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About Arwatanr Village

Arwatanr is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 146 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, 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 Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 146
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 134th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 13 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 Kawar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Arwatanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 278. That makes it the 134th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Arwatanr village has 146 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arwatanr has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Arwatanr is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arwatanr covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arwatanr falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arwatanr is Kawar, about 13 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 21 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 Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 13 km away. Dumri is about 20 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagabad (under 2 km), Naro (1.7 km) and Naitanr (1.7 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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