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 Biharstate, 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.
During the British Raj, the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently the area was known as 'residential area' also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time, the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.[2]
During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called Janakas.[5] The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.[6] 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.[citation needed]
2017 North Bihar Floodsedit
2017 Floods affected 19 districts of North Bihar causing death of 514 people,[7][8][9][10] in which Araria district accounted for 95 deaths alone.[11][12] Floods have claimed 215 lives in Araria over 18 years, of which 61 in 2016.[13]
Geographyedit
Araria district occupies an area of 2,830 square kilometres (1,090 sq mi),[14] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Zemlya Georga.[15] Araria is also known as "Renu ki Dharti" (The Land of Renu). who was one of the most influential writers of Modern Hindi literature after Munshi Prem Chand .The famous villages of Araria are Bairgachhi, Gayyari and Dehti etc.
East-West Corridor passes through the district. Train facility is in the form of broad gauge track and the district have two railway stations. This track ends one side to the Katihar Junction, which is a big and important junction from where trains to all over India are available, other end of track is Jogbani the last point of Indian rail.
In 2006 the Indian government named Araria one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640)[17] though it has also been enlisted in the list of 112 aspirational districts of India by NITI Aayog. It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[17]
According to the 2011 census Araria district has a population of 2,811,569,[19] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica[20] or the US state of Utah.[21] This gives it a ranking of 139th in India (out of a total of 640).[19] The district has a population density of992 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,570/sq mi) .[19] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 30%.[19] Araria has a sex ratio of 921 females for every 1000 males,[19] and a literacy rate of 55.1%.[19] 6.00% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.61% and 1.38% of the population respectively.[19]
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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 Araria districtDistrict of BiharSunset at Sultan Pokhar ForbesganjLocation of Araria district in BiharCountry IndiaStateBiharRegionMithilaDivisionPurniaEstablished14 Jan 1990HeadquartersArariaGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesAraria Vidhan Sabha constituenciesNarpatganj Raniganj Forbesganj Araria Jokihat SiktiArea Total2 830 km2 1 090 sq mi Population 2011 Total2 811 569 Density990 km2 2 600 sq mi Demographics Literacy53 53 2011 Sex ratio921 females for every 1000 malesTime zoneUTC 05 30 IST Major highwaysNH 57HDI 2016 0 251 1 low Websiteararia wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 2017 North Bihar Floods 3 Geography 4 Politics 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Administration 8 Notable people 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksEtymology editDuring the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner Alexander John Forbes 1807 1890 of East India Company Forbes had a bungalow at the same location Consequently the area was known as residential area also abbreviated as R area Over time the name transformed to Araria and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as Forbesganj 2 History editAraria district is a part of the Mithila region 3 Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom also called Kingdom of the Videhas 4 During the late Vedic period c 1100 500 BCE Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia along with Kuru and Pancala The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called Janakas 5 The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League which had its capital in the city of Vaishali which is also in Mithila 6 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 citation needed 2017 North Bihar Floods edit 2017 Floods affected 19 districts of North Bihar causing death of 514 people 7 8 9 10 in which Araria district accounted for 95 deaths alone 11 12 Floods have claimed 215 lives in Araria over 18 years of which 61 in 2016 13 Geography editAraria district occupies an area of 2 830 square kilometres 1 090 sq mi 14 comparatively equivalent to Russia s Zemlya Georga 15 Araria is also known as Renu ki Dharti The Land of Renu who was one of the most influential writers of Modern Hindi literature after Munshi Prem Chand The famous villages of Araria are Bairgachhi Gayyari and Dehti etc East West Corridor passes through the district Train facility is in the form of broad gauge track and the district have two railway stations This track ends one side to the Katihar Junction which is a big and important junction from where trains to all over India are available other end of track is Jogbani the last point of Indian rail Politics editThis section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly edit history District No Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks Araria 46 Narpatganj Jai Prakash Yadav BJP NDA 47 Raniganj Achmit Rishidev JD U NDA 48 Forbesganj Vidya Sagar Keshri BJP NDA 49 Araria Avidur Rahman INC MGB 50 Jokihat Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam RJD MGB Switched from AIMIM to RJD 16 51 Sikti Vijay Kumar Mandal BJP NDAEconomy editIn 2006 the Indian