Lakhimpur, North
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.
Lakhimpur, North
Subdivision of Lakhimpur District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 26° 49^ and 27° 33' N. and 93° 46' and 94° 41' E., with an area of 1,275 square miles. On the north it is bounded by the Himalayas ; on the south it is separated by the Suban- siri and the Kherkutia channel of the Brahmaputra from Sibsagar District ; on the west it adjoins Darrang. The population in 1901 was 84,824, or 34 per cent, more than in 1891 (63,434). Much of the country is covered with forest or high grass jungle, and in 1901 the density was only 67 persons per square mile. The subdivision con- tains 13 tea gardens, which in 1904 had 9,081 acres under plant and gave employment to 24 Europeans and 11,179 natives. The annual rainfall at North Lakhimpur averages 128 inches, but close to the hills it is nearly 170 inches. The subdivision contains 323 villages. The head-quarters of the magistrate are situated at North Lakhimpur, where there are a small jail, a hospital with nine beds, and a bazar where a certain amount of trade is done with the tribes inhabiting the lower ranges of the Himalayas. Communications with the outer world are dithcult, as the road to the Brahmaputra, which is more than 30 miles in length, is liable to be breached by flood. The assess- ment for land revenue and local rates in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,73,000.
