Sikandarpur, 1908

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Sikandarpur

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 Bansdih tahsil of Ballia District, United Provinces, situated in 26 3' N. and 84 4' E., 24 miles north of Ballia town and 2 miles from the right bank of the Gogra. Population (1901), 7,214. Tradition ascribes the founding of the town to the reign of Sikandar LodT, from whom its name was taken. Its former importance is attested by the ruins of a large fort, and of houses extending over a large area. Its decadence is locally ascribed to the wholesale migration of the inhabitants to Patna, but nothing is known as to the cause or even the date of this abandonment. Sikandarpur is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income from taxation of Rs. 1,200. The local market is famous for its otto of roses and other perfumes, produced from flowers grown locally and exported to Bengal. There is also a small manufacture of coarse cloth. The town school has 63 pupils.