Araria district
District of Bihar in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Araria. For other places with same/similar name, see Araria (disambiguation).
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 km2 (1,090 sq mi). Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Distance from Nepal border is only about 8 km from Forbesganj head quarter.
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Araria district | |
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Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila |
Division | Purnia |
Established | 14 Jan 1990 |
Headquarters | Araria |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Araria |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Narpatganj, Raniganj, Forbesganj, Araria, Jokihat, Sikti |
Area | |
• Total | 2,830 km2 (1,090 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,811,569 |
• Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 53.53%(2011) |
• Sex ratio | 921 females for every 1000 males |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 57 |
HDI (2016) | 0.251[1] (low) |
Website | araria |
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