is also very highly cultivated, and its crops of wheat, barley, dal of different kinds, mulberry, indigo, gram, flax and mustard-seed are most luxuriant. The soils are Muteear Dorus and Baloo; and the harvests, Bhudooe, Khureef and Rubbee. Towns.-There are no towns, but the villages are nearly all large and thickly populated; they all appear to be in a flourishing state, and the inhabitants seem to be comfortable and happy. Thannah. This Pergunnah is under the Police jurisdiction of Kulleea Chuk. Beegah. The beegahs in general use at the time of survey are as follows: - Area. The total area amounts to 2,263-1-38 British acres or 3.53 square yards, three-fourths of which is cultivation. Assessment. The rate of assessment is noted in the General Statistical Return. HAVELLEE PARA. No. 27, or Havellee Para, is another small Pergunnah; although it is compact, its shape is very irregular, and there are several detached portions of Sheershahabad situated within its boundary; it is bounded on the North by Buhadoorpoor, Pardeear, a detached portion of Sooltangunge and Sheerpoor Futeh Khaneh; on the East by Kasimnuggur and Chukla Donapoor, &c. ; on the South by a portion of the Moorshedabad District on the North of the Ganges and Sooltangunge. The lands are highly cultivated and very productive; the principal crops are barley, wheat, rice, indigo, pulse, mulberry, mustard-seed, gram, flax; the finest mulberry in Maldah is produced here; the soils are Muteear, Dorus and Baloo, and harvests are Bhudooe, Khureef and Rubbee. Towns.-Alleepoor is the only town, but several of the villages have many sites all of which are densely populated. All the villages appear to be in a prosperous state. Indigo Factories.-There are three indigo factories, all of which are constantly worked, and make very good returns. River. The Pugla river flows through this Pergunnah; during the rains, boats of large burden pass through its channel to avoid the long and rapid sweep of the Ganges from Delalpoor of Sheershahabad, to Lukheepoor of Akburabad, a distance of about 30 miles. Thannah-The Police jurisdiction of Thannah Kulleea Chuk prevails here. Beegah. The luttahs in use during the time of survey are as follows: Luttah, 4 4.9 ditto ditto haths of 18 inches each = = 1,600 square yards per beegah. Area. The total area amounts to 14,959-1-26 British acres, or 23:37 square miles, two-thirds of which is cultivation. Assessment. The rate of assessment appears in the General Statistical Return. SOOLTANGUNGE. No. 28, or Pergunnah Sooltangunge, is situated on the Western side of the District; its lands extend on both sides of the Ganges, it has also two detached portions abutting on Sheerpoor Futeh Khaneh and Pardeear; the two detached portions are very highly cultivated, two-thirds on an average being under tillage; but the lands in the vicinity of the Ganges are of an inferior quality, being generally Balsoondur, rich crops of indigo are produced on them, and the average quantity of cultivated land, is about half; many acres are occupied by the river and extensive sandy Churs. Produce, &c.—The productions of the soil are, wheat, barley, pulse of various sorts, rice, indigo, mulberry; in the detached portions, gram, mustard-seed, koorthee, bajeera and tobacco. The harvests are Bhudooe, Khureef and Rubbee. Towns and Thannah.—The principal towns are Lukheepoor and Sooltangunge, in the latter is a Chowkee of Kulleea Chuk, under the Police jurisdiction of which the Pergunnah is placed. Factories.-The Kunainuggur indigo factory is situated in this Pergunnah close on the banks of the Pugla Dhars. Rivers.