 18 14 9 23 12 13 7 181

GP Member 376 218 236 377 253 193 126 318 157 177 98 2529

ZP Member 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 25

Human resource The district has a very poor employment infrastructure since there is no industry as such. Large numbers of labourers migrate to Haryana, Punjab, Western UP and etc. for seasonal employment. The number of seasonal labourer migration is estimated to be more than 5 Lacs. North Bihar having high density of population and scarce industrial infrastructure bears a huge man power resource of unskilled labourers.

SUPA KISAN PIP TRIBENI RAGHO BASAN PRATAP CHHAT SARAIG MARO NIRM DIST UL PUR RA GANJ PUR TPUR GANJ APUR ARH UNA ALI ICT BHAPTI TOT YAHI AL

TOTAL 1164 56496 706 106617 70104 57476 35564 90601 43563 51887 2879 7282 WORK 73 51 0 22 ERS

MARGI 3304 16499 198 27656 17752 10963 25571 23626 15883 17963 8731 2019 NAL 6 43 55 WORK ERS

MAIN 8342 39997 508 78961 52352 46513 9993 66975 27680 33924 2005 5262 WORK 7 08 9 67 ERS

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Demography: - the district of Supaul is densely populated with 719 people residing in every sq Km, whereas this is 880 for the entire state of Bihar. Population of the district is 17, 32,578 according to the 1991 census. If we look for the block wise distribution of population it is shown in the given table.

NAME OF SUB DIVISION NAME OF THE CD BLOCK TOTAL POPULATION

NIRMALI NIRMALI 75935 MARAUNA 113192

SUB-TOTAL 189127 SUPAUL SUPAUL 291816 PIPRA 157779 SARAIGARH BHAPTIYAHI 102761 KISHANPUR 135586 SUB-TOTAL 687942 TRIBENIGANJ TRIBENIGANJ 248706 CHHATAPUR 215493

SUB-TOTAL 464199 BIRPUR BASANTPUR 150153 PRATAPGANJ 80270 RAGHOPUR 160887 SUB-TOTAL 391310 TOTAL 1732578

Population of different blocks in the district in decreasing order is shown in the diagram. Supaul in which block the district headquarters is situated has the highest population, whereas Pratapganj which is in Birpur sub-division has the lowest population.

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Demographic Details of District Supaul: (Census 2001)

Male Female Total

Population 902207 830371 1732578

Rural Population 94.78 95.04 94.90 (%)

Literacy Rate (%) 41.33 16.38 29.37

SC Population (%) 14.67 14.93 14.80

ST Population (%) 0.29 0.30 0.30

Total Families 459945

BPL Families 305815

Sex Ratio (overall) 920

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Demographic details of Sub-division and Blocks of Supaul District

Name of Name of

of of

of GP of

Sub the CD

% of %

of Male ofMale

No

Village

Female Female

% of % SC

% of ST of % ST

No

Revenue Revenue

Literates Literates

Division Block Literates

% %

% of Total of % Total

Population Population

Nirmali Nirmali 7 22 33.59 48.07 17.99 12.07 0.01 Marauna 13 38 25.01 39.75 9.32 11.75 0.03 Sub-total 20 60 Supaul Supaul 26 74 32.49 43.57 20.34 13.35 0.19 Pipra 16 39 27.82 40.11 14.54 15.53 0.00 Saraigarh 12 39 27.23 40.77 12.61 14.44 0.00 Bhaptiyahi Kishanpur 16 44 27.37 40.67 13.21 11.93 0.22 Sub-total 70 196 Tribeniganj Tribeniganj 27 64 28.30 39.92 15.58 18.63 0.56 Chhatapur 23 66 25.88 36.68 14.12 16.91 1.05 Sub-total 50 130 Birpur Basantpur 14 94 34.69 45.40 22.80 15.60 0.11 Pratapganj 9 13 31.83 43.47 19.13 12.67 0.53 Raghopur 18 58 29.61 40.90 17.45 14.36 0.04 Sub-total 41 165 Total 181 551 29.37 41.33 16.38 14.80 0.30 Source: Census2001; www.supaul.nic.in

CITIZENS’ PROFILE (a comparison)

Items Bihar Supaul Population 1027015247 82878796 1732578 No. of Families - - 312074 % of Scheduled Caste 16.2 15.7 14.8 % of Scheduled Tribe 8.1 0.9 0.3 Urban Population (%) 27.8 10.5 5.10 Rural Population (%) 72.2 89.5 94.90 % of Slum population to urban Popu. - 26.38 46.56 No of Disabled Population - 1887611 45655 % of Disabled in total Popu. - 2.2 2.64 Crude Birth Rate 26.1 31.1 24.96 IMR 68 63 65.6 Sex Ratio 933 919 920 Decadal Gr. Rate(1991-01) 21.34 28.43 29.00 Av. family size 5.3 6.0 5.55 Population density 324 880 719 Total Area (Sq Km) 3166285 94163 2425.00 Av size of Land holding (in Acre) 0.76 0.28 0.34

