Goraul

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?Goraul Bihar • India
Goraul
Coordinates: 25°55′20″N 85°19′26″E / 25.92225, 85.323973
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 55 m (180 ft)
District(s)	vaishali
Population	27,327 (2001)

Coordinates: 25°55′20″N 85°19′26″E / 25.92225, 85.323973 Goraul is a town in Vaishali district in the state of Bihar, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Politics
4 References

[edit] Geography

Goraul is located at 25.92225° N 85.32397° E. It has an average elevation of 55 metres (141 feet).

Goraul Sugar Mill was one of the most productive sugar mills in this area once upon a time. The adjoining catchment area used to grow huge amount of sugarcane. The sugar mill has shut done since. The agriculture land use pattern has shifted from sugarcane to other cash crops like tobacco and traditional food crops and vegetables. This place has a rich talent pool and has contributed immensely to various professions and industries like bureaucracy, engineering, management and information technology (most of whom have migrated to urban centres in India and beyond)

Goraul railway station which used to facilitate movement of sugar from the sugar mill to the markets now facilitates the seasonal movement of migrant agricultural labourers and movement of educated in search of employment to urban centres.

Goraul has immense potential as a centre for horticulture and agro-processing (fruit pulp) industries. The entire region is dotted with plantations of

1) Mango - delicious local varieties which are increasingly getting lost in targeted marketing campaigns of alphonso and dussehri

2) Lychee - amazing varieties which lose much of their temper in transportation and need to be tasted straight from the plantations

3) Betel leaf - which is considered to be an addiction (when taken with tobacco) and as a digestive when taken with cardamom and cloves.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Politics

Goraul plays a major part in Bihar as well as in Indian politics.

Late. Gaya Prasad Singh was a prominent person of Goraul, he held various Political positions and did his MA in 1970. Now a days Sri. Umesh Prasad is holding the keys, he puts up near the Ram Mandir.

Late Sri Vindhyeshwari Prasad Varma(a.k.a. Binda Babu) of Manpura village was the first speaker of Bihar assembly. His contribution to public affairs earned him the recognition of Padma Bhushan in 1961.