Magura Subdivision, 1908

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Magura Subdivision

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.

North-eastern subdivision of Jessore Dis- trict, Bengal, lying between 23° 16' and 23° 41 N. and 89° 25' and 89° 41' E., with an area of 425 square miles. Its population declined from 303,281 in 1891 to 277,381 in 1901, the density being 653 persons per square mile. It contains 934 villages, including Magura, its head- quarters ; but no town. The subdivision is a deltaic tract, the formation of which is very nearly completed except along its western border, which is still liable to inundation from the floods of the Madhumatl. It contains some very unhealthy tracts, and it is said to have been the focus of the ' Burdwan fever.' The principal marts are at Magura and Muhammadpur.