# Arhwan Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Arhwan

Arhwan is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 206 households**, the 58th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,313people (2011)
- 206households
- 84.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Arhwan PIN code and other codes

Arhwan falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPura
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256805

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arhwan from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Arhwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Arhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Wazirganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arhwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 42% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Arhwan

Of every 100 households in Arhwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arhwan · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**36%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Arhwan?

■ Arhwan · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**961

Working population ****31.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 75.3% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (8%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (20%) · **■** Marginal 196 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Wazirganj

- Khanpur1,392 people
- Dumrawan1,378 people
- Makhdumpur1,337 people
- Mahdewa1,331 people
- Sowa1,275 people
- Meyapur1,263 people
- Itwan1,225 people
- Bhikhampur1,186 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arhwan from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Arhwan?1,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arhwan in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arhwan?84.1% (Census 2011)