Araria subdivision

Araria subdivision is an administrative subdivision out of two subdivisions of Araria district in the state of Bihar, India. It comprises 6 Blocks of Araria The headquarter of the subdivision is in Araria town.

Etymology

During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes 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'.

is the assembly constituency representing Araria. The same constituency also includes Araria nagar parishad. Avidur Rahman from Indian National Congress is the MLA elected in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Araria.
Araria subdivision is part of No 9 Araria . Pradeep Kumar Singh, BJP is the MP elected in the 2019 Indian general election.

Araria subdivision has six blocks.