Jamalpur Town , 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.

Jamalpur Town

Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Mymensingh District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 24degree 56' N. and 89degree 56' E., on the west bank of the old Brahmaputra. Population (1901), 17,965. It is connected with Naslr£bad, 35 miles distant, by a good road and also by the Dacca-Mymensingh branch of the Eastern Bengal State Railway, which has recently been extended to the Brahmaputra at Jagannathganj. Jamalpur was constituted a municipality in 1869. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 11,700, and the expenditure Rs. 10,300. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 12,000, mainly derived from a property tax and a conservancy rate; and the expenditure was Rs. 11,000. Jamalpur was a military station prior to the Mutiny. The town possesses the usual public buildings. The sub-jail, which was once the magazine, is a specimen of the solid masonry of an early period ; it has accommodation for 27 prisoners.