About Arwa Village

Arwa is a large village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,612, made up of 2,366 males and 2,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares.

Arwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Nagra
Area (hectares)	311 hectares
Population	4,612
Male Population	2,366
Female Population	2,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arwa compares

By the 2011 count Arwa is the 6th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Arwa

Arwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arwa from other places

Arwa lies about 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 4.0 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 Arwa
Tehsil headquarters	Nagra	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Banni Mahamman Patti	4.0 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	14 km
District headquarters	Saran	21 km

Villages closest to Arwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arwa village had a population of 4,612. That makes it the 6th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Arwa village has 2,366 males and 2,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arwa has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Arwa covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arwa falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arwa is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 4.0 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 village for Arwa.

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

Arwa is in Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Nagra is about under 2 km away. Banni Mahamman Patti is about 4.0 km away. Chāpra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.