Sahibganj

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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.

Sahibganj

(i). Town in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Santal Parganas District, Bengal, situated in 25 15' N. and 87 38' E , on the Ganges, and on the loop-line of the East Indian Railway. Population (1901), 7,558. At the time of the Census a severe outbreak of plague had led to a partial evacuation of the town, and the true population is probably about 12,000. Owing to its favourable position on the railway and river, Sahibganj has become a great entrepot for trade. Local produce is received by river from the trans-Gangetic tracts of Malda, Purnea, and North Bhagalpur, while European goods are brought by rail from Calcutta for distribution to those Districts. Sahibganj was constituted a municipality in 1883. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 15,000, and the expenditure Rs. 14,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 21,000, mainly derived from a tax on houses and lands and a conservancy rate , and the expenditure was Rs 18,000.