Nawabganj Town,Assam

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Nawabganj Town,Assam, 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.

(or Baragharia Nawabganj).— Town in Malda District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 24° 36' N. and 88° 17' E., on the Mahananda, a little above its junction with the Ganges. Population (1901), 17,016. A steamer service plying from Godagari to English Bazar calls here, and it is the seat of a brisk trade. It is the most populous town in the District, and was constituted a municipality in 1903. In 1904-5 the municipal income was Rs. 6,600, mainly from a tax on persons (or property tax) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 4,900.