Kopaganj
Kopaganj, 1908
Town in the GhosI tahsil of Azamgarh District, United Provinces, situated in 26° 1' N. and 83 degree 34' E., on the metalled road from Ghazipur to Gorakhpur, and also connected by road with Azamgarh town. It is a junction on the Bengal and North-Westem Railway from Gorakhpur to Benares, at which branches converge from Dohrlghat and from Ballia. Population (1901), 7,039. The town was founded on an ancient site by Iradat Khan, Raja of Azamgarh, about 1745; but a Hindu inscription on a small Hindu temple is dated as early as 1472. It is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,300. It contains a small saltpetre refinery, and cotton cloth is woven, employing 500 looms. The finest products are turbans, woven with silk borders. There is also some trade in sugar and grain. The town has two schools, with 156 pupils.
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.
