Tangail Town
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.
Tangail Town
Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Mymensingh District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 24° 15" N. and 89° 57' E., on the Lohajang, a branch of the Jamuna. Population (1901), 16,666. It is the centre of a considerable trade, especially in European piece-goods. Tangail was constituted a muni- cipality in 1887. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 7,400, and the expenditure Rs. 6,800. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 10,000, mainly derived from a property tax and con- servancy rate ; and the expenditure was Rs. 9,000. The town contains the usual public offices; the sub-jail has accommodation for 18 pri- soners. The chief educational institution is the Pramatha Manmatha College with 98 students on its rolls at the end of 1904; it was estab- lished in 1900, and is maintained, at an annual cost of Rs. 5,000, at the expense of its founder. It is affiliated to the Calcutta University and teaches up to the F.A standard.
