Barh Subdivision,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.

Barh Subdivision,1908

North-eastern subdivision of Patna District, Bengal, lying between 25° 10' and 25° 35' N. and 85° 11' and 86° 4' E., with an area of 526 square miles. Owing to plague, its recorded population in 1901 was only 365,327, compared with 408,256 in 1891, the density being 695 persons per square mile. The subdivision consists of a long and somewhat narrow strip of country intersected by tributaries of the Ganges, and bordering that river. It contains two towns, Barh (population, 12,164), its head-quarters, and Mokameh (13,861), an important railway junction ; and 1,075 villages.