Arwal District

Bihar

Arwal district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Arwal. It covers 638 sq km and had a population of 7,00,843 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,098 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Arwal
Area
638 sq km
Population
7.01 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,098 /km²
Literacy Rate
67.43%
Sex Ratio
928
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Arwal District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Arwal district.

Total Population
7.01 Lakh
Male Population
3.63 Lakh
Female Population
3.37 Lakh
Rural Population
6.49 Lakh
Urban Population
51,849
Scheduled Caste
1.41 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
820
Literacy Rate
67.43%
Population Density
1,098 /km²
Sex Ratio
928
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 78.12%Female literacy 55.82%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Arwal district.

1
Tehsils
5
Blocks
65
Nyay Panchayats
65
Gram Panchayats
334
Villages
Headquarters
Arwal
Languages
Magahi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.24° N, 84.68° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Arwal

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Arwal

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Arwal
No. 214 · Jahanabad
MS
Mahanand Singh
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
MLA
Kurtha
No. 215 · Jahanabad
BV
Bagi Kumar Verma
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA

Your Representatives from Arwal

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Arwal district.

  • Surendra Prasad Yadav
    Surendra Prasad Yadav
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MP
    Jahanabad · No. 36
  • MS
    Mahanand Singh
    Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
    MLA
    Arwal · No. 214
  • BV
    Bagi Kumar Verma
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Kurtha · No. 215

Election History

Lok Sabha

Jahanabad · No. 36

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaRJDSurendra Prasad Yadav
    Votes 4,43,035Vote share 47.88%Margin 1,42,591
    1. 1. Surendra Prasad Yadav · RJD4,43,035 (47.88%)
    2. 2. Chandeshwar Prasad · JD(U)3,00,444 (32.47%)
    3. 3. Dr. Arun Kumar · BSP86,380 (9.33%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Arwal
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 36
2 Assembly
No. 214, 215

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Arwal District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Arwal
Area
638 sq km
Population
7.01 Lakh
Population density
1,098 per km²
Sex ratio
928 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
67.43%
Languages
Magahi, Hindi
Tehsils
1
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
65
Villages
334
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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