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% of Supaul’s area in Bihar 2.56 % of Supaul’s Population in Bihar’s 2.1 % of total workers 39.1 33.7 42.37 % of main Worker 30.5 25.4 28.98 Marginal worker (%) 08.7 8.3 13.39 Non-worker (%) 60.8 66.3 57.63 Farmers (%) 31.6 29.3 34.64 Farm Labourers (%) 26.6 48.0 54.2 Labour in HH industries (%) 4.2 3.9 2.4 No of BPLs (2007-08) - - 305815 Source: - PRC, 2008; Patna University; Bihar Rural Development Dept and Census 2001 Area Profile District : Supaul State : Bihar No. of House Holds : 3,08,453 House Hold Size : 6.0 Proportion of Urban Population : 5.1

P M F Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males) 920

Population- 1732578 902207 830371 Sex Ratio (0-6 years) 925 Total

Population- 1644370 855183 789187 Sex Ratio (SC) 936 Rural

Population- 88208 47024 41184 Sex Ratio (ST) 947 Urban

Population-0 367302 190763 176539 T M F to 06

SC- 256444 132436 124008 Proportion of SC 14.8 14.7 14.9 Population population (%)

ST- 5219 2681 2538 Proportion of ST 0.3 0.3 0.3 Population population (%)

No. of 509025 372961 136064 Literacy Rate (%) 37.3 52.4 20.8 Literates

No. of Illiteracy Rate 1223553 529246 694307 89.6 74.4 106.2 illiterates (%)

Work Total 728222 454299 273923 42.0 50.4 33.0 Participation

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Workers Rate (%)

Main Proportion of 526267 402221 124046 30.4 44.6 14.9 Workers Main Workers (%)

Proportion of Marginal 201955 52078 149877 Marginal Workers 11.7 5.8 18.0 Workers (%)

Proportion of Non Non Workers 1004356 447908 556448 58.0 49.6 67.0 Workers (%)

Proportion of Cultivators 249368 166660 82708 cultivators to 34.2 36.7 30.2 total Workers (%)

Proportion of Agricultural 399342 220594 178748 agricultural 54.8 48.6 65.3 labourers labourers to total Workers (%)

Proportion of Workers in worker in household 13986 8597 5389 household 1.9 1.9 2.0 industries industries to total Workers (%)

Other % of other worker 65526 58448 7078 9.0 12.9 2.6 workers to total workers (%)

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Sex Ratio: - Supaul has sex ratio in favour of male with total 920 female per 1000 male. If we look at the actual number in the total population of 17, 32,578; male population is 9,02,207 and female population is 8, 30,371. In per centage terms it is 52.1% and 47.9% respectively.

Trend in Sex Ratio – The sex ratio in the country as well as in the district shows a decreasing trend, which is evidently depicted in the given graph. The only thing of relief is that after the census of 1991 to 2001 it has shown some improvement, but still it is alarming.

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Block wise sex ratio in 2001 of Supaul district:-

India 933, Bihar 919, Supaul 920

Ratio of population in SC and ST – a comparison at country, State and District levels:-

SC / ST Comparison

The above graph shows that Scheduled caste population at national, State and District level is almost equivalent, but the distribution of Scheduled Tribe shows a great variance. In Supaul there number is minuscule, which accounts for only 0.3% of total population.

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Sex Ratio in SC and ST in different blocks of Supaul district:-

SC ST Total Supaul (District) 936 947 920 Basantpur 923 809 900 Chhatapur 938 957 918 Kishanpur 944 1007 939 Marauna 962 1056 940 Nirmali 975 333 929 Pipra 949 926 Pratapganj 932 1078 917 Raghopur 918 939 928 Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 939 0 925 Supaul 929 878 912 Tribeniganj 933 932 914

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EDUCATION: -

Literacy in the district is very low. Overall percentage of literates in the district is only 37.3. It is even worse for females as it accounts for only 20.8%, whereas for male it is 52.4%.

