Arrah

Arrah
Ara
Ara
Prominent places of Ara
Arrah is located in Bihar
Arrah
Arrah
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°33′05″N 84°39′37″E / 25.55139°N 84.66028°E / 25.55139; 84.66028
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionPatna
DistrictBhojpur
Named forAranya Devi
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyArrah Municipal Corporation
 • MayorIndu Devi[2]
 • MPSudama Prasad
 • MLAAmrendra Pratap Singh
Area
 • Metro
49 km2 (18.919 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • City261,430[1]
DemonymBhojpuriya
Language
 • OfficialHindi[3]
 • Additional officialUrdu[3]
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
802301, 802302 & 802312
Telephone code+91-6182
Vehicle registrationBR-03
Railway StationAra Junction

Arrah (also transliterated as Ara)[4] is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ganges and Sone rivers, some 24 miles (39 km) from Danapur and 36 miles (58 km) from Patna.[5]

  1. ^ "Arrah City Population Census 2011–2019 | Bihar". www.census2011.co.in.
  2. ^ "e-Municipality Bihar". nagarseva.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Bhojpur district full information". www.bihar.com.
  5. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ara, India". www.fallingrain.com.