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Araria district अररिया जिला |
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— District of Bihar — | |
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[]
- Districts of Bihar
- Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[]
- ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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"
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ 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"
- ^ "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"
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Supaul district | Kishanganj district | |||
Araria district | ||||
Madhepura district | Purnia district |
Bhagalpur: Banka | Bhagalpur |
Darbhanga: Begusarai | Darbhanga | Madhubani | Samastipur |
Kosi: Madhepura | Saharsa | Supaul |
Magadh: Arwal | Aurangabad | Gaya | Jehanabad | Nawada |
Munger: Jamui | Khagaria | Munger | Lakhisarai | Sheikhpura |
Patna: Bhojpur | Buxar | Kaimur | Patna | Rohtas | Nalanda |
Purnia: Araria | Katihar | Kishanganj | Purnia |
Saran: Gopalganj | Saran | Siwan |
Tirhut: East Champaran | Muzaffarpur | Sheohar | Sitamarhi | Vaishali | West Champaran |
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