BPSC · District of Bihar

Arwal: 7 lakh people, one story

People
7,00,843
Area
638 km²
Literacy
67.43%
Sex ratio
928
Lowest in BiharHomes with electricity (2011): 1.5 % of households. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharArea: 638 km². Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →Big number7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,099 to every km².See the numbers →

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ArwalBihar

The history, places and schemes of Arwal are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Arwal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7 lakh#36/38 in Bihar
Area638 km²#37/38 in Bihar
Population density1,099 per km²#21/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio928 females per 1000 males#9/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)940 girls per 1000 boys#16/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate67.43%#9/38 in Bihar▲ state 61.80
Female literacy54.85%#13/38 in Bihar▲ state 51.50
Urban population7.4%#25/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

67.4% can read. 928 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.171.2
Female literacy
54.951.5
Scheduled Castes
20.215.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.3
Living in towns
7.411.3

Gender literacy gap: 24.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.5%
  • Muslim 9.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    82 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.4 lakh workers, 33.7% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 20.8%
    • Farm labourers 61.2%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 2% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      1.513.2
      Latrine at home
      19.318.6
      Tap water
      1.13.6
      LPG / PNG
      2.96.5
      Phone
      44.144.9
      Television
      8.011.8
      Bicycle
      38.439.4
      Two-wheeler
      5.36.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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