DISTRICT PROFILE ARWAL INTRODUCTION 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. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 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. 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. ECONOMIC PROFILE 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. Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product 13404 14000 11311 11815 9832 10237 12000 10000 8148 6981 7290 8000 6366 6621 6000 4000 2000 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar 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: 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 INVESTMENT 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 (Rs. Lakh) 250 200 150 100 50 0 Source: MSME – DI Patna 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. 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 900 scale industries 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 Potential Service Major Existing Clusters Enterprise Enterprises •Agro based -Rice • No major cluster •Mobile repairing milling, Atta chakki, •Computer application • Demand based & hardware products – Bakery & •Beauty parlours Namkeen unit • Ready made garments • Small dhaba / restaurant STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs S. No. Type of assistance Name and address of agencies 1. Provisional Registration Certificate General Manager, District Industries Centre, ( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Arwal Certificate ( EM-II) 2. Identification of Project Profiles, 1. Director, MSME-DI, Patliputra Industrial techno-economic and managerial Area, Patna-800013. consultancy services, market survey 2. DIC, Arwal 3. KVIB, Jahanabad, Patna and economic survey reports. 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/ National Small Industries Corporation, Patna purchase basis. 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 •Nearest Railway • Connected with • The nearest Station is NH 98, NH 110 airport is at Jahanabad. Patna from where regular Road • Efficiently linked Airport flights are Railway with Jehanabad, available to all Patna and important towns Bhojpur. 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 Industries Department 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar 800 015 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: [email protected] www.udyogmitrabihar.com .