Begusarai Subdivision, 1908

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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.

Begusarai Subdivision, 1908

North-western subdivision of Monghyr District, Bengal, lying between 25° 15' and 25° 47' N. and 85° 47' and 86° 27' E., with an area of 751 square miles. The population in 1901 was 642,966, compared with 611,349 in 1891. It contains 755 villages, but no town ; the head-quarters are at Begusarai. The subdivision, which forms a continuation of the fertile alluvial plain of Tirhut, and supports 857 persons to the square mile, is the most densely populated part of the District. The cultivation of indigo is carried on, but the industry is declining.