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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>	

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''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. ''
 
=Krishnagar Town=
Head-quarters of Nadia District, Bengal, 
situated in 23° 24' N. and 88° 31' E., on the left bank of the Jalangi 
river. Population (1901), 24,547 ; it has been slowly decreasing since 
1872, when it was 26,750, owing to the ravages of fever, for which 
the town is notorious. Krishnagar is the residence of the Rajas of 
Nadia. It is the seat of a considerable trade, and is noted for its 
manufacture of coloured clay figures. It was constituted a municipality 
in 1864. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged 
Rs. 38,000, and the expenditure Rs. 36,000. In 1903-4 the income 
was Rs. 48,000, chiefly derived from a tax on houses and lands (Rs. 
22,000), and a conservancy rate (Rs. 11,000); and the expenditure 
was Rs. 40,000. The old bed of the Anjona river has recently been 
excavated in order to improve the drainage, a loan having been taken 
from Government for the purpose. 

Krishnagar contains the usual public offices. The District jail has 
accommodation for 216 prisoners, the manufactures being mustard oil, 
mats, and surki or brick-dust. A Government college affiliated to the 
Calcutta University was attended by a daily average of 66 pupils in 
1 900-1 ; the total expenditure was Rs. 28,000. A collegiate school is 
attached to the college. Since iSSi the attendance at both institutions 
has shown a steady increase. Krishnagar is a station of the Church 
Missionary Society and the head-quarters of the Roman Catholic 
diocese of Central Bengal, each body having its own church and 
schools. The Church of England Zanana Mission maintains two 
dispensaries, a hospital, and two schools.