ARWAL DISTRICT PROFILE

Arwal district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar. Arwal town is situated on the right side bank of the river Son, which is a

tributary to the river Ganges.

INTRODUCTION

Arwal district is a part of Magadh division. It came into existence in August 2001 and was earlier part of Jehanabad

district. Famous Sanskrit poet Baan Bhatt and the writer of the biography of king

Harshvardhan, the book named “Harsh Charit” was born in village Banshi Suryapur of Arwal district.

Bihar had two major papermaking centers in medieval times. One of them was Arwal town and second was Bihar Sharif.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

ADMINISTRATIVE

Arwal town is the district headquarters. Arwal district comprise of 01 sub-divisions has been divided into 05 blocks:

o Arwal o Kaler o Karpi o Kurtha o Suryapur Vanshi

Total number of Panchayats in Arwal district 65. Arwal district has 335 number of villages.

Arwal district is a predominantly agricultural district.

Arwal district does not have presence of any industry.

Paddy, wheat, maize and pulse are the main crops.

Cane is also grown in some parts of the district.

ECONOMIC PROFILE

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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

6366 6621 6981 7290 8148

9832 10237 11311 11815 13404

Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product

Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product

Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product

GEOGRAPHIC

Coordinates Latitude: 25º to 25.15 Longitude: 84.7º to 85.15

Temperature 42° C (Max.) 14° C (Min.)

Average rainfall 817 Mm

Area 637 Sq. km.

Altitude 67.9 meters

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar

Source: MSME – DI Patna, official website of district

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population 6,99,563

Population density 1098 per sq km

Population growth 19%

Sex ratio 927 per 1000 male

Literacy rate 69%

Languages spoken Magahi and Hindi

INDUSTRIAL

Registered industrial units 169

Registered medium & large units Nil

Total industrial units 430

No. of industrial areas Nil

Type of industries Agro based, wood/ wooden based furniture, metal based, repairing & servicing

Source: MSME – DI Patna, official website of district

There is no industrial area developed yet in Arwal district. There is potential to develop food processing industry as the district’s

primary activity is agriculture.

INVESTMENT

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

There is no major industry in Arwal district Potential for agro based industries in the district. Beside this substantial number of wood and wooden based unit district

should come up altogether with agro based industries for the development.

Due to awareness in general masses, the growth of consumable items (food, chemical, cosmetic, & electronics) are increasing but at slow pace.

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Source: MSME – DI Patna

INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE

Registered industrial units 169

Total industrial units 430

Registered medium & large units -

Estimated avg. no. of daily workers employed in small scale industries

900

Employment in large and medium industries NA

No. of industrial area Nil

EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS

Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh)

Agro based 31 222 Ready-made garments & embroidery 15 58 Wood/wooden based furniture 68 232 Paper & paper products 4 18 Chemical/chemical based 2 8 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 18 32 Repairing & servicing 17 60 Others 14 60 Total 169 690

Source: MSME – DI Patna

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA

No major industrial area exist in Arwal district. INFRASTRUCTURE

Total no. of hospitals and health centers are 100. There are total 37 commercial banks and financial products. Educational institutes:

No. of primary schools – 333 No. of middle schools – 193 No. of secondary and senior secondary school – 39 No. of colleges – 05

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

Arwal district is a predominantly agricultural district. The soil is highly fertile, district is densely populated. Paddy, wheat, maize and pulses are the main agricultural crops raised by

farmers in the district, sugar cane is also grown in some parts of the district. There is potential of growth in food processing sector in the district.

LARGE SCALE INDUSTRY/ PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING

Micro & Small Enterprise

•Agro based -Rice milling, Atta chakki,

• Demand based products – Bakery & Namkeen unit

Major Existing Clusters

• No major cluster

Potential Service Enterprises

•Mobile repairing •Computer application

& hardware •Beauty parlours • Ready made

garments • Small dhaba /

restaurant

STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs

S. No. Type of assistance Name and address of agencies 1. Provisional Registration Certificate

( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II)

General Manager, District Industries Centre, Arwal

2. Identification of Project Profiles, techno-economic and managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.

1. Director, MSME-DI, Patliputra Industrial Area, Patna-800013. 2. DIC, Arwal 3. KVIB, Jahanabad, Patna

3. Land and Industrial shed BIADA, Patna

4. Financial Assistance Banks, KVIC/ KVIB, DIC, NSIC 5. For raw materials under Govt. Supply National Small Industries Corporation, Patna

6. Plant and machinery under hire/ purchase basis.

National Small Industries Corporation, Patna

7. Power/ Electricity SDO, BRVB, Arwal 8. Technical Know–how. MSME Development Institute, Patna DIC,

Arwal, KVIC/ KVIB, Patna 9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard, Patna

10. Marketing /Export Assistance MSME Development Institute, Patna DIC, Arwal, KVIC/ KVIB, Patna

11. Other Promotional Agencies

Punjab National Bank, Arwal has set up one training Centre at Arwal for skill development programme.

Source: MSME – DI Patna

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Ra

ilway

•Nearest Railway

Station is Jahanabad.

Road

• Connected with

NH 98, NH 110

• Efficiently linked with Jehanabad, Patna and Bhojpur.

Airp

ort

• The nearest airport is at Patna from where regular flights are available to all important towns and cities across the country.

EDUCATION

Arwal has schools and colleges to meet the requirement of basic education. Educational institutes:

Gyan Ganga Public School Oxford Public School Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Assembly of God School of Learning Cambridge Coaching Center

HERITAGE & TOURISM

There are few places of attraction in Arwal district: Bodh Mandir Madhusurva Temple Makhdum Shah Ka Mazaar Surya Mandir Bhim Rao Ambedkar Smarak

Udyog Mitra, Dept. of Industries Govt. of Bihar Ground Floor, Indira Bhawan, RCS Path, Patna, Bihar 800 001. Tel : +91 612 2532695 Fax : +91 612 2532695 Email: info@udyogmitrabihar.com

Industries Department 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar 800 015

www.udyogmitrabihar.com