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About Ariawan Village

Ariawan is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 857 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 801305
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 857
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ariawan compares

By the 2011 count Ariawan is the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Ariawan

Ariawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ariawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ariawan from other places

Ariawan lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Diyawan, about 2.9 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 Ariawan
Nearest railway station Diyawan 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 3.3 km
Nearest town Hilsa 8.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 21 km

Villages closest to Ariawan

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

Common questions about Ariawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariawan village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Ariawan village has 857 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariawan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ariawan is 801305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariawan covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ariawan falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ariawan is Diyawan, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ariawan.

Ariawan is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariawan is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Diyawan is about 2.9 km away. Nagar Nausa is about 3.3 km away. Hilsa is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashrafpur (under 2 km), Akhtiarpur (1.5 km) and Faizullahpur (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ariawan today is likely to be higher.

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