Arrah

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

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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

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topic's main category: Category:Arrah
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
postal code: 802301
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Article · Italiano

Arrah (o Ara) è una suddivisione dell'India, classificata come municipality, di 203.395 abitanti, capoluogo del distretto di Bhojpur, nello stato federato del Bihar. In base al numero di abitanti la città rientra nella classe I (da 100.000 persone in su).

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