Author: O’Malley, L. S. S. (Lewis Sydney Steward) [1874-1941]
Title: Saran [ Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers ]
Description: Patna [Bihar], Supt, Government Printing, 1930. orig.cloth. 24x16cm, ii,177,x pp. Revised edition by Arthur Purling Middleton.. Folding map.. Binding heavily stained and rubbed. Just Good. ¶ Includes a folding map in rear pocket. Gazetteer for a western Bihar district [aka Chapra district]. Contents: Physical aspects; History; The people; Public health; Agriculture, natural calamities; rents, wages & prices; Occupations, manufactures and trades; Means of communication; Land revenue administration; General administration; Local self-government; Education; Gazetteer; Statistical tables

Keywords: Bihar, Colonial India, South Asia, Saran District, Colonialism, Administration, British Raj, History Chapra, Historiography, Geography