Geography of Chhapra

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The district of Saran is positioned 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 triangle shaped Saran district is encircled by three rivers namely the Ganges, Ghaghra, Gandak with districts of Bhojpur and Patna in south, in the north of Saran district, there are Siwan and Gopalganj districts of Bihar, in the east Vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts lie and in the west of saran distict, there are Siwan of Bihar and Balia district of Uttar Pradesh. The Ganges forms the Southern boundary. The Ghaghra River divides Saran and Ballia. The Gandak divides Saran in the east with vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts.

The whole district is constituted of plains with a few depressions and marshes, which forms the three broad natural divisions.
·   The alluvial plains by the side of the three big rivers due to which the area is subjected to periodic outpouring and prone to floods.
·         The region of highlands far from the rivers, which is not prone to floods.
·         The diara areas in the beds of the big rivers.