Basirhat Subdivision, 1908

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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.

Basirhat Subdivision, 1908

North-eastern subdivision of the District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, lying between 21° 31' and 22° 55' N. and 88° 33' and 89° 6' E., with an area of 1,922 square miles, of which 1,584 are included in the Sundarbans. The northern part of the subdivision consists of a fertile alluvial tract ; but to the south, where the delta is in a less advanced stage of growth, there is a network of tidal creeks winding through numerous islands and morasses. The population in 1901 was 372,187, compared with 347,138 in 1 89 1, the density being 194 persons per square mile. It contains three towns, Basirhat (population, 17,001), its head-quarters, Baduria (12,921) and Taki (5,089); and 920 villages.