Sudharam

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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.

Sudharam

Head-quarters of Noakhali District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 22° 49' N. and 91° 7' E., on the right bank of the Noakhali khal. It is named from Sudharam Muzumdar, an early settler, who dug a fine tank still in existence. Population (1901), 6,520. Sudharam was constituted a municipality in 1876. The income and expenditure during the decade ending 190 1-2 averaged Rs. 8,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 12,000, of which Rs. 3,000 was derived from a tax on persons (or property tax) and Rs. 5,000 from a conservancy rate; and the expenditure was Rs. 11,700. The town contains the usual public offices ; the jail has accommodation for 149 prisoners.