Barsoi

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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.

Barsoi

Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Purnea District, Bengal, situated in 25° 38' N. and 87° 53' E., on the east bank of the Mahananda. Population (1901), 3,101. It is a railway junction on the Eastern Bengal State Railwa)', from which a branch runs to Kishanganj. It has one of the largest weekly markets in the District, the chief articles of trade being dried fish, tortoises, giir, country-made cloth, chillies, turmeric, onions, jute, and mustard. Gunny-bags and mats of local manufacture are also largely sold.