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About Arwatanr Village

Arwatanr is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 302 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arwatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arwatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 89.45 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 302
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Arwatanr compares

By the 2011 count Arwatanr is the 144th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 89.45 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Arwatanr

Arwatanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arwatanr 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 Arwatanr from other places

Arwatanr lies about 35 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 14 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 Arwatanr
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 14 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 15 km
District headquarters Giridih 35 km

Villages closest to Arwatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arwatanr village had a population of 573. That makes it the 144th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Arwatanr village has 302 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arwatanr has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Arwatanr is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arwatanr covers 89.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arwatanr falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arwatanr is Hazaribagh Road, about 14 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 Arwatanr.

Arwatanr is about 35 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arwatanr is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Hazaribagh Road is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 14 km away. Dhanwar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaidih (2.2 km), Jamridih (2.8 km) and Jaridih (2.8 km).

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

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