Araria

Also known as Arāria

Araria is a city and a municipality that is the headquarters of Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. Araria is situated in the northern part of Bihar.

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Place details

Locality: Araria
Region: Bihar
Country: India
Population: 79,021
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Araria
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Bihar#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Bihar, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bihar
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kosi-Seemanchal
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Araria
Settlement.established_date: January 1990
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Araria Municipal Council
Settlement.leader_title1: District Magistrate
Settlement.leader_name1: Shri ANIL KUMAR (IAS)
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 47
Official website: www.araria.bih.nic.in
Dialing code: 6453

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postal code: 854311
inception: 1990-01-00
Commons category: Araria
P12749: 1763

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Araria is a city and a municipality that is the headquarters of Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. Araria is situated in the northern part of Bihar.

==Etymology== During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently, the area was known as 'residential area' also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.