Rusera

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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.

Rusera

Town in the head-quaiters subdivision of Daibhanga District, Bengal, situated m 25 45' N. and 86 2' E., on the east bank of the Little Gandak, just below the former confluence of that nvei with the Baghmati Population (1901), 10,245. Owing to its position on the Little Gandak, Rusera was at one time the largest market in the south of the District ; but though it is still an important bazar, it has somewhat lost its importance since the opening of the lailway Rusera was constituted a municipality in 1869, The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs, 5,700, and the expenditure Rs. 4,900 In 1903-4 the income, mainly derived from a tax on persons (or property tax), was Rs. 6,600 , and the expenditure was Rs. 6,000.