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	'''Saran district''' is one of the 38 [[Districts of Bihar\|districts]] of [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/saran-12520249.html\|title=रेल व मुख्य सड़कमार्ग पर सरपट दौड़ती हैं गाड़ियां -\|website=Jagran}}</ref> The district, part of [[Saran Division]], is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, [[Chhapra]].		'''Saran district''' is one of the 38 [[Districts of Bihar\|districts]] of [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/saran-12520249.html\|title=रेल व मुख्य सड़कमार्ग पर सरपट दौड़ती हैं गाड़ियां -\|website=Jagran}}</ref> 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 State\|Saran Raj]], Bhatkeshri Estate.		It is considered as one of the richest zamindaris of Bihar after [[Raj Darbhanga]], [[Hathwa Raj]], Bettiah Raj and Raj Najarganj, [[Saran State\|Saran Raj]], [[Bhatkeshri Estate]].

	== Typonym ==		== Typonym ==

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	* [[Mahendar Misir]], Bhojpuri poet		* [[Mahendar Misir]], Bhojpuri poet
	* [[Raghuveer Narayan]], Bhojpuri poet		* [[Raghuveer Narayan]], Bhojpuri poet
	* [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]], Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development and ~~Entrepreneurship~~		* [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]], Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development and Entrepreneurshi
	* ~~[[Ramchandra Manjhi]], Bhojpuri folk dancer~~		* King Babu Harsahay Mahato father of King Babu Ganesh Singh Bhatkeshri estate
	* [[Surur Hoda]], Socialist leader and Order of British Empire ([[OBE]]) recipient		* [[Surur Hoda]], Socialist leader and Order of British Empire ([[OBE]]) recipient
	* [[Prabhunath Singh]], 4 times Member of Parliament and 2 times MLA		* [[Prabhunath Singh]], 4 times Member of Parliament and 2 times MLA

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	'''Saran district''' is one of the 38 [[Districts of Bihar\|districts]] of [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/saran-12520249.html\|title=रेल व मुख्य सड़कमार्ग पर सरपट दौड़ती हैं गाड़ियां -\|website=Jagran}}</ref> The district, part of [[Saran Division]], is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, [[Chhapra]].		'''Saran district''' is one of the 38 [[Districts of Bihar\|districts]] of [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/saran-12520249.html\|title=रेल व मुख्य सड़कमार्ग पर सरपट दौड़ती हैं गाड़ियां -\|website=Jagran}}</ref> 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 State\|Saran Raj]].		It is considered as one of the richest zamindaris of Bihar after [[Raj Darbhanga]], [[Hathwa Raj]], Bettiah Raj and Raj Najarganj, [[Saran State\|Saran Raj]], Bhatkeshri Estate.

	== Typonym ==		== Typonym ==

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	#NH-102 (Chhapra–Muzaffarpur): 74 km<ref>{{cite web \|title=High-Level Bridge to be Constructed over Gandak River in Muzaffarpur \|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-high-level-bridge-to-be-constructed-over-gandak-river-in-muzaffarpur-201756906448215.html \|website=LiveHindustan \|publisher=HT Digital Streams Limited \|language=hi \|access-date=10 December 2025}}</ref>		#NH-102 (Chhapra–Muzaffarpur): 74 km<ref>{{cite web \|title=High-Level Bridge to be Constructed over Gandak River in Muzaffarpur \|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-high-level-bridge-to-be-constructed-over-gandak-river-in-muzaffarpur-201756906448215.html \|website=LiveHindustan \|publisher=HT Digital Streams Limited \|language=hi \|access-date=10 December 2025}}</ref>

	==Notable ~~people~~==		==Notable peoples ==
	<!--- Do not add anyone to this list unless they have their own Wikipedia article and were born in Chhapra -- Atul Anand, writer--><gallery>		<!--- Do not add anyone to this list unless they have their own Wikipedia article and were born in Chhapra -- Atul Anand, writer--><gallery>
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	* [[Bhikhari Thakur]], [[Bhojpuri language]] poet and singer		* [[Bhikhari Thakur]], [[Bhojpuri language]] poet and singer
	* [[Brajkishore Prasad]], national activist		* [[Brajkishore Prasad]], national activist
	* [[~~Chitragupta (composer)~~]]~~, music director~~		* [[Kushwaha\|King Babu Ganesh Singh Zamindar of bhatkeshri estate saran]]
	* [[Daroga Prasad Rai]], 10th Chief Minister of Bihar		* [[Daroga Prasad Rai]], 10th Chief Minister of Bihar
	* [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], Indian independence activist		* [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], Indian independence activist

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saran district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = An agricultural field in Saran district of Bihar.jpg
| image_caption = Agricultural field in Saran district
| image_map = Bihar district location map Saran.svg
| map_caption = Location of Saran district in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|25|55|N|84|45|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Chhapra
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Bihar|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saran division|Saran]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Chhapra]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 20
| area_total_km2 = 2641
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,951,862
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 72.57 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 949
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Saran Lok Sabha constituency|Saran]], 2. [[Maharajganj (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]] (shared with Siwan district)
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Ekma Assembly constituency|Ekma]], [[Manjhi Assembly constituency|Manjhi]], [[Baniapur Assembly constituency|Baniapur]], [[Taraiya Assembly constituency|Taraiya]], [[Marhaura Assembly constituency|Marhaura]], [[Chapra, Saran Assembly constituency|Chapra]], [[Garkha Assembly constituency|Garkha]], [[Amnour Assembly constituency|Amnour]], [[Parsa Assembly constituency|Parsa]], [[Sonpur Assembly constituency|Sonpur]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 28B (India)|NH 28B]], [[National Highway 85 (India)|NH 85]], [[National Highway 101 (India)|NH 101]], [[National Highway 102 (India)|NH 102]], [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN Code]]
| postal_code = [https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Saran/ 841206]
| website = {{URL|https://saran.nic.in/}}
}}
'''Saran district''' is one of the thirty-eight [[Districts of Bihar|districts]] of [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/saran-12520249.html|title=सारण। छपरा में कहने के लिए सारण काफी पुराना जिला है। मुगल शासक अकबर के दरबारी अबुल फजल ने आइने अकबरी}}</ref> 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 Zamindari of Bihar after [[Raj Darbhanga]], [[Hathwa Raj]], Bettiah Raj and Raj Najarganj, [[Saran State|Saran Raj]].

== Typonym ==
It is said that "Saran" is a corrupted version of the word ''Sarangaranya'' (forest of Deers). According to legends, earlier it was a dense forest full of Deers and home of Rishi Sarangi. Another suggestion is that the name is corruption of ''Sakra-aranya'' (the forest of Indra).<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers : Saran|year=2007|isbn=9788172681364|pages=1–2|last1=O'Malley|first1=L. S. S.}}</ref>

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=9,59,390|13=1911|14=9,11,695|15=1921|16=9,31,796|17=1931|18=9,90,147|19=1941|20=11,38,986|21=1951|22=12,56,306|23=1961|24=14,47,297|25=1971|26=17,09,722|27=1981|28=20,84,322|29=1991|30=25,72,980|31=2001|32=32,48,701|33=2011|34=39,51,862|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}[[Chirand]], 10 kilometres east of Chhapra, is a stratified [[Neolithic]], [[Chalcolithic]], and [[Iron Age]] settlement, which is known for its continuous archaeological record from the Neolithic age (about 2500–1345 BC) to the reign of the Pal dynasty who ruled during the pre-medieval period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/destinations/bihar_a_quick_guide_to_saran/|title=BIHAR: A QUICK GUIDE TO SARAN}}</ref> The archaeological records suggest transitions in human habitation patterns in [[Chirand]] dating from 2500 BC to 30 AD.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIUZjYEuqskC&q=chirand+archaeological+site&pg=PA74|title=Historical dictionary of Ancient India|isbn=9780810853669|last1=Roy|first1=Kumkum|year=2009}}</ref>

[[Hathwa Raj]] was a [[Zamindar]] Dynasty in the Saran Division of Bihar belonging to [[Bhumihar]]s, which encompassed 1,365 villages, was inhabited by more than 391,000 people, and produced an annual rental of almost a million rupees.<ref>{{cite book
| first = Anand A.
| last = Yang
| title = Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar
| publisher = [[University of California Press]]
| year = 1999
| isbn = 978-0-520-21100-1
| pages = 305 (at page 69)
}}</ref>

