Hilsa

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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.

Hilsa

Village in the Bihar subdivision of Patna District, Bengal, situated in 25° 19' N. and 85° 17' E., 13 miles from the Fatwa station on the East Indian Railway, with which it is connected by road. Population (1901), 2,478. Hilsa is a large market, where a brisk trade in food-grains and oilseeds is carried on with Patna, Gaya, Hazaribagh, and Palamau.