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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Bachhwara block·Begusarai

Bharaul

भरौल
Bachhwara mandal
Pincode 851111
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Bharaul observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bharaul

  • Raja salesh mandir · 0.4 km
  • kali mandir · 3.2 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Bachhwara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bachhwara mandal is Panchmukhi Hanuman mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bharaul itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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KS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KUMARI SUDHA
Contact: 97****5828
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LGD code
237839
Pincode
851111
Post office
Bachhawara
Population
3,115
Households
627
Literacy rate
54.1%
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000♂
Workers
843
Distance to district centre
53 km
Distance to mandal centre
63 km
Distance to Patna
81 km
Distance to Kolkata
417 km
Nearest railway station
Bachwara Junction · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bharaul compares

By population, Bharaul ranks #18 of 92 villages in Bachhwara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.1%
+5.2% vs mandal average
Bharaul
54.1%
Bachhwara mandal
48.9%
Begusarai district
52.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
+25 vs mandal average
Bharaul
923
Bachhwara mandal
898
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
Bharaul
5.0
Bachhwara mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bharaul at a glance

Bharaul is a village of 3,115 people in 627 households (Census 2011) in Bachhwara block, Begusarai district, Bihar, the 18th-largest of 92 villages in Bachhwara block. Literacy is 54%, 5 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Begusarai district centre, 16 km from Barauni, the nearest town, 5 km from Bachwara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 851111, served by Bachhawara post office; the LGD village code is 237839. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur, 3 km away. The sarpanch is KUMARI SUDHA, and the village votes in Munger assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Pranay. The population is estimated at 3,673 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rudouli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bharaul · this village3,11554%
Bharaul · Hanumannagar33940%0 km N
Chausa · Chausa2.6 km NW
Sauri · Chausa69954%2.6 km NW
Sagra · Chausa85765%2.6 km NW
Chausa · Chausa9,01164%2.6 km NW
Bakwa · Panapur3,25446%2.6 km NW

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bharaul

LGD code
237839
Pincode
851111
Post office
Bachhawara
Population (Census 2011)
3,115
Population (projected 2026)
3,673
Households
627
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
923
Literacy rate
54.1%
Coordinates
25.60329°N, 85.94600°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Munger
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kumar Pranay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KUMARI SUDHA
Block / Mandal
Bachhwara
Nearest railway station
Munger (59.4 km)
Getting there

How to reach Bharaul

Mandal centre
Bachhwara · ≈ 63 km
≈ 2 h 10 min by car · 2 h 35 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Begusarai · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 24,509 people
Barauni · ≈ 16 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna81 kmcapital
  • Kolkata417 km
  • Delhi927 km
  • Hyderabad1195 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBachwara Junction5 km
  • Bus stopRani6 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur3 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Bank13 km
  • Petrol pumpLPG gas station12 km
  • CollegeG.D College27 km
  • Police stationBachhawara6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bharaul

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Bharaul

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

Same pincode

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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