Araria Wasim Rahi Khan Actor at TV Serial & Bollywood Film Industry Village in Kasaila Madanpur. Araria. Subrata Roy founder and chairman of Sahara India was born in Ashram Mohalla of the city. Taslimuddin Ex member of Loksabha belongs to Jokihat provision of the District. Araria is the natural habitat of the Gangetic Dolphins.At the Local rivers of Araria Gangetic Dolphins(South Asian river dolphin) are found. Scientific name of the dolphin is Platanista Gangetica. Average length of dolphins are 2.5 meter. Araria is accessible to other parts of India by railways via Katihar Junction railway station Nearest Railway Station is Araria
Harike Wetland (6 & 32 taxa), Crustaceans (27 taxa), Annelids (7 taxa), Nematodes (7 & 4 taxa), Rotifers (59 & 13 taxa), and Protozoans (5 & 21 taxa). The Indus dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) supposed to have become extinct in India after 1930, but largely found in the Indus river system in Pakistan, was recently sighted in the Beas River in Harike wetland area. This aquatic mammal classified as an endangered species in the Red Data Book of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is considered a significant find. The dolphins were discovered by Basanta Rajkumar, IFS