Located near the confluence of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges, the city of Chapra is the administrative seat of Saran District in the state of Bihar. Chapra was established as a municipality in the year 1864.
Chapra Parliamentary Constituency has a population of 178,835 (2001 census).
Lalu Prasad, the Railways Minister of the present UPA Govt., has won 3 times (1977, 1989 and 2004) from Chapra Parliamentary Constituency.
