Madhubani Town
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 Town
Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Darbhanga District, Bengal, situated in 26° 21' N. and 86° 5' E., about 16 miles north-east of Darbhanga town. Population (1901), 17,802. Madhubani is an important trading centre on the road from Sakri station on the J3engal and North-Western Railway to the Nepal fiontier. It was constituted a municipalily in i86g. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 16,000, and the expenditure Rs. 12,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 18,000, mainly derived from a tax on persons (or property tax) and the receipts from municipal markets : and the expenditure was Rs. 16,000. The town contains the usual public offices ; the sub-jail has accommodation for 14 prisoners.
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Madhubani Town
