Arrah is a town in India, located 36 miles from Patna, in the state of Bihar. As of 2001, population is above 203,395. The postal code is 802301. Patna (पटना) is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states, six union territories and the National Capital Territory. ... Bihar (बिहार in Devanagari) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ...

It is the district headquarters of Bhojpur district. Arrah is known for a battle (Battle of Buxar) during the British occupation of India. Bhojpur district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Arrah town is the administrative headquarters of this district See also Districts of Bihar Categories: India geography stubs | Bihar ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ...

During the Indian rebellion of 1857, a small party of British officers and Indian soldiers were besieged in the Little House at Arrah, the district headquarters. They withstood the siege for three weeks until relieved by British troops. 1857–1858 was a period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in mostly northern and central India against British occupation of the subcontinent. ...

See also

• William Fraser McDonell
• Ross Lowis Mangles
• Denis Dempsey

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. William Fraser McDonell was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Ross Lowis Mangles was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Denis Dempsey Born Rathmichael Bray, Co Wicklow 1826 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Nuttall Encyclopaedia is an early 20th century encyclopedia, edited by Rev. ...