Aurangabad Subdivision, Gaya 1908

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Aurangabad Subdivision, Gaya 1908

Western subdivision of Gaya District, Bengal, lying between 24 29' and 25 7' N. and 84 o' and 84 44' E., with an area of 1,246 square miles. The north of the subdivision is a level alluvial tract, but the south is more undulating and contains numerous hills, the outliers of the Chota Nagpur plateau. The popula- tion in 1901 was 467,675, compared with 472,507 in 1891. The density is 375 persons per square mile, being highest in the north-west where the soil is irrigated by the Son Canals system. It contains two towns, Aurangabad (population, 4,685), the head-quarters, and Daudnagar (9,744) ; and 2,042 villages. Deo, the seat of the Deo family, contains a fine stone-built temple ; some other interesting antiquities are referred to in the article on Gaya District.