Araria district

Araria district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India, and Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Araria district is a part of Purnia division.

Headquarters: Araria
Area: 2,830 km?
Population: Total: 1611638 Rural: 1509360 Urban: 102278
Sub Divisions: Araria Farbisganj (also spelled Forbesganj)
Blocks: Araria, Raniganj, Bharganwan, Kursakata, Sikti, Narpatganj, Farbisganj (also spelled Forbesganj), Palasi, Jokihat
Agriculture: Paddy, Maize, Jute
Industry: Jute Mills
Rivers: Kosi, Suwara, Kali and Koli

Araria as a district was formed in January 1990 as one of the administrative districts of under Purnia Division. During the British period, the area where one Mr. Forbes's Bungalow was located was called "Residential Area", which people called as R. Area. Over a period of time, R. Area acquired the pronunciation "Arariya". Renu ji (Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', legendary novelist and story writer, belonged to Araria.

ee also

*Districts of Bihar

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