Nanpara Town
Nanpara Town, 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.
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Bahraich District, United Provinces, situated in 27° 52' N. and 81° 30' E., on the Bengal and North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 10,601. Tradition states that it was founded by Nidhai, an oil-seller, whence the name Nidhaipurwa, corrupted into Nadpara, and latterly to Nanpara. About 1630 an Afghan in the service of Shah Jahan, having received a grant of this and four other villages, laid the foundations of the present Nanpara Estate. The town contains the usual offices, and also a dispensary, and a branch of the American Methodist Mission. It has been administered as a municipality since 187 1. During the ten years ending 1901 the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 9,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 14,000, chiefly from octroi (Rs. 8,000) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 10,000. There is a flourishing export trade in grain and some traffic with Nepal. Two schools have 150 pupils.
