Goraul

Goraul is a community development block in Vaishali district in the state of Bihar, India.HistoryGoraul is very close to Vaishali garh, Vaishali or Vesali (in Pali) was a city, the capital of the Licchavis and the Vajjian Confederacy.EconomyGoraul Sugar Mill was one of the most productive sugar mills in this area once upon a time. The adjoining catchment area used to grow huge amount of sugarcane. The sugar mill has shut down since. The agriculture land use pattern has shifted from sugarcane to other cash crops like tobacco and traditional food crops and vegetables.Goraul has immense potential as a centre for horticulture and agro-processing (fruit pulp) industries. The entire region is dotted with plantations of1) Mango - delicious local varieties which are increasingly getting lost in targeted marketing campaigns of alphonso and dussehri2) Lychee - amazing varieties which lose much of their temper in transportation and need to be tasted straight from the plantations3) Betel leaf - which is considered to be an addiction (when taken with tobacco) and as a digestive when taken with cardamom and cloves.4) Banana - amazing varieties of banana can be found here. Area is filled with banana trees.DemographicsAs per 2001 census, Goraul block had a population of 135,502.PoliticsVindhyeshwari Prasad Varma (a.k.a. Binda Babu) of Manpura village was the first speaker of Bihar assembly after independence (1946–1962