Araria: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Bihar
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 79,021
• Coordinates: 26.1493° N, 87.5132° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,053 km (654 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Biratnagar Airport (BIR, Nepal): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Bhadrapur Airport (BDP, Nepal): 73 km (46 mi), straight line
• Bagdogra Airport (IXB): 100 km (62 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Shahbazpur: 28 km (18 mi)
• Forbesganj: 30 km (19 mi)
• Kasba: 33 km (20 mi)
• Bahadurganj: 33 km (21 mi)
• Jogbani: 37 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Purnia, 41 km (26 mi)