Bharaul

Bharaul
Bharoul
Village in Bihar
Bharaul

Location in Bihar

Coordinates: 25°35′N 85°56′E / 25.59°N 85.94°ECoordinates: 25°35′N 85°56′E / 25.59°N 85.94°E
Country  India
State Bihar
District Begusarai District
Population (2011)
  Total 3,115
Time zone Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
Postal code 851111

Bharaul i// 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 Aghapur Kothi are on river-side of the Balan River(substitute of ganga) opposite of each other.Nearest Railway Station from Bharaul is Bachhwara railway station which is 5.5 km away form 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 63.64% compared to 61.80% of Bihar. In Bharaul, male literacy stands at 70.37% while female literacy rate was 56.45%.

Education Institutes in Bharaul

SSbharaul and MSbharaul are the two schools located in bharaul village. SSbharaul is a Hindi Medium School, Located in Bharaul, Bachhwara Block and Begusarai District. It is a government School. It is one of the old schools in this area. It was established in 1928. Classes running in this school are up to 10th. It is a co-educational school. MSbharaul is a middle school located in western part of bharaul. Classes running in the school are upto 8th.

Hospitals

LifeCare Foundation Hospital, is a private hospital which is managed and maintained by LifeCare Public welfare foundation. It was established in 2012 and is providing free of cost health care to the public. The Hospital organised regular camp around the block for eye-sight. Public Health Care is also a GOVT Hospital located 2 km away from the village.

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 etc. are other festivals of this village. There are several places of worship in this village. The Shiv mandir, which is a very old shiv mandir, is famous for its architectural excellence. durga mandir (Mankameswari Dham), radha krishn kuti, brahm baba sthan, etc. are other place of importance. Every year, a grand mela is organised on the occasion of durga puja in this village at Mankameswari Dham.

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 and Anuradha Porayal