Sherghati, 1908

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Sherghati

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.

Town in the head-quarters subdivision of Gaya Dis- trict, Bengal, situated in 24 33' N. and 84 48' E., 21 miles south of Gaya town, on the right bank of the river Morhar at the point where it is crossed by the grand trunk road. Population (1901), 2,641. Owing to its position on the grand trunk road, Sherghati was formerly a place of great importance, and it was the head-quarters of a sub- division which was broken up in 1871. It has since somewhat declined. There are still to be found here the descendants of skilled artisans, workers in brass, wood, and iron. An interesting fort, said to have been built by the Kol Rajas, contains numerous pillars of polished granite, which are probably coeval with the later Barabar caves.