expenditure to £122, 9s. 9d. In 1872, the income was £387, 12s. 0d., and the expenditure £337, 2s. 0d. Rate of municipal taxation, d. per head of the population. The police force for the protection of the town consists of 2 head constables and 30 men. Lat. 22° 46' 56' N.; long. 88° 50' 5" E.
(9) Basurhat.—The headquarters of the Subdivision of the same name; 2100 houses. Estimated population in 1869, 8400. Population as ascertained in 1872: Hindus, males, 3364; females, 3481—total, 6845. Muhammadans, males, 2535; females, 2724— total, 5259. Christians, males, 1; females, nil. Total of all denominations, males, 5900; females, 6205—grand total, 12,105. Average number of persons per house, 5.7. In 1869, the municipal income amounted to £343, 5s. d., and the expenditure to £304, 9s. 5d. In 1872, the income was £340, 4s. 0d., and the expenditure £334, 18s. 0d. