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Also known as Ara
Arrah (also spelled as Arra, Arah, transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. During the British Raj, it served as the administrative headquarters and was considered the most populous urban centre of the historical Shahabad district. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ganges and Sone rivers, some from Danapur and from Patna.
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Place details
- Locality
- Arrah
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 261,430
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Arrah
- Settlement.other_name
- Ara
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Prominent places of Ara
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bihar, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Patna
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.named_for
- Aranya Devi
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Arrah Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Indu Devi
- Settlement.leader_title2
- MP
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bhojpur district
- Population
- 261430
- Elevation
- 190
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Bhagalpur district
- Image
- Collect-orate Pond, Ara on a May evening.jpg
- Dialing code
- 6182
Show 5 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Arrah
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 802301
- P8168
- Billy Two Hats
- P12749
- Galina Zybina
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