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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

=Baidyabati=
Town in the Serampore subdivision of Hooghly Dis-
trict, Bengal, situated in 22 47' N. and 88° 20' E., on the right bank of
the Hooghly river. Population (1901), 17,174. The town is an impor-
tant trade centre, and Seoraphuli, a southern suburb, is a thriving
market for jute and potatoes. A jute-mill at Champdani east of the
town gives employment to 3,000 hands. Rope made of jute and hemp
is manufactured within the town. Baidyabati was constituted a munici-
pality in 1869. The income during the decade ending 1901-2
averaged Rs. 20,000, and the expenditure Rs. 18,000. In 1903-4 the
income was Rs. 25,200, of which Rs. 8,000 was derived from a tax on
persons, and Rs. 5,000 from a conservancy rate ; and the expenditure
was Rs. 22,000.

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THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.
OXFORD, AT THE CLA..."