Kishorganj Town
Kishorganj Town, 1908
Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in Mymensingh District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 24 degree 26' N. and 90 degree 46' E., on the Kundali Khal, 13 miles east of the Brahmaputra. Population (1901), 16,246. An annual fair is held here during the Jhulanjatra, a festival in honour of Krishna lasting for a month from the middle of July to the middle of August. Kishorganj is connected with the Brahmaputra by a road and also by the Kundali Khal, which is navigable during the rainy season. The town was formerly noted for its muslin manufactures, and the East India Com- pany had a factory here. Kishorganj was constituted a municipality in 1869. The income during the decade ending 190 1-2 averaged Rs. 6,500, and the expenditure Rs. 6,200. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 8,000, of which Rs. 4,600 was obtained from a property tax ; and the expenditure was Rs. 7,800. The town contains the usual public offices ; the sub-jail has accommodation for 2 2 prisoners.
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.
