Araria district

Araria district
District of Bihar
Sunset at Sultan Pokhar, Forbesganj
Location of Araria district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
Division	Purnia
Established	14 Jan 1990
Headquarters	Araria
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Araria
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Narpatganj, Raniganj, Forbesganj, Araria, Jokihat, Sikti
Area
• Total	2,830 km2 (1,090 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,811,569
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	53.53%(2011)
• Sex ratio	921 females for every 1000 males
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 57
HDI (2016)	0.251[1] (low)
Website	araria.nic.in

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.