Araria
Sign in to saveAraria 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
Key dates
- Inception
- January 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Araria district
- Elevation
- +47
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Araria district
- Official website
- www.araria.bih.nic.in
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- 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'.