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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. ''

=Sohagpur Town=

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name, 
Hoshangabad District, Central Provinces, situated in 22° 42' N. and 
78° 12' E., on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, 494 miles from 
Bombay. Population (1901), 7,420. Sohagpur was created a munici- 
pality in 1867. The municipal receipts during the decade ending 
1901 averaged Rs. 10,200. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 12,000, of which 
three-fourths was derived from octroi. A considerable export trade in 
grain and timber takes place from Sohagpur ; and a large proportion 
of the population are engaged in cotton-weaving and dyeing. The 
water of the river Palakmati, on which the town stands, is considered 
to be especially valuable in dyeing operations. About 40 betel-vine 
gardens are cultivated in the vicinity of the town, and the leaf is 
exported to other Districts. Sohagpur possesses an English middle 
school and a dispensary.