Saran district

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Saran district
District
Agricultural field in Saran district
Location of Saran district in Bihar
Coordinates (Chhapra): 25°55′N 84°45′E / 25.917°N 84.750°E / 25.917; 84.750
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Saran
Headquarters	Chhapra
Tehsils	20
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1. Saran, 2. Maharajganj (shared with Siwan district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Ekma, Manjhi, Baniapur, Taraiya, Marhaura, Chapra, Garkha, Amnour, Parsa, Sonpur
Area
• Total	2,641 km2 (1,020 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,951,862
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	72.57 per cent
• Sex ratio	949
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code	841206
Major highways	NH 28B, NH 85, NH 101, NH 102, NH 19
Website	saran.nic.in

Saran district is one of the 38 districts of Indian state of Bihar.^[1] The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra.

It is considered as one of the richest zamindaris of Bihar after Raj Darbhanga, Hathwa Raj, Bettiah Raj and Raj Najarganj, Saran Raj.