Arwal is the administrative headquarters of Arwal district

Arwal District

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....

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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Geography

Arwal is located at 25.25°N 84.68°E. It has an average elevation of 67 metres (219.8 ft). The district headquarters is at the bank of Sone

Sone

The sone was proposed as a unit of perceived loudness by Stanley Smith Stevens in 1936. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound intensity...

 river. The state capital, patna

Patna

Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...

 is 65 km to the north. The rural area dominates and the soil is productive, so farmers harvest paddy

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 crops mainly and also rabbi

Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

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Economy

In March 2008 the Bihar government approved the construction of a bridge across the Son River

Son River

Son River of central India is the largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries. A British 1850s diary shows that the river was written in English as Soane.-Course:...

 at a cost of Rs. 100 crore from Arwal to Sahar in Bhojpur district. The economy of Arwal depends on agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 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

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

 or other business centre.

Transport

NH 110

National Highway 110 (India)

National Highway 110 links Arwal to Bihar Sharif on NH 31. This long highway passes through Jehanabad, Bandhuganj and Ekangarsarai .- See also :* List of National Highways in India* List of National Highways in India...

 links Arwal to Bihar Sharif

Bihar Sharif

Bihar Sri is the district headquarters of Nalanda district in the state of Bihar in eastern India.-History:The ancient Odantpuri University was located here, an important centre for the learning of Buddhism. Odatpuri is center of Buddhist culture...

 on NH 31

National Highway 31 (India)

National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...

. NH 98

National Highway 98 (India)

National Highway 98 is a National Highway in India within the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. NH-98 links Patna, the state capital of Bihar to Rajhara in Jharkhand...

 passes through Arwal. The nearest railway station is Jehanabad

Jehanabad

Jehanabad is a city and a municipality in and the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. Earlier, Jehanabad was part of Gaya district. It is 50 km away from both Patna and Gaya.-Demographics:...

 at 30 k.m and Anugrah Narayan road at 45 k.m. Public transport is by bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

or private light vehicle. The roads are not well maintained but in recent days, the government of Bihar has made an effort to make improvements. Most of the villages are well connected by approach road.