Kishorganj Subdivision, 1908

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Kishorganj Subdivision, 1908

South-eastern subdivision of Mymen- singh District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 24 2' and 24 degree 38 N. and 90 degree 35' and 91 degree 16' E., with an area of 985 square miles. The population in 1901 was 719,184, compared with 643,381 in 1 89 1. It contains two towns, Kishorganj (population, 16,246), the head-quarters, and Bajitpur (10,027); and 1,661 villages. It is an alluvial tract, intersected by marshes, and is subject to annual inundations and deposits of fertilizing silt from the Meghna and its tributaries. It is, after Tangail, the most populous subdivision in the District, the density being 730 persons per square mile, against an average of 618 for the whole District. There are important markets at Bhairab Bazar, Karimganj, and Katiadi.

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.