Nalbari
Nalbari, 1908
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.
Village in the Gauhati subdivision of Kamrup District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 26° 27' N. and 91° 26' E. Population (1901), 1,312. The village contains a market in which country produce of all sorts is procurable. The public buildings include a dispensary and an English middle school. Nalbari suffered severely from the earthquake of 1897, which altered the waterways and rendered it impossible for boats to come up the Chaulkhoa from Barpeta in the rains — a route that was formerly open. Efforts are now being made to bring one of the rivers back into its former channel. Most of the trade is in the hands of Marwari merchants known as Kayahs. The principal imports are cotton piece-goods, grain and pulse, kerosene and other oils, salt, and bell-metal ; the chief exports are rice, mustard, jute, hides, and silk cloths.
