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Arwal | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 25°14′39″N84°39′47″E / 25.24417°N 84.66306°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 | |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Vehicle registration | BR-56 |
Website | arwal |
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 is located at 25°15′N84°41′E / 25.25°N 84.68°E . 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.
The official languages are Hindi and Urdu. [1] The regional language spoken here is Magahi. [2]
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]
Arwal District Population. [6]
Population | Literate Population | |
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Male | 363497 | 243163 |
Female | 337346 | 157276 |
Total | 700843 | 400439 |
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.
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Obra is a small town 15 km away from the district headquarters on NH-139 (Patna-Aurangabad). As of 2018, Obra has a population of 14,786. In the Obra block, there are 20 Panchayats each with an average of 6 villages. The geographic block is demarcated in the east and south by Daudnagar, Rafiganj, Aurangabad and in the west by Rohtas district. Situated on the confluence of the Punpun and Adri rivers, the rolling topography of the town is typical, spread on the plain of the Son river bed, known for its very fertile land.
The Laxmanpur Bathe massacre was a massacre conducted in the Laxmanpur Bathe village in Arwal district of Bihar, where 58 scheduled caste people were allegedly killed by members of the Ranvir Sena in retaliation for the Bara massacre in which 37 upper castes were killed. Laxmanpur Bathe is a village in Arwal district in Bihar, on the Son river about 90–km from Patna.
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