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.
Araria | |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Araria |
| Subdivision | Araria |
| Headquarters | Araria (town) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development |
| • Body | Araria Block |
| Languages | |
| • Main | Maithili, Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The block is divided into many Village Councils and villages.
Etymology
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]
Gram Panchayats
editGram panchayats of Araria block in Araria subdivision, Araria district.[3]
Politics
editAraria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is the assembly constituency representing Araria (community development block). The same constituency also includes Araria nagar parishad.[4] Avidur Rahman from Indian National Congress is the MLA elected in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
Araria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[4] Pradeep Kumar Singh, BJP is the MP elected in the 2019 Indian general election.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Subdivision & Blocks :: Araria District". Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Village & Panchayats". www.araria.nic.in.
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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