Kasba, Purnea

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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.

Kasba, Purnea

Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Purnea District, bengal, situated in 25° 51' N. and 87 degree 32' E., on the road from Purnea town to Araria, about 9 miles from the former. Population (1901), 7,600. Kasba, which lies on the Eastern Bengal State Railway, is the chief centre of the rice trade in Purnea District, the paddy being col- lected from the north of the District and the submontane portions of Darjeeling for export to Calcutta. It has also become a large centre of the jute trade, the annual sales amounting to over 10 lakhs; and a European firm has an agency there.