Hidden gem · Half a day
Jagdishpur & Arrah
Veer Kunwar Singh's 1857 country
Bhojpur
District headquarters Arrah · Shahabad
Veer Kunwar Singh's 1857 country — Jagdishpur fort and Ara House — and the Aranya Devi temple.
How far is Bhojpur
| Patna → Arrah | 63 km | 1½ h |
| Gaya → Arrah | 118 km | 2½ h |
| Muzaffarpur → Arrah | 123 km | 3 h |
| Darbhanga → Arrah | 182 km | 4½ h |
| Bhagalpur → Arrah | 307 km | 7½ h |
Road ≈ 1.3 × straight-line, ~40 km/h. Measured to the district HQ.
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Also in the district
Smaller stops — the kind the state tourism board lists and nobody writes about. Worth it if you are passing, rarely worth a dedicated trip.
Ara House
The 1857 siege house held by 50 Sikhs and 18 civilians for 8 days.
Jagdishpur fort
Kunwar Singh's seat; museum.
Aranya Devi temple
Arrah's presiding goddess, said to predate the town.
Maharaja College Museum
Sculptures from the district's mounds.
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