Hindi version of Saran Gazetteer titled as ''Srijan'' was released in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saran.bih.nic.in/saran%20book.htm|title=Saran Gazetteer PDF DM Deepak Anand}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Execution-of-rail-projects-Sarans-biggest-gain-in-16/articleshow/56244188.cms|title=Execution of rail projects Saran's biggest gain in '16|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.jagran.com/bihar/saran-14658508.html सृजन से जाने सारण जिले की थाती को]</ref><ref>[http://chhapratoday.com/chhapra/saran-srijan-released-by-dm/ 'सारण सृजन' विवरणिका का डीएम ने किया लोकार्पण]</ref>

==Geography==
Saran district occupies an area of {{convert|2641|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | editor1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti |editor2 = others |display-editors=1 | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> equivalent to [[Drenthe]] [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] in the Netherlands.

The district of Saran is situated between 25°36' and 26°13' north latitude and 84°24' and 85°15' east longitude in the southern post of the Saran Division of North Bihar. The [[Ganges|Ganges river]] provides the southern boundary of the district, beyond which lie the districts of Bhojpur and Patna. To the north of Saran lie the districts of Siwan and Gopalganj. The Gandak river forms the dividing line with the Vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts in the east. To the west of Saran lie the districts of Siwan and Balia in Uttar Pradesh. The Ghaghra river forms a natural boundary between Saran and Ballia.

The district is shaped like a triangle; its apex is the confluence of the boundary of the Gopalganj district and the Gandak{{spaced ndash}}Ganges river. The district is made up entirely of plains, but several depressions and marshes create three broad natural divisions:
* The alluvial plains along the big rivers, which are subject to periodic inundation.
* The uplands away from the rivers, not subject to floods.
* The riverbed diara areas.

India's biggest [[Stack interchange|double-decker]] [[Overpass|flyover]] is being constructed in [[Chhapra]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/chhapra-to-get-states-first-double-decker-flyover/articleshow/64952909.cms|title=Chhapra to get Bihar's first double-decker flyover|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 July 2018 }}</ref> This {{cvt|3.5|km}} long [[Stack interchange|double-decker]] [[Overpass|flyover]] from Gandhi Chowk to Nagarpalika Chowk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1171010/jsp/bihar/story_177206.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123632/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1171010/jsp/bihar/story_177206.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2018|title=Two-deck flyover cost: Rs 411cr}}</ref> is being constructed at the cost of {{INR}} 411.31 crore from the central road fund (CRF) under engineering procurement construction (EPC) mode by Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cm-to-open-highway-at-chhapra/articleshow/64922648.cms|title=CM to open highway at Chhapra|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 July 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170413/jsp/bihar/story_146000.jsp |title=Chhapra road bounty |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712085400/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170413/jsp/bihar/story_146000.jsp |archive-date=2018-07-12}}</ref> It is longer than the {{cvt|1.8|km}} [[Stack interchange|double-decker]] [[Overpass|flyover]] in [[Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/saran-to-beat-mumbai-marvel-238608|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712090328/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/saran-to-beat-mumbai-marvel-238608|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2018|title=Saran to beat Mumbai marvel}}</ref> Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]] laid the foundation stone of this [[Stack interchange|double-decker]] [[Overpass|flyover]] in July 2018, which is set to be completed by June 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/flyover-first-on-lalu-s-once-turf-244184|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712092037/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/flyover-first-on-lalu-s-once-turf-244184|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2018|title=Flyover first on Lalu's once turf}}</ref> The width of the flyover will be 5.5 meters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/soon-chhapra-to-get-double-decker-flyover/articleshow/64703185.cms|title=Soon, Chhapra to get double-decker flyover|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 June 2018 }}</ref> The [[Stack interchange|double-decker]] [[Overpass|flyover]] will be constructed from the eastern side of Bhikhari Thakur roundabout on NH- 19 crossing the Police Lines, Gandhi Chowk, Mouna Chowk, Nagarpalika (Rajendra) Chowk, bus stand and end at Daroga Rai Chowk near Zila school on the western side of [[Chhapra]]. The upper portion of the [[Stack interchange|double-decker]] [[Overpass|flyover]] bridge would be {{cvt|3.5|km}} long and the lower portion {{cvt|3|km}}.

