Arrah ( Eng. Arrah , Hindi आरा ) is a city in eastern India , in the state of Bihar , the administrative center of Bhojpur County .
| City | |
| Arrach | |
|---|---|
| English Arrah hindi आरा | |
| A country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| County | Bhojpur |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 50 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 5: 30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 261,099 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +91 6182 |
| Postcode | |
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 Climate
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Economics and transport
- 5 notes
Geography
The city is located in the west of Bihar, west of the Son River, at an altitude of 50 meters above sea level [1] . Arrach is located approximately 35 kilometers west of Patna , the state’s administrative center and 800 kilometers east-southeast (ESE) from New Delhi , the country's capital.
Climate
| Climate Arrach | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Absolute maximum, ° C | 28 | 34 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 29th | 46 |
| Average maximum, ° C | 22 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 31 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 16 | eighteen | 24 | thirty | 31 | thirty | 29th | 28 | 29th | 26 | 21 | 17 | 25 |
| Average minimum ° C | 10 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | eleven | twenty |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | 2 | 2 | 7 | fourteen | 17 | twenty | 21 | 21 | twenty | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | thirty | 180 | 290 | 330 | 210 | fifty | - | - | 1180 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2011 official census , the population of the city was 261,099, of which 53.4% were men, 46.6% were women. Adult literacy rate was 72.4%. The literacy rate among men was 77.4%, among women - 66.7%. 13.2% of the population were children under 6 years of age [2] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| 157,082 [3] | 203 395 [4] | 261 099 |
Economics and Transport
The basis of the city’s economy is agricultural production [5] .
Arrah connects with other cities in India through rail and road transport. The nearest airport is located in Patna [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Ara, India Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment May 4, 2013. Archived May 18, 2013.
- ↑ Arrah City Census 2011 data . Data of Indian Population 2011 Census. Date of treatment May 4, 2013. Archived May 18, 2013.
- ↑ Bihar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population (inaccessible link) . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment May 4, 2013. Archived May 18, 2013.
- ↑ Arrah (English) (unavailable link) . Census of India 2001. Date accessed May 4, 2013. Archived June 16, 2004.
- ↑ Ara . Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Date of treatment May 4, 2013. Archived May 18, 2013.