Barhaj

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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.

Barhaj

Town in the Deoria tahsil of Gorakhpur District, United Provinces, situated in 26° 17' N. and 83° 45' E., at the terminus of a branch of the Bengal and North-Western Railway, and near the con- fluence of the Rapti and Gogra. Population (1901), 10,054. The town is said to have been founded about 1770, but only rose into importance with the introduction of sugar cultivation in the neighbour- hood. It is now the most important trade centre in the District, and is also remarkable for its filthiness. Grain, oilseeds, and sugar are largely exported by rail and river, and the insurance of the river traffic is part of the business of the town. Sugar is manufactured in about forty factories. The banks of the Rapti are covered with immense piles of timber — part for re-exportation, part for boat-building, and part for fuel in the factories. The town is administered together with Gaura under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 3,400. The Raja of Majhauli collects octroi duties and bazar dues under (United Provinces) Act III of 1901, and pays Rs. 3,500 annually to the town fund. Barhaj contains a flourishing town school with 183 pupils, a girls' school with 26, and a dispensary.