About Arawan Village

Arawan is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,622, made up of 2,419 males and 2,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Pincode	803443
Area (hectares)	564 hectares
Population	4,622
Male Population	2,419
Female Population	2,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Arawan compares

By the 2011 count Arawan is the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 564 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Arawan

Arawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arawan 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 Arawan from other places

Arawan lies about 5.0 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 12 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 Arawan
District headquarters	Nalanda	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Badhauna Halt	12 km
Nearest town	Silao	14 km

Villages closest to Arawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ben 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 Arawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Arawan village had a population of 4,622. That makes it the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Arawan village has 2,419 males and 2,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arawan has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Arawan is 803443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arawan covers 564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arawan falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arawan is Badhauna Halt, about 12 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 Arawan.

Arawan is about 5.0 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arawan is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Nalanda is about 5.0 km away. Ben is about 5.7 km away. Badhauna Halt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.