Howrah 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.

Howrah Subdivision

Head-quarters subdivision of Howrah District, Bengal, lying between 22° 30' and 22° 42' N. and 88° 2' and 88° 22' E., with an area of 173 square miles. The subdivision is a level plain, bounded on the east by the Hooghly river, and con- taining numerous swampy depressions farther inland. The population in 1901 was 431,257, compared with 366,296 in 1891, the density being 2,493 persons per square mile. It contains two towns, Howrah (population, 157,594), the head-quarters, and Bally (18,662); and 365 villages.