Madhupur

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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.

Madhupur

An extensive jungle, known also as the 'Garh Gazali,' in Eastern Bengal and Assam, stretching northwards from the northern part of Dacca into the heart of Mymensingh District, almost as far as the town of NasTrabad. The tract is slightly elevated, averaging about 40 feet above the level of the surrounding plain, with small hills nowhere exceeding 100 feet in height. It belongs to an older allu- vial formation than the rest of the country, and consists of a stiff layer of red ferruginous clay of a considerable depth, resembling that of the Barind in North Bengal.

It is covered with a dense forest of tall trees overrun with creepers, with numerous large grasses at their base. The forest is similar in composition to that under the Himalayan range, containing a mixture of Leguminosae, Combretaceae\ Anacardiaceae. Urficaceae, Meliaceae, and Sapindaccae. The chief tree is the sal {Shona robusta), which grows throughout the tract and supphes timber and charcoal. The open parts make good pasture grounds in the cold season, and a considerable trade is carried on in bees- wax and honey. In recent years it has been opened up to some extent by roads leading to the railway, and portions of it have been brought under cultivation.