Taki
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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Taki
Town in the Basirhat subdivision of the District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, situated in 22° 35 N. and 88° 55' E., on the Jamuna river. Population (1901), 5,089. Taki is the centre of a considerable rice trade. It was constituted a municipality in 1869. The income and expenditure during the decade ending 190 1-2 aver- aged Rs. 2,200 and Rs. 2,100, respectively. In 1903-4 the income amounted to Rs. 2,300, derived chiefly from a tax on persons (or property tax) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 1,900.