Saran division | |
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Division ofBihar | |
 Location of Saran division in Bihar | |
| Coordinates:25°47′05″N84°43′39″E / 25.7848°N 84.7274°E /25.7848; 84.7274 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Headquarters | Chhapra |
| Districts | Saran,Siwan,Gopalganj District |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Narmdeshwar Lal [Additional Charge][1] |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,819,311 |
| Website | sarandivision |
Saran division is an administrative geographical unit ofBiharstate ofIndia.Chhapra is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists ofSaran district, also calledChhapra 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 ofHathwa Raj.
Hathwa Raj was azamindari in theSaran Division ofBihar belonging toBhumihars which encompassed 1,365 villages, was inhabited by more than 391,000 people, and produced an annual rental of almost a million rupees.[2]