government named Araria one of the country s 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640 17 though it has also been enlisted in the list of 112 aspirational districts of India by NITI Aayog It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme BRGF 17 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901374 909 1911402 864 0 72 1921430 193 0 66 1931465 311 0 79 1941506 546 0 85 1951537 600 0 60 1961779 578 3 79 1971994 586 2 47 19811 272 151 2 49 19911 611 638 2 39 20012 158 608 2 97 20112 811 569 2 68 source 18 According to the 2011 census Araria district has a population of 2 811 569 19 roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica 20 or the US state of Utah 21 This gives it a ranking of 139th in India out of a total of 640 19 The district has a population density of992 inhabitants per square kilometre 2 570 sq mi 19 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 30 19 Araria has a sex ratio of 921 females for every 1000 males 19 and a literacy rate of 55 1 19 6 00 of the population lives in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13 61 and 1 38 of the population respectively 19 Religions in Araria district 2011 22 Religion Percent Hinduism 56 68 Islam 42 95 Other or not stated 0 37 Hinduism is the majority religion Muslims are majority in Araria and Jokihat blocks and are in near majority in Palasi block 22 Block Hindu Muslim Other Narpatganj 70 45 29 23 0 32 Forbesganj 62 56 36 99 0 45 Bhargama 75 26 24 52 0 22 Raniganj 69 09 30 3 0 61 Araria 39 01 60 61 0 38 Kursakatta 74 79 24 92 0 29 Sikti 65 09 34 73 0 18 Palasi 51 09 48 46 0 45 Jokihat 21 39 78 38 0 23 Languages in Araria district 2011 23 Urdu 28 71 Hindi 25 05 Maithili including Thethi 20 57 Other Hindi 16 43 Bengali 2 17 Kulhaiya 2 10 Surjapuri 1 91 Santali 1 05 Others 2 01 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 28 71 of the population in the district spoke Urdu 25 05 Hindi 20 57 Maithili including Thati 2 17 Bengali 2 10 Kulhaiya 1 91 Surjapuri and 1 05 Santali as their first language 16 43 spoke languages recorded as Others under Hindi on the census 23 Administration editThe district is divided into two subdivisions Forbesganj subdivision and Araria subdivision Notable people editPhanishwar Nath Renu novelist and story writer Mohammed Taslimuddin Former Union Minister of State 24 Subrata Roy chairman of Sahara Group Quaiser Khalid IPS Maharashtra Cadre Poet Educationist 25 Pradeep Kumar Singh BJP Politician Member of Lok Sabha citation needed Yahay Rahmani Social Activist 1 See also editDistricts of Bihar Araria Lok Sabha constituencyReferences edit Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States March 2016 Retrieved 18 February 2022 Prasad Bhuvaneshwar Agrawal Rajendra 27 March 2013 Telecom racket busted in sleepy Araria district of Bihar The Times of India TNN Retrieved 23 August 2021 Bihar assembly elections 2020 BJP eyes winning push from Mithila Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Election News Times of India The Times of India Michael Witzel 1989 Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo Aryennes ed Caillat Paris pages 13 17 116 124 141 143 Witzel M 1989 Tracing the Vedic dialects In Caillat C ed Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo Aryennes Paris Fondation Hugot pp 141 143 Hemchandra R 1972 Political History of Ancient India Calcutta University of Calcutta Floods in Bihar not man made says minister Patna News Times of India The Times of India Flood Situation Improves In Bihar Number Of Dead At 514 NDTV com Floods in Bihar Flood situation worsens in Bihar death toll rises to 253 India News Times of India The Times of India Bihar floods 119 dead bridge collapse caught on camera Patna News Times of India The Times of India ब ह र ब ढ न ल ख ख फन क कह न अबतक 379 व यक त य क म त और 1 61 कर ड आब द प रभ व त Prabhat Khabar Hindi News Death toll in Bihar floods mounts to 304 situation grim in UP India News Times of India The Times of India Araria to Kishenganj Bihar s decades old flood tragedy has a worrying new trend Hindustan Times September 10 2017 Srivastava 2010 States and Union Territories Bihar Government In Dayawanti ed 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 Archived from the original on 2018 02 20 Retrieved 2011 10 11 Zemlya Georga 2 821km2 Bihar Four of five AIMIM MLAs join RJD making it single largest party again with 80 seats The Indian Express 2022 06 30 Retrieved 2022 07 09 a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj September 8 2009 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme PDF National Institute of Rural Development Archived from the original PDF on April 5 2012 Retrieved September 27 2011 Table A 02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901 Bihar PDF census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b c d e f g District Census Handbook Araria PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 2011 10 01 Jamaica 2 868 380 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 2013 10 19 Retrieved 2011 09 30 Utah 2 763 885 a b Table C 01 Population by Religion Bihar censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Bihar censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 Who was Mohammed Taslimuddin RJD strongman and voice of Seemanchal who died at 74 on Sunday September 18 2017 Quaiser Khalid Profile amp Biography Rekhta External links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Araria District Araria district website 26 07 48 N 87 28 12 E 26 13000 N 87 47000 E 26 13000 87 47000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Araria district amp oldid 1220139246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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