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Biral বিরল
Upazila
Mangolpur Railway Station
Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°32′E / 25.633°N 88.533°E / 25.633; 88.533
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Dinajpur
Area
• Total	353.98 km (136.67 sq mi)
Population
• Total	281,554
• Density	800/km (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5210
Website	Official Map of Biral

Biral (Bengali: বিরল) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Biral is located at 25°38′00″N 88°32′00″E / 25.6333°N 88.5333°E / 25.6333; 88.5333. It has 61,414 households and total area 353.98 km.

Biral Upazila is bounded by Bochaganj and Kaharole Upazilas on the north, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila and Punarbhaba River on the east, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila and Gangarampur and Kushmandi CD Blocks in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south, and Bochaganj Upazila, Kaliaganj CD Block in Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India and Kushmandi on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Biral Upazila had 61,414 households and a population of 257,925. 59,186 (22.95%) were under 10 years of age. Biral had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.33%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 9,059 (3.51%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 4,178 (1.62%), of which Santal were 3,257.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Biral has a population of 2,04,420. Males constitute 52.57% of the population, and females 47.43%. This Upazila's population above 18 years is 101819. Biral has an average literacy rate of 27.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

UNO: Bahni Shikha Asha.

Biral Thana was formed in 1915 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Biral Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Azimpur, Bhandra, Biral, Bijora, Dhamoir, Dharmapur, Farakkabad, Mangalpur, Ranipukur, and Shohorgram. The union parishads are subdivided into 241 mauzas and 238 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Biral railway station

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. Md. Mizanur Rahman, "Biral Upazila", in Sirajul Islam (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. "Biral Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
5. "District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur" (PDF). Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
6. "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
7. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dinajpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-270-2.
8. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dinajpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
9. "Community Tables: Dinajpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
10. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
11. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-27. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27.
12. "Biral Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.

v t e Dinajpur District
Capital: Dinajpur
Upazilas	Birampur Birganj Biral Bochaganj Chirirbandar Dinajpur Ghoraghat Hakimpur Kaharole Khansama Nawabganj Parbatipur Phulbari
Constituencies	Dinajpur-1 Dinajpur-2 Dinajpur-3 Dinajpur-4 Dinajpur-5 Dinajpur-6
Attractions and sites	Barapukuria coal mine Dinajpur Rajbari Ghughudanga Palace Gor-E-Shahid Eidgah Maidan Hili Land Port Kholahati Cantonment LAMB Hospital Nawabganj National Park Nayabad Mosque Ramsagar National Park Shopnopuri artificial amusement park Sitakot Vihara Sura Mosque
History	Pundravardhana Ali Mardan Khalji Shah Ismail Ghazi Heyat Mahmud
Inhabited areas	American Camp Jotbani Union Ramsagar Rudrapur
Educational institutions	Birganj Pilot Government High School Dinajpur Government College Dinajpur Government Girls' High School Dinajpur Polytechnic Institute Dinajpur Zila School Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University Kayempur High School METI Handmade School
Transport	Atrai Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line Drutajan Express Ekota Express Hili railway station Panchagarh Express Parbatipur Junction railway station
See also	West Dinajpur district List of people from Dinajpur

v t e Upazilas of the Rangpur Division
Capital: Rangpur
Dinajpur District	Birampur Birganj Biral Bochaganj Chirirbandar Phulbari Ghoraghat Hakimpur Kaharole Khansama Dinajpur Nawabganj Parbatipur
Gaibandha District	Phulchhari Gaibandha Gobindaganj Palashbari Sadullapaur Sughatta Sundarganj
Kurigram District	Bhurungamari Char Rajibpur Chilmari Phulbari Kurigram Nageshwari Rajarhat Raomari Ulipur
Lalmonirhat District	Aditmari Hatibandha Kaliganj Lalmonirhat Patgram
Nilphamari District	Dimla Domar Jaldhaka Kishoreganj Nilphamari Saidpur
Panchagarh District	Atwari Boda Debiganj Panchagarh Tetulia
Rangpur District	Badarganj Gangachara Kaunia Rangpur Mithapukur Pirgachha Pirganj Taraganj
Thakurgaon District	Baliadangi Haripur Pirganj Ranisankail Thakurgaon

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