| Official Name: | Biral |
| Native Name: | বিরল |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 25°N 88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rangpur |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dinajpur |
| Area Total Km2: | 353.98 |
| Population Total: | 257925 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Map of Biral |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Biral (Bengali: বিরল) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Biral is located at 25.6333°N 88.5333°W. It has 61,414 households and total area 353.98 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.[1] [2] [3]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[4] Ethnic population was 4,178 (1.62%), of which Santal were 3,257.[5]
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%.[6]
Biral Thana was formed in 1915 and it was turned into an Upazila in 1984.[7]
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.
