Sirajganj Subdivision,1908

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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.

Sirajganj Subdivision,1908

Subdivision of Pabna District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 24° 1' and 24° 45' N. and 89° 15' and 89° 53' E., with an area of 957 square miles. The subdivision is low-lying, but except in the Raiganj thana to the north the drainage is not impeded by the high banks of dead rivers. It thus receives the benefit of an annual deposit of silt from the Jamuna ; and when the floods subside, the water flows off readily, and does not stagnate as it does farther east. The population in 1901 was 833,712, compared with 761,904 in 1891, showing an increase of 9-4 per cent. The sub- division contains one town, Sirajganj (population, 23,114), the head- quarters ; and 2,062 villages. Unlike the rest of the District, it is healthy, and the population is rapidly increasing, the density in 1901 being 871 persons per square mile. The chief centres of trade are Sirajganj and Bera.