Arwal
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| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Arwal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magahi, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 804401 |
| Website | arwal |
Arwal town is the administrative headquarters of Arwal district in Bihar state of India. It was earlier part of Jehanabad district. 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 river Son, which is a tributary to the River Ganges. [1]
Geography
Arwal is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It has an average elevation of 67 metres (220 ft).[2] The district headquarters is in Arwal near river (Sone). The state capital, Patna is 65 km to the north.
Economy
In March 2008 the Bihar government approved the construction of a bridge across the Son River at a cost of Rs. 9,742 lakhs[3] 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. There is no existence of any industry or other business centre.[4]
Transport
NH 110 links Arwal to Bihar Sharif on NH 31. NH 98 passes through Arwal connecting Aurangabad to Patna. The nearest railway station is Jehanabad at 30 km and Anugrah Narayan road at 45 km.
Notable people
- Tariq Anwar, Cabinet Minister Govt of India
- Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Ex-Minister Govt of India
References
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