Samastipur Town, 1908

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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.

Samastipur Town

Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Darbhanga District, Bengal, situated in 25 52' N. and 85 48' E., on the south bank of the Burhi Gandak river. Popu- lation (1901), 9,ror. Samastipur is an important junction on the Bengal and North-Western Railway, and the site of railway workshops which employ 1,000 hands. It is also a large trading centre.

It was constituted a municipality in 1897. The income during the five years ending 1901-2 averaged Rs, 8,000, and the expenditure Rs. 7,600. 1 As eaily as 1621 the East India Company sent factois to Samana to purchase calicoes known by the name of *semumoes/ at the price of from Rs. 2| to Rs. 4| per piece (W. Foster, The Early Factories in India (1906)).

In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 9,500, of which Rs. 4,000 was derived from a tax on persons (or property tax) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 8,600. The town contains the usual public offices, &c. ; the sub- jail has accommodation for 23 prisoners.

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