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About Biraul Village

Biraul is one of the larger villages in Pandaul tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,988, made up of 3,088 males and 2,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biraul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Pandaul
Pincode 847236
Area (hectares) 326.8 hectares
Population 5,988
Male Population 3,088
Female Population 2,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biraul compares

By the 2011 count Biraul is the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,895 residents. Its 326.8 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Biraul

Biraul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biraul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biraul from other places

Biraul lies about 14 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, about 8.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Biraul
Nearest railway station Mahrail 8.3 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandaul 14 km
District headquarters Madhubani 14 km

Villages closest to Biraul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandaul tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Biraul

As per the Census of India 2011, Biraul village had a population of 5,988. That makes it the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,895 residents.

Biraul village has 3,088 males and 2,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biraul has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Biraul is 847236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biraul covers 326.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Biraul falls under Pandaul tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biraul is Mahrail, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Biraul.

Biraul is about 14 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biraul is in Pandaul tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about 8.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 9.0 km away. Pandaul is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihnagar (1.5 km), Baluaha (1.8 km) and Haidarpur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Biraul today is likely to be higher.

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