About Arhwan Village

Arhwan is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 659 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Arhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arhwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	1,313
Male Population	659
Female Population	654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arhwan compares

By the 2011 count Arhwan is the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Arhwan

Arhwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arhwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arhwan from other places

Arhwan lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about 1.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Arhwan
Nearest railway station	Pura Halt	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	3.0 km
Nearest town	Hisua	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Arhwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Arhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Arhwan village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Arhwan village has 659 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arhwan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Arhwan covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arhwan falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arhwan is Pura Halt, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arhwan.

Arhwan is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arhwan is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Pura Halt is about 1.5 km away. Wazirganj is about 3.0 km away. Hisua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.