Araria district

district of Bihar, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Bihar
Region: Mithila
Division: Purnia
Established: 14 Jan 1990
Headquarters: Araria
Lok sabha constituencies: Araria
Vidhan sabha constituencies: Narpatganj , Raniganj , Forbesganj , Araria , Jokihat , Sikti
Total: 2,830 km (1,090 sq mi)
Density: 993/km (2,570/sq mi)
Literacy: 53.53%(2011)
Sex ratio: 921 females for every 1000 males
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Major highways: NH 27
Hdi 2016: 0.251 ( low )
Website: araria .nic .in

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Official website

:: Welcome to Araria District :: | An Official Website of District Adminstration Araria | India

An Official Website of District Adminstration Araria

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2811569
Area: 2830
Official website: araria.bih.nic.in
Households: 568142

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male population: 1463333
female population: 1348236
urban population: 168777
rural population: 2642792
literate population: 1195768
illiterate population: 1615801
Commons category: Araria district
native label: Araria
short name: ARA

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Araria district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Araria district is a part of Purnia division. The district occupies an area of 2,830 km (1,090 sq mi). Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The Indo–Nepal border is about 8 km from Forbesganj headquarters.

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