Madhubani Subdivision, 1908
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.
Madhubani Subdivision
Northern subdivision of Darbhanga District, Bengal, lying between 26° 2' and 26° 40' N. and 85^ 45' and 86° 44' E., with an area of 1,346 square miles. The population rose from 1,014,700 in 1891 to 1,094,379 in 1901, when there were 813 persons to the square mile. It is less densely inhabited than the rest of the District, and is the only subdivision where there is much room for further expansion. It consists of a rich alluvial plain, traversed by ridges of uplands suitable for rahi cultivation ; but the staple crop is winter rice, and the produce of Alapur, Jabdi, and Bachaur is famous all over Bihar. It contains one town, Madhubani (popula- tion, 17,802), its head-quarters; and 1,084 villages. Narahi.\ is an important centre of the Nepalese grain traffic ; at Jhanjharpur on the railway brass utensils of a sui)crior quality are manufactured ; and at Saurath an annual mela or religious festival is held. Sugar is extensively manufactured throughout the subdivision. Javnagar is the site of a mud fort.
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Madhubani Subdivision, 1908
