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82 changes in the jurisdiction of the 24 Parganás, ante, p. 22). In 1861, the Joint Magistracy was abolished, and Bárásat became one of the Subdivisions of the 24 Parganás. Lat. 22° 43' 24" N.; long. 88° 31' 45" E.

(11) .—Number of houses, 1196. Estimated population in 1869, 2831. Population as ascertained in 1872: Hindus, males, 2950; females, 2375—total, 5325. Muhammadans, males, 2261; females, 2097—total, 4358. Christians, males, 7; females, 12—total, 19. Others, males, 7; females, 9—total, 16. Total of all denominations, males, 5225; females, 4493—grand total, 9718. Average number of persons per house, 8.1. Amount of municipal income in 1869, £219, 2s. 0d.; expenditure, £127, 5s. 5d. Income in 1872, £307, 15s. 3d.; expenditure, £172, 2s. 3d. Rate of municipal taxation, $$7\tfrac{1}{2}$$d. per head of the population. The local police consists of 1 head constable and 18 men. Lat. 22° 47' 38" N.; long. 88° 47' 16" E.

(12) .—Situated on the Húglí, fifteen miles above Calcutta; lat. 22° 45' 40" N.; long. 88° 23' 52" E. Area, 889 acres, or 139 square miles. Population according to the experimental Census of 1869, males, 5730; females, 2914—total, 8644. Population as ascertained by the general Census of 1872: Hindus, males, 3207; females, 1745—total, 4952. Muhammadans, males, 1987; females, 1561—total, 3548. Christians, males, 766; females, 297—total, 1063. Others, males, 21; females, 7—total, 28. Total of all denominations, males, 5981; females, 3610—total in 1872, 9591. Municipal income in 1872, £235, 9s. 6d.; expenditure the same. Average rate of taxation, $$5\tfrac{7}{8}$$d. per head of the population. The following is taken from Major Smyth’s Statistical and Geographical Report of the 24 Parganás District (1857):— ‘The natives call it "Chanak," from the circumstance of Job Charnock, the founder of Calcutta, having erected a bungalow and established a small bázár there [in 1689]. Troops were first stationed there in 1772, from which time it has acquired the name of Barrackpur. The cantonment is situated on the left bank of the Húglí; it has also a large bázár and several large tanks, and also a parade ground. There are usually four regiments of Native Infantry cantoned in the lines. To the south of the cantonment is situated the Park, created by the taste and public spirit of Lord Wellesley. Within the Park is situated the Government House, a noble-looking building, commenced by Lord Minto, and enlarged