Biraul, Bihar

Biraul is the subdivisional headquarters of Biraul subdivision, consisting of six blocks of Darbhanga district in Bihar, India. The blocks are Biraul, Ghanshyampur, Gorabauram, Kiratpur, Kusheshwarsthan and Kusheshwarsthan east. This region covers the south-eastern part of Darbhanga district.

The headquarters building will soon be constructed in Uchhati village Mauza area. A new road will be constructed to link Darbhanga and Saharsa near this headquarter. Biraul is also a railhead. A new rail line (36 km) has been constructed from Sakri junction to Biraul. The line was inaugurated in 2008. Three passenger trains run on this line every 24 hours.

The constituent college J. K. College Biraul is here. Biraul also has two petrol pump stations, two cinema halls, an agricultural farm of the state government, a veterinary hospital here, a high school (Onkar High English School Supaul Bazar) and an old middle school, and a government hospital.

There are 26 village panchayats in Biraul block. The suburban villages are Uchhati Hati Benk Balia Dumari Karkauli, Bangarahata Hanuman nagar.

A new road will be constructed from Hatikothi to Gandaul (13 km). The Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated this road and a bridge on Kamala river at Kothram recently. This road will be a part of Darbhanga-Saharsa road. After completion of this road the distance between Biraul and Saharsa will be only 40 km. At present this distance is more than 100 km. The distance between Darbhanga and Saharsa also will be only 86 km. The state highway 56 passes through Biraul. This road connects Darbhanga and Kusheshwasthan via Biraul.