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Excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 3: Birbhum to Cocanáda Bírbhúm (Beerbhoom).- District of the Bardwán Division, in the Lieutenant-Governorship of Bengal, lying between 2… More...

Excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 3: Birbhum to Cocanáda Bírbhúm (Beerbhoom).- District of the Bardwán Division, in the Lieutenant-Governorship of Bengal, lying between 23° 34´ and 24° 35´ N. lat., and between 87° 7´ 30´´ and 88° 4´ 15´´ E. long.; area, 1756 square miles; population, according to the Census of 1881, 794,428 souls. It is bounded on the north- west by the Santal Parganas; on the east by the Districts of Murshidabad and Bardwán; and on the south by Bardwan District, the Ajai river forming the boundary line for the whole distance. The District takes its name, according to the Sanskrit etymologists, from Vir- Bhumi, ´hero-land;´ but the Santali word Vir, meaning jungle, has also been suggested as its derivation. The administrative head-quarters of the District are at Suri town. Physical Aspects.- The eastern portion of the District is an alluvial plain, presenting the ordinary features of the Bengal lowlands ; towards the west the ground rises, the surface consisting of undulating beds of laterite, which rest on a basis of rock. Granitic veins traverse the District in parts, occasionally appearing on the surface. About 15 miles south- west of the Civil Station of Suri, there is a curious mass of granite, rising to a height of 30 or 40 feet, split up into numerous irregular fragments by the action of sun and rain. No navigable river flows through Birbhum ; the largest stream is the Ajai, which forms the southern boundary line of the District. The other streams deserving notice are the Mor or Maureksha, the Bakeswar, the Hingla, and the Dwarka. The Mor, which flows in a wide sandy bed, is navigable during the rains, but by descending boats only. Small canoes are built on the banks, and floated down during the freshets ; they carry charcoal to Katwa, where they are sold with their cargoes, as they cannot be taken up stream again. There are no lakes or canals in the District. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 3: Birbhum to Cocanáda Bírbhúm (Beerbhoom).- District of the Bardwán Division, in the Lieutenant-Governorship of Bengal, lying between 23° 34´ and 24° 35´ N. lat., and between 87° 7´ 30´´ and 88° 4´ 15´´ E. long.; area, 1756 square miles; population, according to the Census of 1881, 794,428 souls. It is bounded on the north- west by the Santal Parganas; on the east by the Districts of Murshidabad and Bardwán; and on the south by Bardwan Buch > Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst & Musik > Geschichte > Sonstiges, Forgotten Books<

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[EAN: 9780331828054], Neubuch, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 3: Birbhum to Cocanáda On the bank of the Bakeswar wild, about a mile south of the village of Tantipara, occurs a group of sulphur springs, named the Bhtim Bakes war, and numerous hot jets also burst forth in the bed of the stream itself. This spot is a noted place of pilgrimage, and the right bank of the stream is covered with temples erected by pilgrims in honour of Mahadeo or Siva. Another warm spring breaks out near the village of Sakarakunda. Iron and limestone are the only minerals of any importance found in the District. Iron-ores have long been worked under the rough native mode of smelting; and within recent years an attempt has been made to ascertain whether more extended operations might not profitably be carried out according to the European process of manufacture. The larger kinds of wild beasts, which formerly infested Birbhum, have now almost disappeared, with the exception of an occasional tiger or bear which wanders into the cultivated tracts from the jungles of the Santal Parganas on the west. Small game, such as hares, partridges, wild duck, quail, and snipe, are common. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ***** Print on Demand *****<

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Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 3: Birbhum to Cocanáda On the bank of the Bakeswar wild, about a mile south of the village of Tantipara, occurs a group of sulphur springs, named the Bhtim Bakes war, and numerous hot jets also burst forth in the bed of the stream itself. This spot is a noted place of pilgrimage, and the right bank of the stream is covered with temples erected by pilgrims in honour of Mahadeo or Siva. Another warm spring breaks out near the village of Sakarakunda. Iron and limestone are the only minerals of any importance found in the District. Iron-ores have long been worked under the rough native mode of smelting; and within recent years an attempt has been made to ascertain whether more extended operations might not profitably be carried out according to the European process of manufacture. The larger kinds of wild beasts, which formerly infested Birbhum, have now almost disappeared, with the exception of an occasional tiger or bear which wanders into the cultivated tracts from the jungles of the Santal Parganas on the west. Small game, such as hares, partridges, wild duck, quail, and snipe, are common. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Asian History<

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