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{{Short description|Town in Bihar, India}}
{{About|the headquarters|its eponymous district|Arwal district}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
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[[File:Son River Arwal Bihar.jpg|thumb|Son River Arwal Bihar]]

'''Arwal''' town is the administrative headquarters of [[Arwal district]] in [[Bihar state]] of [[India]]. It was earlier part of [[Jehanabad district]]. The district as formed to control the [[naxalism]] in the area. District was formed from the area of two near by districts i.e. [[Jehanabad district|Jehanabad]] and [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad]]. 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 [[Sone River|river Son]], which is a tributary to the River [[Ganges]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Arwal%20&district=Arwal |title=Arwal Bihar Pin code |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Arwal is located at {{coord|25.25|N|84.68|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|67|m}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Arwal.html| title = Arwal, India Page | access-date = 10 March 2009 | work =Bihar | publisher = Falling Rain Genomics}}</ref> The district headquarters is in Arwal near river (Sone). The state capital, [[Patna]] is 65 km to the north.

==Language==
The official languages are [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]].<ref name="langoff"/> The regional language spoken here is [[Magahi language|Magahi]].<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://arwal.bih.nic.in/about_district.htm |title=About District - Arwal |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331234203/http://arwal.bih.nic.in/about_district.htm |archive-date=31 March 2016}}</ref>

==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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spsc.co.in/OnGoingProjects.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224251/http://spsc.co.in/OnGoingProjects.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> 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]], except area like kurtha wanshi and karpi. There is no existence of any industry or other business centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaibihar.com/new-arwal-sahar-bridge-on-sone-to-come-soon/1275/ |title=Arwal Sahar bridge on Sone to come soon |access-date=10 March 2009 |publisher=Jai Bihar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215043754/http://jaibihar.com/new-arwal-sahar-bridge-on-sone-to-come-soon/1275/ |archive-date=15 December 2008 }}</ref>

==Population==
Arwal District Population.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arwal.bih.nic.in/dpopulation.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116162750/http://arwal.bih.nic.in/dpopulation.htm |archive-date=16 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! !! Total !! Rural !! Urban
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| '''Person''' || 699563 || 699563 || 0
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| '''Male''' || 362945 || 362945 || 0
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| '''Female''' || 336618 || 336618 || 0
|-
|}

==Transport==
[[National Highway 110 (India)|NH 110]] links Arwal to [[Bihar Sharif]] on [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]]. National Highway 139 (old- NH 98) passes through Arwal connecting [[Aurangabad Bihar|Aurangabad]] to [[Patna]]. The nearest railway station is Jehanabad [[(JHD)]] at 35 km and [[Anugraha Narayan Road railway station]] (AUBR)at 60 km.

==Notable people==

* [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]], Cabinet Minister Govt of India
* [[Akhilesh Prasad Singh]], Ex-Minister Govt of India

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Magadh Division}}
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