Baduria
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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Baduria
Town in the Baslrhat subdivision of the Twenty-four Par- ganas District, Bengal, situated in 22 45' N. and 88° 48' E., on the right bank of the Jamuna river. Population (1901), 12,921, of whom 7,074 were Hindus and 5,847 Muhammadans. The town has a con- siderable trade in jute, molasses, and sugar. Baduria was constituted a municipality in 1869. The income and expenditure during the decade ending 190 1-2 averaged Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 4,800 respectively. In 1903-4 the income, which is mainly derived from a tax on persons (or property tax), and the expenditure were each Rs. 5,000.