Araria is the district headquarter of the Araria district with two sub divisions, Araria and Farbisganj. Araria has been engraved out of the parent district of Purnia and covers an area of 2,830 sq.km . Araria is situated on the southern part of Purnia and Medhepura in Bihar. Strategically, Araria is important for security reasons as it shares its border with Nepal in the north.
Infrastructure Araria is connected with the other districts of Bihar by bus and railways. The nearest railway station is Araria Court and Araria(R.S) and the nearest air port is at Bagdogra. Araria is also accessible to other parts of India by railways via Katihar which is a big and important junction.
Demography Araria has a total population of 16,11,638,with rural population of 15,09,360 and urban population of 1,02,278.Araria has a sizeable SC population of 2,20,148 and ST population of 20,819.
Economy Araria mainly depends on agriculture,with paddy,maize and jute as the major agricultural products. There are also many jute mills in Araria.. However from 02.05.02,Araria has started developing the IT culture in the state with the establishment of NIC District Center.
Tourist Attraction The important places of tourist attraction in Araria are
* Madanpur
* Palasi
* Basaithi
Educational Institutions Araria has a District Education Office that deals with all the matters related to education. Araria is an important district of Bihar and its new venture in the IT culture is a revolutionary step that will help Araria to be industrially developed.
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Bihar-districts
araria aurangabad banka
begusarai bhabua bhagalpur
bhojpur buxar darbhanga
gaya gopalganj jahanabad
jamui katihar khagaria
kishanganj luckeesarai madhepura
madhubani munger muzaffarpur
nalanda nawada paschim-champaran
patna purbi-champaran Purnia
rohtas saharsa samastipur
saran sheikhpura sheohar
sitamarhi siwan supaul vaishali
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Infrastructure Araria is connected with the other districts of Bihar by bus and railways. The nearest railway station is Araria Court and Araria(R.S) and the nearest air port is at Bagdogra. Araria is also accessible to other parts of India by railways via Katihar which is a big and important junction.
Demography Araria has a total population of 16,11,638,with rural population of 15,09,360 and urban population of 1,02,278.Araria has a sizeable SC population of 2,20,148 and ST population of 20,819.
Economy Araria mainly depends on agriculture,with paddy,maize and jute as the major agricultural products. There are also many jute mills in Araria.. However from 02.05.02,Araria has started developing the IT culture in the state with the establishment of NIC District Center.
Tourist Attraction The important places of tourist attraction in Araria are
* Madanpur
* Palasi
* Basaithi
Educational Institutions Araria has a District Education Office that deals with all the matters related to education. Araria is an important district of Bihar and its new venture in the IT culture is a revolutionary step that will help Araria to be industrially developed.
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Bihar-districts
araria aurangabad banka
begusarai bhabua bhagalpur
bhojpur buxar darbhanga
gaya gopalganj jahanabad
jamui katihar khagaria
kishanganj luckeesarai madhepura
madhubani munger muzaffarpur
nalanda nawada paschim-champaran
patna purbi-champaran Purnia
rohtas saharsa samastipur
saran sheikhpura sheohar
sitamarhi siwan supaul vaishali
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