Narayanganj Subdivision, 1908

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Narayanganj Subdivision, 1908

North-eastern subdivision of Dacca District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 23° 34 and 24" 15' X. and 90 degree 27' and 90° 59' E., with an area of 641 square miles. The greater part of the subdivision consists of a level plain intersected by numerous watercourses, but to the extreme west this plain merges in a small tract of broken jungle-covered country. The population was 660,712 in 1901, compared with 574,516 in 1891, the density being 1,031 persons per square mile. The subdivision contains one town, Narayanganj (population, 24,472), its head-quarters; and 2,177 villages. The principal seats of commerce are Narayanganj town on the Lakhya, and Baidya Bazar and Narsingdl on the Meghna. The chief place of historical importance is Sonargaon. A large bathing festival is held annually at Nangalband.

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.