Arwal

This article is about the headquarters. For its eponymous district, see Arwal district.

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.

Arwal
Town
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Coordinates: 25°14′39″N 84°39′47″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Population  (2011)
• Total	51,849
Language
• Official	Hindi[1]
• Additional official	Urdu[1]
• Regional	Magahi[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	804401
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-56
Website	arwal.bih.nic.in

Son River Arwal Bihar

Geography

Arwal is located at 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
• Rambali Singh Chandravanshi, Ex-Minister of Bihar Legislative Council