Saran division is an administrative geographical unit of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
India
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.
Chhapra is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of
Saran district
Saran district is one of the 38 Districts of Bihar, districts of Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra.
It is ...
, 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. This region was Ruled by Royal Family of
Hathwa Raj.
Hathwa Raj was a
zamindari in the
Saran Division of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
belonging to
Bhumihar
Bhumihar, also locally called Bhuinhar and Babhan, a Hindu Indian caste system, caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila (region), Mithila region), the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya ...
s which encompassed 1,365 villages, was inhabited by more than 391,000 people, and produced an annual rental of almost a million rupees.
See also
*
Divisions of Bihar
*
Districts of Bihar
References
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Divisions of Bihar