Saidpur Town, Nilphaman
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.
Saidpur Town
Town in the Nilphaman subdivision of Rang- pur District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 25 47' N and 88 54' E. Population (1901), 5,848. It is the head-quaiters of the northern section of the Eastern Bengal State Railway, and contains large rail- way workshops and jute-presses. A company of the Eastern Bengal State Railway Volunteer Corps, 157 strong, has its head-quarters here.