Literacy rate 2001

Area Name Total Female Male Supaul 37.3 20.8 52.4

Bihar 47 33.1 59.7

India 64.8 53.7 75.3

EDUCATION DETAILS: Source: DISE DATA 2006-07

GER PRIMARY 100.48% Particulars

GER UPPER PRIMARY 29.52% # of Single # of Single # of Schools Class Room Teacher School with SCR > 60 NER PRIMARY (2005-06) 94.90%

NER UPPER PRIMARY (2005-06) 27.30%

TRANSITION RATE (P TO UP) 57.50%

Number of Government School

Primary 738 25 9 534

Primary with Upper primary 280 2 0 191

Primary with Upper Primary sec/higher sec. 24 0 1 12

Upper Primary Only 15 1 0 7

Upper Primary with sec./higher sec. 34 2 0 4

Common Toilet 522 Schools

Girls Toilet 90 Schools

Drinking Water Facility 978 Schools

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Literacy Rate in Blocks of Supaul

Basantpur 44.3

Nirmali 42.3 Pratapganj Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi Raghopur 40.6 34.8 Chhatapur 37.6 Kishanpur 32.9 Marauna 34.8 32.1 Pipra Tribeniganj 35.6 35.7

Supaul 40.8

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Health Facilities:

Health facilities in the district is not very encouraging. At present the district has following Health infrastructure:

Sadar Referral PHC APHC HSC Hospital Hospital

1 2 11 19 178

But as per the population of census 2001 the requirement of HSC for the district is 347.(If the present population on the basis of projection is taken the requirement goes up to 367). Against the requirement, the district has only 178 centers. This is only 49% of the total requirement of the district. Hence there is a need of having another (187) 51% of Health Sub centers.

As per the norm/population, the current requirement of the PHC/APHC in the district is 64. At present there are only 32 centers (11 PHCs, 2 Referral and 19 APHCs) available to serve the population of district. So there is a gap of 33 PHC/APHC in the district.

Health Human Resource: Health Sub-Centre In 178 HSCs, 135 ANMs are appointed but 97 ANMs have been formally posted in the HSCs. The percentage of ANM in position and formally posted on contractual appointment is 45% and 43% respectively.

Primary Health Centre The 13 Health Institution in the districts are segregated with 11 PHC, 2 referral Hospital and one 1 District hospital. Status of Human Resources in these centers is as under

S No. Position Sanctioned Position % position filled

1 Doctor 57 50 87%

2 ANM 44 33 75%

3 Lab. Technician 13 3 23%

4 Pharmacist 14 0 0%

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5 Nurses 28 7 25%

6 Specialist 9 1 11%

7 Lady Health 9 Volunteers

8 Health Educator 4

9 Grade III and IV 45

10 Computer Operator 3

SOURCE: DHAP, SUPAUL

The human resource status of the APHCs is as follows

S No. Position Sanctioned Position % position filled

1 Doctor 34 23 68%

2 ANM 27 8 30%

3 Lab. Technician 17 6 35%

4 Pharmacist 15 1 7%

5 Nurses 20 12 60%

6 Dresser/ Compounder 17 6 35%

7 Lady Health Volunteers 3

8 Health Educator 5

9 Grade III and IV 55

SOURCE: DHS, SUPAUL

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WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT Integrated Child Development Scheme in the district is operational since 1983 when first project was sanctioned in block. At present 1743 Anganwari centres in 11 projects (Blocks) are sanctioned in the district. The details are as under:-

Name of Project No of Buildi Own Under Privat CDPO CDPO Asstt Asstt. the start AWC ng Buildi Construc e (Sanct (Vacant) CDPO CDPO Block Year Sanct Sancti ng tion Buildi ioned) (Sanctio (Vacant) ioned oned ng ned)

Supaul 2003 304 0 304 1 0

Kishanp 2003 135 10 0 135 1 0 ur

Sarygur 2003 102 0 102 1 0 d - Bhaptay a

Pipra 2003 157 4 0 4 157 1 0

Trivenig 1983 247 26 1 4 246 1 0 1 1 anj

Chhata 2003 215 5 0 5 215 1 0 pur

Raghop 1990 163 36 25 11 138 1 0 1 1 ur

Basantp 1990 150 25 23 127 1 1(Raghopur ur CDPO in Charge)

Pratapg 2003 81 10 9 1 72 1 0 anj

Marona 2003 113 0 113 1 0

Nirmali 2003 76 0 76 1 0

Total 1743 116 58 25 1685 11 1 2 2

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Sanitation: - The situation of sanitation in the district

IHHL-Target vs Achievement, till July 09

50000

45334 44565 45000 41110 40000

35000 30852 28665 30000 26406

23470 25000 21751

20000 17405 15207 15000 11052

10000

5000

0 Supaul Kishanpur Sarygurd - Pipra Triveniganj Chhatapur Raghopur Basantpur Partapgunj Marona Nirmali Bhaptaya

APL Target APL Achievment BPL Target Achievment BPL

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Banking

There are Six Commercial and one Gramin Bank are operating in the district.

