Barrackpore Subdivision, 1908
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.
Barrackpore Subdivision, 1908
North-western subdivision of the District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, lying between 22° 35' and 22° 57' N. and 88° 21' and 88° 31' E., on the left bank of the Hooghly, with an area of 190 square miles. The subdivision, which was formed in 1904 from portions of the Sadar and Barasat subdivi- sions, consists of a long narrow strip of riparian land and contains a number of low-lying swamps, but the parts along the banks of the Hooghly are higher and healthier. The population in 1901 was 206,311, the density being 1,086 persons per square mile. The bank of the Hooghly north of Calcutta is lined with mills, which provide labour for a large industrial population. The subdivision contains twelve towns, all lying within this tract: Naihati (population, 13,604), Halisahar (10,149), Bhatpara (21,540), Garulia (7,375), Barrack- pore North (12,600) and South (19,307), Titagarh (16,065), PanT- HAti (11,178), Kamarhati (13,216), Baranagar (25,432), and Dum- DuM North (9,916) and South (10,904). The remainder of the inhabi- tants live in 163 villages. The head-quarters of the subdivision are at Barrackpore, historically important as the scene of the outbreak of two mutinies. Cantonments are situated within the North Dum-Dum and South Barrackpore municipalities, and there is a Government ammunition factory at Dum-Dum. Barrack[)Ore also contains the suburban residence of the Viceroy.
