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Araria district
अररिया जिला
—  District of Bihar  —
Bihar district location map Araria
Location of Araria district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
Administrative division Purnia
Established
Headquarters Araria
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Araria
 • Assembly seats Narpatganj, Raniganj, Forbesganj, Araria, Jokihat, Sikti
Area
 • Total 2,830 km2 (1,090 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,158,608
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 34.94 per cent[1]
 • Sex ratio 913
Major highways NH 57
Website Official website

Araria district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Araria district is a part of Purnia division. The district occupies an area of 2830 km².

Origin of name[]

During the British period, the area where one Mr. Forbes's Bungalow was located was called "Residential Area", which people called as R. Area. Over a period of time, R. Area acquired the pronunciation Arariya.

History[]

The territory of the present-day district became Araria sub-division of the erstwhile Purnia district in 1964. Araria district was formed in January 1990 as one of the administrative districts of under Purnia Division

Geography[]

Araria district occupies an area of 2,830 square kilometres (1,090 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Zemlya Georga.[3]

The major rivers of this district are Kosi, Suwara, Kali and Koli.

Economy[]

In 2006 the Indian government named Araria one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

Agriculture[]

Main agricultural produces of this district are Paddy, Maize and Jute.

Industry[]

This district has a number of Jute mills.

Divisions[]

Araria district is divided into two sub-divisions: Araria and Forbesganj. Araria sub-division comprises 4 blocks: Araria, Kursakanta, Siktti and Raniganj. Frobesganj sub-division comprises 5 blocks: Jokihat, Palasi, Forbesganj, Bhargama and Narpatganj.

Thers are six Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Narpatganj, Raniganj, Forbesganj, Araria, Jokihat and Sikti. All of these are part of Araria Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Araria district has a population of 2,806,200,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica[6] or the US state of Utah.[7] This gives it a ranking of 139th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 992 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,570 /sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 30 %.[5] Araria has a sex ratio of 921 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 55.1 %.[5]

Notable people[]

Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', novelist and story writer, belonged to Araria.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  2. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. 
  3. ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. "Zemlya Georga 2,821km2" 
  4. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est" 
  7. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Utah 2,763,885" 

External links[]

Template:Purnia Division

Template:Purnia Division topics


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