Bahraich Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bahraich Town

Head-quarters of Bahraich District and tahsil, United Provinces, situated in 27°34'N. and Si°36' E., on the Bengal and North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 27,304. The prin- cipal building of interest is the shrine of Saiyid Salar Masud, a famous warrior and saint, who invaded Oudh about 1033, and, after several victories, was defeated and slain by the confederate Hindu chiefs. The tomb is a domed building erected two centuries after the saint's death, and it occupies the site of a former temple of the Sun. Flroz Shah Tughlak added a wall and other buildings. A large fair, attended by about 100,000 persons, both Hindus and Muhammadans, takes place annually in May, when large offerings are collected. The shrine is now managed by a committee under the supervision of the Deputy-Com- missioner. The town stands at the edge of a plateau on undulating ground, and is well drained. It contains a municipal hall and male and female dispensaries, besides a dispensary near the tomb, and is the head-quarters of the American Methodist Mission in the District.

Bahraich has been administered as a municipality since 1869. During the ten years ending 1901 the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 26,000 and Rs. 25,000 respectively. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 32,000, chiefly derived from octroi (Rs. 23,000) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 34,000. The trade of the town has increased considerably since the opening of the railway, and a large traffic with Nepal passes through it. Grain, sugar, timber, and tobacco are the chief articles dealt in, and there is a small manufacture of felt. There are 1 1 schools with 900 pupils.