Saran division | |
Coordinates: | 25.7848°N 84.7274°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Chhapra |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Saran |
Leader Title: | Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Narmdeshwar Lal [Additional Charge] [1] |
Population Total: | 9,819,311 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Type: | Division of Bihar |
P2: | Siwan |
P3: | Gopalganj District |
Saran division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Chhapra is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of Saran district, also called Chhapra District, Siwan district, Gopalganj district.This is the only division in Bihar, in which all the districts share a boundary with another state; Uttar Pradesh.
Hathwa Raj was a zamindari in the Saran Division of Bihar belonging to Bhumihars which encompassed 1,365 villages, was inhabited by more than 391,000 people, and produced an annual rental of almost a million rupees.[2]