E AS T E R N B E N G A L A N D A S S AM D I S T R I C T G AZ E T T E E R S N A K H AL O I . “ ‘ J E WE TE R P . B S , I NDI AN CI VI L S E RVI CE . P RI NTE D AT T HE P I ON E E R P RE SS ALLAHAB AD P LAN OF CONTENTS. CHA P TER . P A GE , —~P I . HYS IC A L A SP ECTS —H II . ISTORY —TR E P E P E III . O L — I V . P UBL IO HE ALT H - V . P RI OE s R E NTs A E EA E , , W G S AND M SUR S — V I . AGRICULTURE - V I I . NATUR AL CALAMITI ES V -ME ANs OF C M U I ATI III. O M N C ON I X —OCCUP ATI S M . ON , A NUFACTURES AND TRA DE S 6 7 —L D X . A N RE V ENU E ADMIN ISTRATION — XI . G E N ER AL ADMIN ISTRATI ON . — A - XI I . LOO L SELF G OVERNMEN T —E DU XIII . OATI ON XIV . G A Z ETTEE R IN DEX TABLE OF ONTE NT C S. H E R C AP T I . P H A YS I CA L SP E CTS . — I n troductory Ori gin of n ame -B oun d ari e s -G en e ra 1 c o 11 fi g u r a t i o u ' ’ — - — I sl ands Rivers -The Me gh n sm Dak i ti fi B h a W ft 11 i g a n j Khfil w ’ — Ma hen dra Kt NORt Ii Khétl - F eni River Al luvio n and Dil uv ion B e n n e l 1 780 -90—W 1 1 819 —H k 1850 —R ev e n ue —H a ters , oo er , Survey ills — — — — — — — Marshes Ta nk s G eology Botany Fa r ma Fish Climate Hu mid i t y ~ - T tu Rainfall empera re . CHAP TER I I . HI STORY . — — — — Ti r a Muh a mma.d zm s w Ancient Hi story Hindu set tle ment ppe s Sand ip ’ — t S w— P t —Di l fil Kh z m Na wé r fi —P or ug uese in and ip irates of Chit agong ’ — — h é l i un d e Mu h a l G o v e r nme n t a S hfi msher t t z i Ma bé l s Slav ery No ak r g t — w—F O f —F irst B ritish Se tlements Sand ip ormation the district of — c —L w — A usti e a No é k hé li Di visional Commissioners dministration of j ‘ — l s a d mi n i st r a ti Oh— D b and order in e a rl y d ays Di fii cu ti e of istur ances Currency . CHAP TE R I I I E TH P E O P L E . — — f 1 1 1— — Census of l 872 Census of 1 881 Ce n sus o 89 and 190 Migration Density — — u — wv i ll a e s house s S ex R — t of pop l ation To ns , g and eligion Chris ians — — — —B r u - Hind us m Caste B r RhmRns K£I y a sth s Sudras R i Sumri and Te l i — - d r a —Bh ui n mé l i m Ri se o f c a ste — uh m Jugi s Kai ba r ttas Namasu s s M a ~ - — - u —Fur n itur e F o od —L mad ans C ustoms Dress Ho ses angu age . CHAP TER I V . P UB LI C HE A LTH. — v —P i B ir ths and d e aths Lo cal variations Season al ariati ons rincipal d se ase s — — - —Chol era— Other d iseases I n fi r mi ti es SmR] 1 pox and vaccination — o l Di spen sari e s Water supp y . CHA P TER V . RI C E S RE NTS W G ES AND E AS RE S P , , A M U . — — s —R e t R te I bt e e s s M t l P ri ce s —Wage s Measur e n a s nde dn a eri a con dition . C ONTENT S . I CHAP TER V . AGRI CU L TURE . — — Cultivation— E xtensi on Of cult ivation M an ure E ffect of rainfall upon ~ — — - — crops -Rice Jute Oilseeds Spices and condiments V egetables - — — — - - - . S ugarcane B e tel vi ne Bete1 nut Coco n ut Other fruit trees Cattle I CHAP TER VI . AT L C L I T I E S N URA A A M . — ~ C c o —C c o 1876 C c o 189 3 1895 E t k e . y l nes y l ne of y lones f and ar h qua CHAP TER V I I I . M E ANS OF COMM UNI C AT I ON . — — — History— Roads — E xpendi t ure Trunk Road B egamgan j Road Feni Road ’ ’ — — - r e a k e s Chittagong Road Tfml tol i Road B r uce s Tank Road M . L Road — - — - — - - Ra w Co Bo . Rivers C aual s Ferries il ays Rest houses nveyances ats I CHA P TER X . CC P A T I NS A N A CT ES A TRA E S . O U O , M UF UR ND D — — —W —I o steel wo k — B S alt Fisheries Fish eaving r n and r rass , coppe r and — - l— ts a nd ba sk ets—I r o - E b o be l l meta Ma l mpo ts and exp rts Marts xh i iti ns . CHAP TER X . LA RE E E A INI STRAT I N ND V NU DM O . — — - Fi sca l d ivisi ons Early Bri ti sh settl e me nts Mugha l administration V a l ua — — — tion—Abwfibs C l a ssi fi c at i on of lands Land R evenue Revenue of Sand — — — — — wi p Sair revenue P ermanent se ttl e ment E sta te s Tfil uks Re c l a ma — — — - — tion c ases Ryots Transfers Under ry ots Revenue pol i cy in 1821 — — S ub-infeudation Government esta tes Temporarily settled e s ta t es — - - — Fi sh e ry estates Re venue free e sta t e s S al e of e sta te s P ubl i c d eman d s — — — v - La r C r W K Zami n dfir s reco ery nd regist ation ou t of ards ists . P I CHA TER X . E NE AL A MI NI S T A T I G R D R ON. - — — — — — S taff -S ub di vi sions ThRD Es V illages Village ser vants P ol ice Vill a ge — — poli ce -Registration Registration of Muhamm a d an marri ages Criminal - — - — - - — justi ce Crime Civil justi ce Ja i 1 Fi nance Income tax E xcise — — S ta mps Cesses - Arms A ct P ostal and Te legraph} S ta ti sti cs S r u veys . C ONTENT S . H T I I C AP ER X . - LOCA L SE LF GOVE RNME NT . - — - — H i story Muni cipali ti e s- Di str i ct Board I nbome Expenditure Local B ar - U i o ds n ons . CHAP TER XI I I . E DUCA TI ON. — - — — Hi story E xpendit ur e S econdary education P ri m ary ed uca ti on Ma d rasa s —E u i l s ta nd a d - Fe m l e e d uca ti on —Mana eme nt a e d cat ona r a g nd insp ction . P XI CH A TER V . GAZE TTEE R . ’ - ' Amba r a d O — — n — or mar a bsmd Bsmbup ur B hul ua Dé nd r fi Feni Jagd i R Lak h i u —l fai ur S wi —S ud har fim p r p and p . 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