Arwal

Town in Bihar, India

25°14′39″N 84°39′47″E / 25.24417°N 84.66306°E / 25.24417; 84.66306Country

IndiaStateBiharDistrictArwalPopulation

(2011)

• Total51,849Language

• OfficialHindi^[1] • Additional officialUrdu^[1] • RegionalMagahi^[2]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

804401

ISO 3166 codeIN-BRVehicle registrationBR-56Websitearwal.bih.nic.in

Arwal town is the administrative headquarters of Arwal district in Bihar state of India. It was earlier part of Jehanabad district. The district as formed to control the naxalism in the area. District was formed from the area of two near by districts i.e. Jehanabad and Aurangabad. Arwal has a population of 588,000. Arwal, the district headquarters is approximately 80 km south from the state capital Patna. Arwal town is situated on the right side bank of the Sone River, which is a tributary to the Ganges.

Geography

Arwal is located at 25°15′N 84°41′E / 25.25°N 84.68°E / 25.25; 84.68. It has an average elevation of 67 metres (220 ft).^[3] The district headquarters is in Arwal near river (Sone). The state capital, Patna is 65 km to the north.

Language

The official languages are Hindi and Urdu.^[1] The regional language spoken here is Magahi.^[2]

Economy

Economy of the district is totally agriculture Based and this area does not have any presence of any Industry. Paddy, wheat and maize are the main crops. In March 2008 the Bihar government approved the construction of a bridge across the Son River at a cost of Rs. 9,742 lakhs^[4] from Arwal to Sahar in Bhojpur district. The economy of Arwal depends on agriculture only. Most of the population resides in villages and are farmers. The entire district is well irrigated due to the proper arrangement of canals, except area like Kurtha, Vanshi and Karpi. There is no existence of any industry or other business centre.^[5]

Population

Arwal District Population.^[6]

	Population	Literate Population
Male	363497	243163
Female	337346	157276
Total	700843	400439

Transport

NH 33 connects Arwal to Bihar Sharif and Farakka. NH 139 passes through Arwal connecting Aurangabad to Patna. The nearest railway station is Jehanabad at 35 km and Anugraha Narayan Road railway station at 60 km.

Notable people

Tariq Anwar, Cabinet Minister Govt of India
Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Ex-Minister Govt of India

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "About District - Arwal". Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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^ "Arwal Sahar bridge on Sone to come soon". Jai Bihar. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
^ "District Population :: Official Website of Arwal District, Bihar". Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.