Areraj is a town and a

notified area A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, ...

East Champaran district East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.The district headquarters are located at Motihari. Prior to 1st Dec 1977, there was a single district called "Champaran". On 1st Dec 1977, the district was divided into 2 ...

in the state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

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. District entry point

Mehsi Mehsi is a High Deployment City and Urban Headquarter Kasba Mehsi located in the Mehsi It is a part of the Tirhut Division. in the Indian state of Bihar. Mehsi is an entry point of East Champaran when traveling from Patna, Darbhanga to Delhi ...

City

Geography

Areraj is located at . It is just 30 KM away from

Motihari Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. It is located District entry point and New City 40.09 kilometres Northeast Mehsi. north of the state capital Patna. Geograp ...

. No train route is available to reach here, So to reach here one has to go by roadways only. Bus frequency is very good as after every 25minutes(approximately). Its takes around 30–35 minutes to reach Areraj. Areraj is an educational hub in East Champaran. We can say a mini BHU due to many educational institutions resided in single campus. It is a spiritual city. It's a famous religious place like Jalpa Bhawani, Mansa Mata, Gaytri temple, Bhairav Mandir, Govindganj Ghat and most important "Someshwar Nath" temple is here, which is very very famous temple. In the month of Shravan (August), lot of Shiva's devotee come to visit this place & for whole month Officials have to make arrangements for the people as there is lot of rush during this auspicious month. Rush increases even more on Monday and Friday, as these days are considered sacred day by Shiva's devotees. People believe that on these two days especially & in month of August particularly, whatever people wish to God is full filled. Visiting places include 'Ashoka stambha', Lauria and
Sri Someshwar Nath Mahadev Temple
etc. Anshu goswami

Demographics

India

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, Areraj had a population of 26,014 with males constituting 52% of the population and females 48%. Areraj has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 64% of males and 36% of females literate. 20% of the population is under 6 years of age. Areraj is going to connect on Indian Railway MAP through Hajipur-Sagauli proposed rail line.

Climate

Climate is characterised by high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The

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sub-type for this climate is " Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).

References

{{Tirhut Division Cities and towns in East Champaran district