District Profile

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History

Arwal district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Arwal town is the administrative headquarters of this district.It came into existence in August 2001 and was earlier part of Jehanabad district. Arwal has a population of 699563. The five block divisions are Arwal, Kaler, Karpi, Kurtha and Suryapur Vanshi. Paddy, wheat and maize are the main crops.Nearest airport is at Patna and railway station is at Jehanabad. By road, Arwal is linked with Jehanabad, Patna,Aurangabad and Bhojpur .It’s headquarter is situated at Arwal which is approximately 65 KMs south from the state capital Patna. Arwal town is situated on the right side bank of the river Son, which is a tributary to the river Ganges.

 

District at a Glance

 

  • Total Population :- 700843
  • Male Population :- 363497
  • Female Population :- 337346
  • Literate Population :- 400439
  • Male Literate :- 243163
  • Female Literate :- 157276
  • Area of District :- 634.23 Square Kilometer
  • Area of Cultivation :- 495.20 Square Kilometer
  • Area of Uncultivation :- 8.45 Square Kilometer
  • No. of College :- 3
  • High School :- 39
  • Middle School :- 187
  • Primary School :- 282
  • No. of Block :- 5
  • No. of Panchayat :- 65
  • Police Station / No. of OP :- 11
  • Primary Health centre :- 5
  • Health Sub-Centre :- 47
  • Latitude :- 25.164° North
  • Longitude :- 84.6688° East

Administration

Arwal district is a part of Magadh division. It came into existence in August 2001 and was earlier part of Jehanabad district.

This District has one subdivision and five blocks ie. Arwal, Kaler, Karpi, Kurtha and Suryapur Vanshi.

This District has two assembly constituency. 214-Arwal,215-Kurtha.It comes under Jehanabad Parlimentry Constituency.

 

Transport

Nearest airport is at Patna and railway station is at Patna. By road, Arwal is linked with Jehanabad, Patna and Aurangabad and Bhojpur(Through Arwal Sahar Bridge).

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. Though most of the area of the district is well irrigated but due to lack of infrastructure and power- farmers are not benefitted.