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Bengal District Gazetteers Birbhum

1910

The apex is situated at its northern extremity not far south of the point where the Ganges and the hills of the Santa Parganas begin to diverge the hills gradually trending away to the south-west and the Ganges to the south-east. [...] In the extreme north of the Rampur Hit subdivision the ridges are high and amount almost to hills but they cease abruptly and throughout the greater part of the Nalhati and Rampur Hat thanas the surface almost from the foot of the hills is only slightly undulating. [...] The latter rises at the hot springs of the same name near Tantipara some ten miles west of Suri and after following a zigzag course eastwards and receiving one by one the waters of almost all the rivulets of south Birbhtim joins the Mor few miles beyond the eastern boundary of the district. [...] The Balisloi in the north and the Dwiirk a in the south of the Rampur Hat subdivision and the more sluggish Pagla between the 13amloi and the Brahmani ale smile; rivers of the"PHYSICAL ASPECTS. [...] At one time the whole of Birbhilm appears to have been held by them with the rest‘of the country west of the Ganges from Rajmahal on the north to Midn.apore on the south ; while only Murshicrabad and the country east and north of the Ganges remained in the possesion of All Vardi Khan.* " The Marathas " writes Sir W. W. Hunter "fell with their heaviest weight upon the border pricipalities
government politics public policy
Pages
150
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100009
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xi L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter I. Physical Aspects
1-8 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter II. History
9-28 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter III. The People
29-42 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter IV. Public Health
43-49 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter V. Agriculture
50-57 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter VI. Natural Calamities
58-63 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter VII. Rents Wages and Prices
64-67 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter VIII. Mines Maniwactures and Trade
68-78 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter IX. Means of Communication
79-82 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter X. Land Revenue Administration
83-92 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter XI. General Administration
93-98 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter XII. Local Self-Government
99-101 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter XIII. Education
102-104 L.S.S O’Malley view
Chapter XIV. Gazetteer
105-132 L.S.S O’Malley view
Index
133-i L.S.S O’Malley view