Hajipur 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.

Hajipur Subdivision

Southern subdivision of Muzaffarpur Dis- trict, Bengal, lying between 25*^ 29' and 26° \' N. and 85° 4' and ^5° 39" K., with an area of 798 square miles. The subdivision is an alluvial tract, fertile and highly cultivated, containing a number of swampy depressions in the .south-east. The population rose from 714,079 in 1891 to 718,181 in 1901, when there were 900 persons to the square mile. It contains two towns, Hajipur (population, 21,398), its head-quarters, and Lat.ganj (11,502); and 1,412 villages. The chief trading centres are Hajipur at the confluence of the Gandak with the Ganges, and Lalganj on the Gandak. Basarh is of interest as the probable site of the capital of the ancient kingdom of VaisalL HajTpur town figured conspicuously in the history of the struggles between Akbar and the rebellious Afghan governors of Bengal.