Araria district

Araria district is one of the of , , and  town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Araria district is a part of.

Headquarters: Araria Area: 2,830 km? Population: Total: 1611638 Rural: 1509360 Urban: 102278 Sub Divisions: Araria Farbisganj (also spelled Forbesganj) Blocks: Araria, Raniganj, Bharganwan, Kursakata, Sikti, Narpatganj, Farbisganj (also spelled Forbesganj), Palasi, Jokihat Agriculture: Paddy, Maize, Jute Industry: Jute Mills Rivers: Kosi, Suwara, Kali and Koli

Araria as a district was formed in January 1990 as one of the administrative districts of under. During the, 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. Renu ji (, legendary novelist and story writer, belonged to Araria.