Bharaul, Bihar

Bharaul Bharoul Bharawl
Village in Bihar
Bharaul Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25.603288°N 85.946002°E / 25.603288; 85.946002
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Begusarai District
Panchayat	Rudauli
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,115
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
Postal code	851111

Bharaul // is a small village situated in Bachhwara tehsil and located in Begusarai district of Bihar. It is one of 91 villages in Bachhwara Block along with villages like Rudauli and Arwa. Bharaul and Aagapur Kothi are on river-side of the Balan River (The main tributary of Kamala) opposite of each other. The nearest railway station from Bharaul is Bachhwara Junction which is 5.5 km away from the village. The main language of Bharoul is Maithili. Hindi is also spoken by most of the settlers. Bharaul village has a higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, the literacy rate of Bharaul village was 71.64% compared to 63.80% of Bihar. In Bharaul, male literacy stood at 79.37% while female literacy rate was 62.45%.

Education Institutes in Bharaul

There are two middle schools located in Bharaul village. Medium of instruction is Hindi in both the schools however, basic English is also taught as per state curriculum. Both are government Schools funded by Government of Bihar. It is a co-educational school. "Middle School Bharaul" is a middle school located in south-eastern part of the village and another one is located in northern part of the village and known as "Middle School Bharaul Uttari".Classes running in the school are up to 8th.There is no any Secondary School in Bharaul so students have to go Mansurchak or Nayatol village, which is 3 km away from Bharaul.

Village Economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main cash crops of the village are Oilseeds, Aniseed/ Tisi, Tobacco, Jute, Potato, Red chilies, Tomato and Rape-seed. On the other hand, the village also produces Litchi, Mango, Guava and Banana.

Infrastructure

Like most of the Indian Villages, Bharaul also lacks the basic infrastructure although some parts of the village have been connected with concrete roads but a lot more needs to be done. Villagers are still bound to use Bamboo Bridge (also known as Chachri Pul) in the lack of proper Bridge which can connect the Bharawl Village to adjoining Village of Aagapur Kothi which is located on the other side of Balan River. But Bharaul is well connected to other villages (Rudauli, Jahanpur etc.) by road and the main market of Samsa and Mansurchak are easily accessible too.

Hospitals

The Primary Health Centre Mansurchak is the nearest hospital from Bharaul which is about 3 km away from Village. P H C Bachhwara is about 7 km away from Bharaul. Both the hospitals are managed by state Government i.e. Bihar Government. The hospitals provides 24 x7 hours medical facilities.

Art and Culture

Mankameswari Dham

Kaali Puja, Holi, Chhath Puja and Durga Puja are the main festival of Bharaul. Janmashtami, Shivaratri, Hanuman Jayanti etc. are also celebrated with full zest and fervour. Sama Chakeva, Chaurchan Or Chauth Chandra etc. are other festivals of this village and observed by Hindus of the village. There are several places of worship in this village. The Shiv Mandir, which is a very old Shiva Temple located at the bank of Balan river, is famous for its architectural excellence. Durga mandir (Mankameswari Dham), Radha Krishn Kuti (Thakur Bari), Brahm Baba Sthan, etc. are other places of importance. Every year, a grand mela is organised on the occasion of Durga Puja in this village at Mankameswari Dham. Eid and Bakrid are the major festivals of Muslims of the village. Muharram is also observed by the minority Muslim community. A newly built mosque is also adding beauty to the Village which is situated near an old Pakad (also known as White Fig or Pilkhan) tree.

Chhath Mahotsav of Bharaul

Chhhath Mahotsav

The Mahotsav is one of the famous events of Bharaul which is organised every year. It starts on the very next day of Chhath Puja. Many renowned artists have taken part in the mega event with the likes of Manoj Tiwari, Kumar Sanu, anup jalota Anuradha Paudwal,Babul Supriyo,Lakhbir Singh Lakhha etc.