Tekari Town

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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.

Tekari Town

Town in the head-quarters subdivision of Gaya District, Bengal, situated in 24° 56' N. and 84° 50' E., on the left bank of the Morhar river, about 16 miles north-west of Gaya town. The population fell from 11,532 in 1891 to 6,437 in 1901, owing to a furious outbreak of plague at the time of the Census and the conse- quent general exodus of the inhabitants. The town is noted as con- taining the seat of the Tekari Raj. It was constituted a municipality in 1885. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 8,800, and the expenditure Rs. 7,700. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 6,700, mainly from a tax on houses and lands ; and the expendi- ture was Rs. 6,100.