Arwal District, Bihar

Arwal is an administrative district in Bihar, India. The district is located about 80 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is in Arwal. Hindi and Magahi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 638 km², including 613.57 km² of rural area and 24.43 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Arwal District

Arwal District is divided into 5 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 350 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Arwal79124.32
2Kaler65136.86
3Karpi84208.13
4Kurtha76121.97
5Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur4646.72

Population of Arwal District

According to the 2011 Census, Arwal District had a population of 7,00,843 people living in 1,18,222 households. The population comprised 3,63,497 males and 3,37,346 females, with an average population density of 1,099 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population7,00,8436,48,99451,849
Male Population3,63,4973,36,42027,077
Female Population3,37,3463,12,57424,772
Total Households1,18,2221,09,7698,453
Population Density1,099 / km²1,058 / km²2,122 / km²

Arwal District had 3,86,351 literate people and 1,27,841 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,41,314 and 590 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,27,8411,18,6479,194
Literate Population3,86,3513,54,23532,116
Illiterate Population3,14,4922,94,75919,733
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,41,3141,31,7159,599
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population59051278

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.