Saran district is one of the 38 districts of Indian state of Bihar . The district, part of Saran Division , is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra .
26-549: Bhagwatpur is a village in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar . Its population is 3,920. This article related to a location in Bihar is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saran district It is considered as one of the richest zamindaris of Bihar after Raj Darbhanga , Hathwa Raj , Bettiah Raj and Raj Najarganj, Saran Raj . It is said that "Saran"
52-575: A literacy rate of 68.57%. 8.94% of the population lives in urban areas. Languages of Saran district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 93.16% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri , 4.45% Hindi and 2.28% Urdu as their first language. Languages include Bhojpuri , a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 million speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts. The nearest airport to Saran District
78-502: A population of 3,951,862, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon . This gives it a ranking of 60th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,493 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,870/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.37%. Saran has a sex ratio of 949 females for every 1,000 males, and
104-618: A million rupees. The Hindi version of Saran Gazetteer titled as Srijan was released in September 2016. Saran district occupies an area of 2,641 square kilometres (1,020 sq mi), equivalent to Drenthe 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 river provides
130-579: A result of no party being able to form a government and RJD continued its downward slide winning only 54 seats. In 2009 Indian general election , the RJD broke its alliance from UPA when seat sharing talks failed. RJD formed its alliance with Ram Vilas Paswan 's Lok Janshakti Party and Mulayam Singh Yadav 's Samajwadi Party what the media has dubbed the "Fourth Front". RJD performed poorly and won just four seats, all of them in Bihar. However, in 2010 Assembly election,
156-497: Is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna , approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) away. Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( abbreviated as RJD ; translation : National People's Party ) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar . The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav . The party's support base has traditionally been Other Backward Classes , Dalits and Muslims and it
182-431: Is a corrupted version of the word Sarangaranya (forest of deer). According to legend, earlier it was a dense forest full of deer and the home of Rishi Sarangi. Another suggestion is that the name is corruption of Sakra-aranya (the forest of Indra). Chirand , 10 kilometres east of Chhapra, is a stratified Neolithic , Chalcolithic , and Iron Age settlement, which is known for its continuous archaeological record from
208-528: Is being constructed at the cost of ₹ 411.31 crore from the central road fund (CRF) under engineering procurement construction (EPC) mode by Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL). It is longer than the 1.8 km (1.1 mi) double-decker flyover in Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road . Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of this double-decker flyover in July 2018, which
234-877: Is considered a political champion of the lower castes . In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states. RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010. Leading the Mahagathbandhan alliance with 105 MLAs, it is currently the official opposition in Bihar . RJD is part of Ruling Government in Jharkhand and Kerala with its allies in Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) and LDF respectively. On 5 July 1997, Pappu Yadav , Raghuvansh Prasad Singh , Mohammad Shahabuddin , Abdul Bari Siddiqui , Kanti Singh , Mohammed Taslimuddin and Md Ali Ashraf Fatmi along with seventeen Lok Sabha MPs and eight Rajya Sabha MPs along with supporters gathered at New Delhi formed
260-470: Is set to be completed by June 2022. The width of the flyover will be 5.5 meters. The double-decker 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 double-decker flyover bridge would be 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long and
286-596: Is shaped like a triangle; its apex is the confluence of the boundary of the Gopalganj district and the Gandak ;– Ganges river. The district is made up entirely of plains, but several depressions and marshes create three broad natural divisions: India's biggest double-decker flyover is being constructed in Chhapra . This 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long double-decker flyover from Gandhi Chowk to Nagarpalika Chowk,
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#1733085844869312-575: The BJP , thus breaking their long time alliance with the INC. This would give the alliance 14 Lok Sabha seats and 30 Rajya Sabha seats. On 7 May 2015, the RJD expelled Pappu Yadav for six years due to anti-RJD activities after speculation rose that he may join the Biju Janata Dal for the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election but he formed a new party called Jan Adhikar Party . In November 2015, RJD won