-The Ganges breaks through this Pergunnah at two different places, first entering at the triple junction of Kankjole of Purneah and Bhaugulpoor, and of Sooltangunge of Maldah; it runs in a due Easterly direction, until it enters a detached portion of Pergunnah Buhadoorpoor of Bhaugulpoor, inclining a little to the North it makes a sweep of more than half a circle, separating Maldah from Bhaugulpoor, until it again enters Sooltangunge, at the Chur of Alifnuggur. The river in this part is exceedingly eccentric, changing its course almost yearly; a Chur is scarcely formed and become valuable, before it is swept away and another formed perhaps on the opposite side of the river; disputes for the possession of these formations and the right of fishing in the Dhars, are very frequent and scarcely are ever settled, until both parties are disappointed by the whole becoming, dureea shikust; new Churs on the falling of the river are anxiously looked out for, when litigation is resumed, perhaps by entirely different parties, and so on from year to year; Mokhteears in the Mofussil Courts reap a rich harvest from the pranks of the Gungajee. The Pugla river flows through the South-eastern corner, and at the village of the Jot Purun of Bahadoorpoor, throws off a large dhar, which extends throughout the Pergunnah and in a great measure protects the Eastern villages from the incursions of the Ganges. Beegah. The luttahs in general use during the time of survey are as follows: Luttah, 4 haths of 18 inches each = 1,600 square yards per beegah. = 2,025 ditto. ditto. Area. The total area amounts to 16,331-0-36 British acres or 25.52 square miles, a little more than half of which is cultivated. Assessment.-The rate of assessment is noted in the General Statistical Return. DOGACHEE. No. 34, or Pergunnah Dogachee, abuts on the Western boundary of Sooltangunge, and consists of one village, the area of which is 1262-0-35 British acres or 3,818 beegahs, the standard luttah being 4 haths of 18 inches each; this is an exceedingly productive and flourishing village; upwards of 3,000 beegahs are under cultivation, and all its crops are very fine and luxuriant; the soil is well watered by three large Dhars of the Ganges, besides which the Chiknee Nullah bounds it on the West; the Dogachee indigo factory is located on this Nullah. Thannah.-This village is under the Police jurisdiction of Thannah Kulleeah Chuk. BAHADOORPOOR. No. 31, or Pergunnah Buhadoorpoor, is small but compact; it is bounded on the North by Akburabad, on the East by Kasimnuggur and Pardeear, on the South by Sooltangunge, and on the West by the Ganges adjacent to which is Pergunnah Buhadoorpoor of Bhaugulpoor. This Pergunnah is very highly cultivated, and produces abundantly wheat, dal, rice mustard-seed, exceedingly fine mulberry, gram, barley, indigo and tobacco; the soils are Muteear, Dorus and Baloo; and the harvest, Bhudooe, Khureef and Rubbee. Towns. Its towns are Alleenuggur, Tirmohanee and Kulleea Chuk; in the latter is situated the Thannah of this name. Rivers. The Pugla river winds through the Southern part of this Pergunnah ; but when it overflows its banks during the rains, it does more harm than good to the adjacent villages, as it only deposits sand. Beegah. The luttahs in use during the time of survey are as follows: Area. The total area amounts to 4352-0-32 British acres or 6·80 square miles, threefourths of which is cultivated, Assessment.-Rate of assessment to be found in the usual place. KASIMNUGGUR. No. 32, or Kasimnuggur, is an exceedingly intermixed Pergunnah; it consisted of twenty-seven villages, two of which have been cut away by the Ganges; there are three rather compact portions of this Pergunnah, the first is bounded by Akburabad, Sheerpoor Futeh Khaneh, Pardeear and Buhadoorpoor; the second by Sheerpoor Futeh Khaneh, Sooltangunge and Pardeear; and the third by Havellee Tara, Bhuteea Gopalpoor, and Chukla Deotapoor or Donapoor; these three portions contain nine villages, five are interlaced with other Pergunnahs on the Maldah side of the Ganges, and eleven with their Arazees are situated on the southern bank of that river interlaced with Pergunnah Kasimnuggur of the District of Moorshedabad. Cultivation, Soil, &c.-A little more than half the lands are cultivated; the soils are Muteear, Dorus and Baloo, and seem to be very fertile from the luxuriant appearance of the Rubbee crops; the principal crops are wheat, barley, mustard-seed, mulberry; on the North of the Ganges, rice, dal, gram and indigo. Towns.