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

Kalna Subdivision

South-eastern subdivision of Burdwan Dis- trict, Bengal, lying between 23 degree 7' and 23 degree 36' N. and 88° o' and 88° 25' E., with an area of 399 square miles. This subdivision, like the adjoining subdivision of Katwa, is flat and alluvial, and the eastern portion along the bank of the Bhagirathi is low-lying and marshy. The population in 1901 was 233,269, compared with 231,512 in 1891, the density being 585 persons per square mile. It contains one town, Kalna (population, 8,121), its head-quarters; and 698 villages. Nidanghat possesses a large river trade in rice.