Kamarhati

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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.

Kamarhati

Town in the Barrackpore subdivision of the District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, situated in 22 degree 40' N. and 88° 23' E., on the east bank of the Hooghly river. Population (1901), 13,216. Within this municipality is the greater part of the village of Dakhineswar, with its group of temples called Rani Rasmani’s Nabar- atna. These consist of two beautiful central temples, dedicated to Kali and Krishna, faced by twelve minor temples in honour of Siva. Kamarhati was formerly included within the Baranagar municipality, but in 1899 a separate municipality was constituted. The income during the five years since the formation of the separate municipality has averaged Rs. 16,000, and the expenditure Rs. 15,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 17,700, of which Rs. 7,000 was obtained from a tax on houses and lands and Rs. 8,000 from a conservancy rate ; and the expenditure was Rs. 16,600.