Nawabganj Town, Gonda
Nawabganj Town, Gonda, 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.
Town in the Tarabganj tahsil of Gonda. Dis- trict, United Provinces, situated in 26° 52' N. and 82° 9' E., on the road from Gonda to Fyzabad, and on the Bengal and North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 7,047. The town was founded in the eighteenth century by Nawab Shuja-ud-daula, as a bazar for the supply of provisions to his camp when on shooting expeditions. It now con- tains a large grain-market, a dispensary, and a branch of the American Methodist Mission. Nawabganj was administered as a municipality from 1875 to 1904, when it was declared a 'notified area.' During the ten years ending 1901 the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 11,000 respectively. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 12,000, chiefly derived from taxes on professions and on property, and from rents; and the expenditure was Rs. 11,000. There is a large export trade in grain and oilseeds, but the opening of other railways has diverted traffic. Two schools have 190 pupils.
