Araria district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Araria.

Araria district अररिया जिला,اریا ضلع
District of Bihar
Location of Araria district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Administrative division	Purnia
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 (2011)
• Total	2,806,200
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	53.1 per cent
• Sex ratio	921
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. It has a view of Mount Kangchenjunga (One of the great peaks of the Himalayan range).

Origin of name

During the British period, the area where Mr. Forbes's bungalow was located was called "Residential Area", which people abbreviated to R. Area. Over 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), comparatively equivalent to Russia's Zemlya Georga. The major rivers of this district are Kosi, Suwara, Kali,Parmar 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). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Agriculture

Main agricultural produces of this district are paddy, maize and jute.

Sub-Divisions

Araria district comprises the following Sub-Divisions:

• Araria and
• Forbesganj

Araria sub-division comprises 4 blocks: Araria, Bhargama, Siktti and Raniganj. Frobesganj sub-division comprises 5 blocks: kursakanta, Forbesganj, Bhargama,raniganj and Narpatganj. raniganj and bhargama are under the joint jurisdiction of both the sub-divisions. There 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, roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica or the US state of Utah. This gives it a ranking of 139th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 992 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,570/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 30%. Araria has a sex ratio of 921 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 55.1%. The population of Araria district has a large concentration of Muslims.

Notable people

• Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', novelist and story writer.
• Subrata Roy, The chairman of Sahara Group, was born in the Ashram muhhalla of the town.
• Parmanand Rishideo, Indian Politician and is the first and only person from the Musahar community to have studied M.A French Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Notable People

• 1st DM, Sri Ashok Kumar Chauhan
• Current DM, Sri Himanshu Sharma
• Current SP, Sudhir Kumar Porika
• Current SDM,Forbesganj, Sri Anil Kumar, BAS
• Current SDM, Araria, Sanjay Kumar,BAS

See also

• Districts of Bihar
• Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)

External links

• [1]
• Araria district website
• Araria Information Portal