Baidyabati

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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.

Baidyabati

Town in the Serampore subdivision of Hooghly Dis- trict, Bengal, situated in 22 47' N. and 88° 20' E., on the right bank of the Hooghly river. Population (1901), 17,174. The town is an impor- tant trade centre, and Seoraphuli, a southern suburb, is a thriving market for jute and potatoes. A jute-mill at Champdani east of the town gives employment to 3,000 hands. Rope made of jute and hemp is manufactured within the town. Baidyabati was constituted a munici- pality in 1869. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 20,000, and the expenditure Rs. 18,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 25,200, of which Rs. 8,000 was derived from a tax on persons, and Rs. 5,000 from a conservancy rate ; and the expenditure was Rs. 22,000.