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About Arwara Village

Arwara is a large village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,076, made up of 1,030 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arwara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 937 hectares
Population 2,076
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arwara compares

By the 2011 count Arwara is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Arwara

Arwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Arwara from other places

Arwara lies about 51 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 10 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 Arwara
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 4.6 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 10 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 10 km
District headquarters Giridih 51 km

Villages closest to Arwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arwara village had a population of 2,076. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Arwara village has 1,030 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arwara has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Arwara is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arwara covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arwara falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arwara is Hazaribagh Road, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arwara.

Arwara is about 51 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arwara is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Bagodar is about 4.6 km away. Barki Saria is about 10 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuari (under 2 km), Barwadih (under 2 km) and Lukuiya (2.1 km).

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

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