-Its towns are Kootubpoor Mangunpoor, and Lucheerampoor; in the former there is a large bazaar, and a Police Chowkie. Indigo Factory.-The Muhudapoor factory is situated in the village of Kootubpoor Mangunpoor, on the bank of the Chota Bhaugaruttee, half a mile above its conference with the Pugla river. Thannah-The Police jurisdiction of Thannah Kulleea Chuk prevails here. Beegah. The luttahs in use at the time of survey are as follows: 1 Luttah, 4 haths of 18 inches each 1,600 square yards per beegah. Area. The total area amounts to 6,514-1-13 British acres or 10-18 square miles, a little more than half of which is cultivated. Assessment.-Rate of assessment is noted in the General Return. GUNGAPUT ISLAMPOOR. No. 37, or Gungaput Islam poor, is a very small Pergunnah consisting only of five villages and one Arazee; three of these villages are situated in Pergunnah Kotwalee, one and its Arazee in Pergunnah Akburpoor, and one between Akburabad and Bhuteea Gopalpoor, abutting on the village of Gopeenathpoor, Arazee of the former Pergunnah. The lands are well cultivated, two-thirds being under tillage, and they produce the different varieties of grain, common to the Pergunnahs in which they are situated. Thannah.—The villages of this Pergunnah are under the Police jurisdiction of Thannah Kulleea Chuk. Beegah. The luttah in use during the time of survey is as follows :— Luttah, 4 haths of 18 inches each 1,600 square yards per beegah. K Area. The total area is 463-2-08 British acres or 0.72, square miles, two thirds of which is cultivated. Assessment.The rate of assessment is noted in the General Statistical Return. AUMGACHEE. No. 33, or Aumgachee Pergunnah, consists of two villages whose united areas amount to 57-1-10 British acres, or 0.09 square miles. One of these villages called Bhuwaneepoor Melik, is situated on the North-western boundary of the fourth portion of Pergunnah Kankjole of Maldah abutting on the village of Anundeepoor Arazee; the other is situated near the Western boundary of the Southern portion of Pergunnah Kankjole of Purneah, half a mile to the West of the Rampoor indigo factory. Both the villages are under the Police jurisdiction of the Thannah of the Pergunnah on which they abut. The luttah in use is 4 haths of 18 inches each 1,600 square yards per beegah. The rate of assessment appears in the General Statistical Return. = DOHURPOOR. No. 38, or Dohurpoor Pergunnah, also consists of two villages, whose areas amount to 275-0-26 British acres or 0.42 square miles. Both these villages are situated on the Northern bank of the Kalindry river, and abut respectively on Jot Bussunt and Maleehat of Pergunnah Sumulpoor of Purneah; they are both highly cultivated and produce rice, oats, wheat, pease, dal, indigo and mulberry. The Police jurisdiction of Thannah Bholahat prevails here. The luttah in use at the time of survey, was 4 haths and an inch in length, = 1,806 square yards per beegah. The rate of assessment appears in the usual place. DURSHURUKH GUNGAHAR. No. 35, or Pergunnah Durshurukh Gungahar, is of a very irregular shape, and is much intermixed with Pergunnahs Sheershahabad and Bhuteea Gopalpoor; its compact part is bounded on the North by Bhuteea Gopalpoor, and on the East, South and West by Sheershahabad; the Northern part lies immediately to the South of the ruins of Gour, and a part of the suburbs of this very ancient city extended over a part of this Pergunnah, as is indicated by ruined mosques and the pucka foundations of houses found even to this day; the few mosques at present standing, are in a most dilapidated state, and require considerable perseverance in approaching them, as they are for the most part enclosed in dense jungle. Rivers. There are no rivers; but an immense number of tank, jheels, nullahs and swamps exist, which render this part of the District unhealthy; fevers attended with ague are frequent and mostly prevail from the latter end of August to the middle of November. Roads.-The Main road from Rampoor Bauleah via Nuwabgunge and Baraghureea silk factory to Maldah, passes through this Pergunnah; it is kept in repair by the Maldah Ferry Fund Committee. |