Araria | |
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Country | ![]() |
State | Bihar |
District | Araria |
Subdivision | Araria |
Headquarters | Araria (town) |
Government | |
• Type | Community development |
• Body | Araria Block |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Araria is a Community development block and a town in district of Araria, in Bihar state of India. It is one out of 6 blocks of Araria subdivision. [1] The headquarter of the block is at Araria town.
The block is divided into many Village Councils and villages.
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]
Gram panchayats of Araria block in Araria subdivision, Araria district. [3]
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