Sara

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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.

Sara

Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Pabna District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 24 6' N. and 89 3' E., on the north bank of the Padma. Population (1901), 3,011, including 2,004 persons enumerated within railway limits. Sara is the terminus of the Eastern Bengal State Railway (northern section), and is connected by a steam ferry with Damukdia on the south bank of the river, and is consequently an important trade centre,, It is proposed that the Ganges should here be bridged, to bring the tract north of the Padma into direct railway communication with Calcutta without transhipment.