338-503: The 2004 elections that it fought in alliance with Indian National Congress . It was a part of Indian National Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) from 2004 - May 2009, wherein Lalu Yadav held the position of the Minister of Railways . In February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election RJD won only 75 seats and lost the power. In the state elections held later that year – as
364-789: The Deputy Chief Minister. Alliance between Indian National Congress and the RJD factioned in October 2021, when Tejashwi gave tickets to candidates in Bihar By-elections , where Congress was fixed to stand candidates. In August 2022, the Mahagathbandhan, Janata Dal (United) , Indian National Congress , Hindustan Awam Morcha and Left Front joined again to form 2/3rd Majority government in Bihar Legislative Assembly . In January 2024, Nitish Kumar left
390-552: The Mahagathbandhan once again and joined hands with the BJP. He later became the chief minister once again. Mohammad Shahabuddin , a leader of RJD, has been involved in several criminal cases. Shahabuddin has been accused of several murders, be it of political rivals, or police officers. Shahabuddin, through his lawyers, attempted to also intimidate the legal proceedings, which led to more criminal cases against him. During Lalu Prasad Yadav 's tenure as Chief Minister, Bihar's law and order
416-642: The Neolithic age (about 2500–1345 BC) to the reign of the Pal dynasty who ruled during the pre-medieval period. The archaeological records suggest transitions in human habitation patterns in Chirand dating from 2500 BC to 30 AD. Hathwa Raj was a zamindar dynasty 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
442-419: The RJD did not continue their alliance with Samajwadi Party . In the 2014 Indian general election , RJD came back to UPA and contested election in alliance with Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in Bihar. Out of 40 seats in Bihar, RJD will contest on 27 seats, INC on 12 and NCP on one. RJD won only four out of total forty Loksabha seats in Bihar. The party leadership consists of
468-434: The coalition failed in garnering any widespread support. In the October 1999 elections, RJD fought the election in alliance with Indian National Congress but lost 10 Lok Sabha seats including the seat of Lalu Prasad Yadav . In the 2000 state elections, however, it performed well, winning a majority of the seats in the state assembly in Bihar. Continuing its upswing in electoral fortunes, the party won 24 Lok Sabha seats in
494-473: The corruption cases against Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar asked Yadav to resign from the cabinet, which was refused by RJD. In order to protect his clean image towards corruption, Nitish Kumar resigned on 26 July 2017, ending RJD's stake in Bihar government. What followed next was a coalition BJP and JDU as a result Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister again whereas Sushil Modi, a prominent BJP leader became
520-513: The elections as party became the single largest party with 80 followed by Janata Dal (United) with 71 seats, BJP with 53 seats and Congress with 27 seats. In terms of vote share, BJP came first with 24.4%, followed by RJD with 18.4% and JD (U) with 16.8% and Congress got 6.7%. Janata Dal (United)'s Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister and Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav became the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar . In July 2017, following
546-478: The following bodies. Lalu Prasad Yadav is the National President of RJD. The national vice president members of the party Mangani Lal Mandal , Mohammad Ilyas Hussain, Ahmed Ashfaq Karim, Rabri Devi , Raghuvansh Prasad Singh , Shivanand Tiwary and Mehboob Ali Kaiser National Secretary general : Abdul Bari Siddiqui . National Treasurer : Sunil Kumar Singh The national executive members of
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#1733085844869572-509: The lower portion 3 km (1.9 mi). Saran was earlier called a 'money order economy' district, as people used to send remittances in money order to their families there. It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). It is a primarily agriculture based rural and suburban region with little industrial output. This can partly be attributed to
598-514: The new political party, Rashtriya Janata Dal . It was formed as breakaway of Janata Dal . Lalu Prasad was elected as the first president of RJD. It is a centre-left party. In the March 1998 national elections, RJD won 17 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar but failed to make significant headway in any other state. Later that year, the party formed an alliance with Mulayam Singh Yadav 's Samajwadi Party as an anti- Bharatiya Janata Party secular coalition but
624-430: The non business friendly socialism inspired governments led by RJD in the region from 2001 to 2014. That period was marked by unethical election practices. The present collector and District Magistrate of Saran is IAS Aman Samir. The Divisional Commissioner is Sarvanan M(I.A.S). The district has three subdivisions, 20 community development blocks and 1,807 villages. According to the 2011 census Saran district has
650-477: The party Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti, Prem Chandra Gupta, Manoj Jha, Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Ram Chandra Purve. On 14 April 2015, the RJD, Janata Dal (United) , Janata Dal (Secular) , the Indian National Lok Dal , Samajwadi Party, and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to oppose
676-520: 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
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