Sherpur Town Bogra, 1908
Sherpur Town Bogra
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 Bogra District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 24 40' N. and 89 26' E. Population (1901), 4,104. Sherpur is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbarl in 1595 as the site of a fort called Sallmnagar, named in honour of Salim, the son of Akbar, after- wards famous as the emperor Jahangir. It was an important frontier post of the Muhammadans before they established their capital at Dacca; and Akbar's Hindu general, Raja Man Singh, is said to have built a palace here. It is referred to by old writers as Sherpur Murcha, to distinguish it from Sherpur in Mymensingh, and is marked in Van Den Broucke's map (1660) as Ceerpoor Mirts. It formerly possessed a large number of brick houses, but has suffered severely in recent earthquakes. Sherpur was constituted a municipality in 1876. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 6,800, and the expenditure Rs. 6,600. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 8,500, mainly from a tax on persons (or property tax) and a conservancy rate; and the expenditure was Rs. 7,500.
