Arwal district
District of Bihar in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Arwal.
Arwal district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Arwal town is the administrative headquarters of this district. It was earlier part of Jehanabad district.
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Arwal district | |
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Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Division | Magadh |
Headquarters | Arwal |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Jahanabad |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Arwal and Kurtha |
Area | |
• Total | 638 km2 (246 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 700,843 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 51,849 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 67.44 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 928 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
PIN Code | |
Major highways | NH 98 |
HDI (2016) | 0.226[1] (low) |
Website | arwal |
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As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Bihar (out of 38), after Sheikhpura and Sheohar.[2] Arwal District is very small district of Bihar. Most of people are engaged in primary sector.