Madaripur Town
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.
Madaripur Town
Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Farldpur District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 23° 11' N. and 90^^ 13' E., at the junction of the Arial Khan and Kumar rivers. Population (1901), 17,463. Madaripur is the centre of a flourishing jute trade and is a rapidly increasing town, but its safety is threatened by the inroads of the Arial Khan. There are two markets, and a brisk trade is carried on with the interior by country boats. Trade is chiefly in the hands of native merchants, one of whom keeps a salt gold^ but Europeans have a large share of the jute business. A small line of steamers connects the town with the Narayanganj-Goalundo and Barisal-Khulna services ; another links it up with the Khulna terminus of the Eastern Bengal State Railway. Madaripur was constituted a municipality in 1875. The income during the decade ending 190 1-2 averaged Rs. 9,600, and the expenditure Rs. 9,500. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 12,200, including Rs. 5,000 derived from a property tax, and Rs. 2,000 from a conservancy rate; and the expenditure was Rs. 12,700. The town contains the usual public offices : the sub-jail has accommodation for 36 prisoners.
