| Voice of Arwal : Shadav
Extreme poverty
Lack of employment
Mass scale migration to work
Low literacy amongst women
Arwal District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Population in Arwal (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 699563
Male : 362945
Female : 336618
Under 6 population
Total : 123684
Male : 63728
Female : 59956
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Disability : NA
Literacy Ratio : NA
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
District affected by Left Wing Extremism
Brief About Arwal District
Arwal District in Bihar came into existence in September 2001.
It was earlier part of Jehanabad District. Arwal has a population
of 588,000. The five block divisions are Arwal, Kaler, Karpi, Kurtha
and Suryapur Vanshi. Paddy, wheat and maize are the main crops.
Arwal is the seat of administration of Arwal District,
in Bihar. It is a major center for agricultural trade in the district.
Arwal is situated 60 km south of Patna. Shwetambar Temple, Golghar
and Har Mandir Takht-a Sikh shrine, in Patna and the Bhojeshwar
Temple, known as the Somnath of the east, constitute interesting
excursions around. Sone River flows nearby. Nearest airport is at
Patna and railway station is at Jehanabad. By road, Arwal is linked
with Jehanabad, Patna and Bhojpur
Contact Details
Arwal District - STD Code 06337
D.M. 228994 228988
S.P. 228639 228821
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