Azimganj
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.
Azimganj
Town in the Lalbagh subdivision of Murshidabad District, Bengal, situated in 24 15' N. and 88° 16' E., on the right bank of the Bhagirathi. The population of Azimganj, together with Jiaganj on the opposite bank, which is included within the same municipal limits, was 13,385 in 1901. Azimganj is the terminus of the branch railway from Nalhati junction, and is an important trade centre. A small steamer runs in connexion with the railway between Azimganj and Berhampore, but sometimes during the dry season it cannot get beyond Lalbagh. Azimganj is connected by a ferry with Jiaganj on the opposite bank ; and a service of steamers, which plies during the rains between Jiaganj and Dhulian, calls here for goods and passengers. The town contains many well-built houses and some handsome temples belonging to Jain merchants. Azimganj was constituted a municipality in 1896. The income during the eight years ending 1903-4 averaged Rs. 16,000, and the expenditure Rs. 15,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 16,000, of which Rs. 9,000 was derived from a tax on persons (or property tax) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 15,500.
