Pyapon Town

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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.

Pyapon Town

Head-quarters of the District of the same name in Lower Burma, situated m 16 18' N. and 95 43' E, in low-lying country on the right bank of the Pyapon river, one of the numerous outlets of the Irrawaddy, about 12 miles from the coast Population (1901), 5,883 It was formerly the head-quarters of a subdivision, and did not become the District head-quarters till 1903 A fair proportion of the inhabitants are engaged m the fishing mdustiy. Pyapon stands very little above the level of the river, which here runs between muddy banks. Its affairs were managed by a town committee from 1899 to 1905, when it was constituted a municipality. The revenue of the town fund in 1903-4 was Rs. 30,000, and the expenditure was Rs. 33,000, half of which was devoted to public works. Pyapon contains the usual public buildings, a hospital with 18 beds, and several schools.