Biral Upazila


Biral is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Biral is located at . It has 37993 households and total area 352.16 km².
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

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Biral has a population of 204420. Males constitute 52.57% of the population, and females 47.43%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 101819. Biral has an average literacy rate of 27.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Biral has 11 unions/wards, 241 mauzas/mahallas, and 235 villages.