Kutubdia

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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.

Kutubdia

Island off the coast of Chittagong District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 21° 43' and 21° 55' N. and 91° 49' and 91° 54' E., with an area of 35 square miles. Population (1901), 10,693. The island is protected by a ring of embankments con- structed and maintained by Government, but these were breached in the cyclone of 1897, which caused great havoc. Almost the whole of the island is a Government ryotivdri estate. There is a lighthouse on the west coast.