Kishanganj Town
Kishanganj Town, 1908
Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Purnea District, Bengal, situated in 26 degree 7' N. and 87 degree 56' E., on the Ganges-Darjeeling road, east of the Mahananda river. Population (1901), 7,671. Kishanganj is a large exporting centre for rice and jute. It was constituted a municipality in 1887. The in- come during the decade ending 190 1-2 averaged Rs. 7,500, and the expenditure Rs. 6,800. In 1903-4 the income, which is mainly derived from a tax on persons (or property tax), was Rs. 12,000, and the expenditure was Rs. 8,000. The public offices are at present situated about 4 miles from the town, but new courts are being built at Kishan- ganj ; the sub-jail has accommodation for 23 prisoners. The town contains the head office of the Khagra Ward's estate ; a great fair is held annually under the auspices of the estate, which is attended by some 100,000 persons. A great number of elephants, camels, ponies, sheep, and cattle are sold, and much general merchandise changes hands ; the camels are in great demand for sacrifice by Musalmans at the Bakr-Id festival. Cart-wheels are largely manufactured in the neighbouring village of Chakla, which are used throughout the District and are also exported.'
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.