The commercial banks are

1. State Bank of India (15 Branches)

2. Panjab National Bank (8 Branches)

3. Central Bank of India (15 Branches)

4. United Bank of India 1 Branch)

5. Bank of India and (5 Branches)

6. Canara Bank (1 Branch)

Gramin bank operating in the district is with 24 Branches.

No of Branches in Blocks and their CD Ratio Supa Kisan Pipra Tribe Ragho Basant Pratapg Chhata Saraiga Marou Nirm Distict ul pur niga pur pur anj pur rh na ali Total nj Bhaptiy ahi

Schedule 13 5 6 9 8 7 4 7 2 3 5 69 d Commer cial Banks

Credit 38.5 34.89 35.23 37.8 36.95 38.25 34.85 37.4 34.9 34.15 34.85 36.45 Deposit Ratio

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Development Indicators of District Supaul Key Indicators District Rapid District Level Health Household Survey Survey _ RCH _ MHFW (RHS- RCH), 1998-99 (2002 - 04) % of Girls marrying below 18 years 56.50 61.10 Mean Age at Marriage (Female) 16.90 % of Births of order 3 and above 53.20 CPR 28.40 % Pregnant women with any ANC 17.90 % Pregnant women with full ANC 6.50 2.20 Pregnant women who had 2 or more TT injection 68 % of Women who received adequate IFA Tablet 3.30 % of Women who consumed 2 or more IFA 3.20 Tablet regularly during pregnancy % of Institutional Delivery 9.40 12.50 % of Safe Delivery 19.70 27.80 % of women who had delivery at home 87 % of Children (12-23 months) with Complete 15 Immunization % of Children (12-23 months) with No 49.10 Immunization % of Children (12-35 months) with Complete 15.70 Immunization % of Children (12-35 months) with No 52.80 Immunization Exclusive breastfeeding Children under 3 initiated Breastfeeding within 2 8.20 hours of birth Anemia among pregnant 2.80 Use of Iodized Salt (Adequately Iodized Salt) 22.90 Women whose child under 3 years suffered from 26 Diarrhoea treated with ORS % of females with symptoms of RTI /STI 20 41.60 % of males with symptoms of RTI/STI 15.50 % of females aware of HIV / AIDS 15.10 % of males aware of HIV / AIDS 32.40 Vital Demographic Indicators (Census 1991) IMR (q1) 0.00 CBR 32.60 TFR 4.51 Nutritional Status of Children SD Classification Under Weight 56.80 Prevalence of Under Weight (Moderate & Severe) 58.60 Prevalence of Under Weight (Severe) 28.60 Stunted 49.60

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Basic amenities (%) in blocks (census 2001)

Sl Block No. of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of No Village Village Land Village Villages Litera Village Villag Main s s Irrigate s with with cy s with es Worke having d Drinki electrici Primar with rs to Paved ng ty y any Total Approa Water School Health Worke ched Faciliti Facility Care rs Road es Facilit ies 1 Nirmali 22 13.64 12.16 100.00 9.09 33.59 86.36 22.73 69.67 2 Basantpur 94 42.55 18.61 91.49 18.09 34.69 61.70 6.38 80.93 3 Chhatapur 66 53.03 42.81 93.94 48.48 25.88 80.30 18.18 73.92 4 Pratapganj 13 84.62 46.65 100.00 46.15 31.83 84.62 61.54 71.90 5 Raghopur 58 63.79 49.74 100.00 48.28 29.61 84.48 13.79 74.68 6 Saraigarh 39 41.03 21.67 100.00 10.26 27.23 87.18 12.82 63.54 Bhaptiyahi 7 Kishanpur 44 31.82 36.77 100.00 29.55 27.37 95.45 27.27 70.80 8 Marauna 38 28.95 13.17 94.74 0.00 25.01 73.68 7.89 65.38 9 Supaul 74 58.11 18.81 97.30 37.84 32.49 83.78 12.16 71.63 10 Pipra 39 35.90 23.38 97.44 17.95 27.82 94.87 56.41 71.91 11 Tribeniganj 64 28.13 41.52 87.50 21.88 28.30 79.69 21.88 74.06 Total 551 43.92 30.47 95.46 27.40 29.38 80.58 18.87 72.27

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REFERENCES:

 Census, Office of Register General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI  DLHS-III, (District Level Health Survey), 2007-08, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI  SEEP (School Elementary Education Program), 2008-09, District Education Department, Supaul, Bihar  District Health Action Plan, Supaul  Monthly progress report of different departments  BRGF Plan, Supaul, Bihar  Report from LDM, Supaul  Report from District Panchayati Raj Office  Border Area Development Plan, Supaul  DEVINFO India software, UNICEF, United Nations

 Websites (www.supaul.nic.in)

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