Arwal district

Arwal district
Arwal district
District of Bihar
	Son River near Arwal
	Location of Arwal district in Bihar
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	8543XX
Major highways	NH 98
HDI (2016)	0.226 (low)
Website	arwal.nic.in

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.

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.

^ "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "District Census Handbook: Arwal" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[1] "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[districtcensus-2] "District Census Handbook: Arwal" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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