Burdwan 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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Burdwan Subdivision

Head-quarters subdivision of Burdwan District, Bengal, lying between 22° 56' and 23° 37' N. and 87° 26' and 88° 14' E., with an area of 1,268 square miles. The subdivision consists of a flat alluvial plain, covered with rice crops. The population in 1901 was 679,412, compared with 619,868 in 1891. It contains one town, BuRDWAN (population, 35,022), its head-quarters; and 1,688 vil- lages. It is less densely populated than the rest of the District, supi)orting only 536 persons to the square mile. Brass and bell-metal ware and cutlery are manufactured at Banpas, and silk dhotis and saris at Memari ; a large annual fair is held at Kanchannagar, a suburb of Burdwan town. A considerable tasar silk industry is carried on at Mankur, which is also an important trade centre.