Arwal

Arwal
Town
Arwal
Location in Bihar, India
Arwal
Arwal (India)
Coordinates: 25°15′N 84°41′E / 25.25°N 84.68°E / 25.25; 84.68Coordinates: 25°15′N 84°41′E / 25.25°N 84.68°E / 25.25; 84.68
Country India
State Bihar
District Arwal
Languages
 • Official Magahi, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 804401
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Website arwal.bih.nic.in
Son River Arwal Bihar

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 river Son, which is a tributary to the River Ganges. [1]

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).[2] The district headquarters is in Arwal near river (Sone). The state capital, Patna is 65 km to the north.

Language

The language spoken here is

Magahi.[3]

Economy

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 wanshi and karpi. Town has a C.B.S.E affiliated school named as ASSEMBLY OF GOD. There is no existence of any industry or other business centre.[5]

Population

Arwal District Population.[6]

TotalRuralUrban
Person6995636995630
Male3629453629450
Female3366183366180

Transport

NH 110 links Arwal to Bihar Sharif on NH 31. National Highway 139 (old- NH 98) passes through Arwal connecting Aurangabad to Patna. The nearest railway station is Jehanabad (JHD) at 35 km and Anugrah Narayan Road(AUBR)at 60 km.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Arwal Bihar Pin code". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Arwal, India Page". Bihar. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  3. ↑ http://arwal.bih.nic.in/about_district.htm
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Arwal Sahar bridge on Sone to come soon". Jai Bihar. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  6. ↑ http://arwal.bih.nic.in/dpopulation.htm


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