Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
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
Challenges of the district : Our research
with local communities
Extreme poverty
Lack of employment
Mass scale migration to work
Low literacy amongst women
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