== Politics ==
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==Economy==
Saran was earlier called 'money order economy' district, as people used to send remittances in money order to their families there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/money-order-economy-swavalamban-saran/1182091.html|title=मनीऑर्डर इकॉनोमी से स्वावलंबन की ओर सारण |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/bihar-danapur-dighwara-pul-saran-noida/1158309.html|title=दानापुर-दिघवारा प्रस्तावित पुल सारण को बनायेगा मिनी 'नोएडा'|newspaper=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref> It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=September 8, 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref>

It is a primarily agriculture based rural and suburban region with little industrial output. This can partly be attributed to the non business friendly socialism inspired governments led by [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] in the region from 2001 to 2014. That period was marked by unethical election practices.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=17 July 2015 |title=Sample Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour, Belief and Practices (KABBP) & Expenditure - Sensitive Constituencies in Bihar |url=https://ceobihar.nic.in/PDF/CIMP_Final_Report_2015.pdf |journal=ECI Bihar's CIMP Report |volume=1 }}</ref>

==Government==
The present collector and District Magistrate of Saran is IAS Aman Samir.<ref>http://saran.bih.nic.in</ref>
The Divisional Commissioner is Sarvanan M(I.A.S)<ref name="officers">{{cite web|title=Contact Details of Officers in Saran Commissionary|url=http://sarandivision.bih.nic.in/comm%20contact.htm|website=sarandivision.bih.nic.in}}</ref>

The district has three Subdivisions, 20 Community Development Blocks and 1807 villages.

===Subdivisions===
*[[Chhapra]]
*[[Marhaura|Marhowrah]]
*[[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]]

=== Blocks ===
{{div col begin|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Amnour]]
* [[Baniapur]]
* [[Chhapra]]
* Dariyapur
* [[Dighwara]]
* [[Ekma]]
* [[Garkha]]
* [[Ishupur]]
* [[Jalalpur]]
* [[Lahladpur]]
* Maker
* Manjhi
* [[Marhaura]]
* [[Mashrakh]]
* [[Nagra]]
* [[Panapur]]
* Parsa
* [[Revelganj]]
* [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]]
* [[Taraiya]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Saran district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.45}}
{{bar percent|[[Bihari Muslims|Islam]]|green|10.28}}
{{bar percent|Other or not Stated|black|0.27}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Saran district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,951,862,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Saran |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/310/download/890/DH_2011_1017_PART_A_DCHB_SARAN.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Liberia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Oregon 3,831,074}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 60th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1493|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.37%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Saran has a [[sex ratio]] of 949 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 68.57%. 8.94% of the population lives in urban areas.<ref name=districtcensus/>

* Population: Total: 3951862 Rural: 3598660 Urban: 35883
* SC Population: Total: 474066 (12.00%) Rural: 438183 Urban: 24089
* ST Population: Total: 36786 (0.93%) Rural: 35885 Urban: 901

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Saran district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value1 = 93.16 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 4.45 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 2.28 |color3 = green
|label5 = Others |value5 = 0.11 |color5 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.16% of the population in the district spoke [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 4.45% [[Hindi]] and 2.28% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

Languages include [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], a tongue in the [[Bihari language]] group with almost 40 million speakers, written in both the [[Devanagari]] and [[Kaithi]] scripts.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | access-date = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==Transport==

The nearest airport to Saran District is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in [[Patna district|Patna]], approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) away.

==Notable personalities==

*
* [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]
* [[Bhikhari Thakur]]
* [[Chitragupt (composer)]]
* [[Anand–Milind]]
* [[Abdul Ghafoor]]
* [[Lachhimi Sakhi]]
* Pandey Kapil
* [[Ram Dulari Sinha]]
*[[Ramchandra Manjhi]]
*[[Dharni Das]]
*Kheshari Lal Yadav Actor

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://saran.nic.in/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110430232056/http://www.allaboutbihar.com/districts/saran/index.php Saran Information Portal]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Saran district
|North = [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj district]]
|Northeast = [[Muzaffarpur district]]
|East = [[Vaishali district]]
|Southeast = [[Patna district]]
|South = [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Ballia district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Siwan district]]
}}

{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Saran district}}
{{Saran Division}}
{{Saran Division topics}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saran District}}
[[Category:Saran district| ]]
[[Category:Saran division]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:Districts of Bihar]]

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