District Health Action Plan - STATE HEALTH SOCIETY-----BIHAR

It is also famous for its Bhojpuri heritage .The famous "Bhikhari Thakur" is a famous
person from Saran, and is often referred to as the "Shakespeare of Bhojpuri". "Mahendra
Misir" also a famous person in Bhojpuri Folk songs. He had specially invented the "Purvi" a
style of Bhojpuri Folk song. He was the master in playing of several types of instruments.
Bhojpuri is dialect of this place. Ara (Arrah), Ballia (Balia), Chapra and Deoria, the Bhojpuri
heartland, are known as "ABCD" of India due to their people congruence of language and
culture. People of this "ABC" region has taken Bhojpuri across the Indian boarder to far away
places in Fiji, Mauritius, Trinidad & Tobago, Surinam and Guyana when their forefathers
were settled there as indentured labourer by Imperial forces. They have adopted there new
homeland but still have Bhojpuri in their blood.
Location
The district of Saran has an area of 2641 Sq. Kms and is situated between 25°36' & 26°13'
North latitude and 84°24' & 85°15' East longitude in the southern part of Saran Division of
North Bihar. The Ganges constitute the Southern boundary of the district beyond which lie
the districts of Bhojpur and Patna. District Siwan and Gopalganj lie on the north of district
Saran. The Gandak forms the dividing line with Vaishali and Muzaffarpur district in the east.
To the west of Saran lies Siwan and Balia in Uttar Pradesh, river Ghaghra is the natural
boundary between Saran and Ballia.
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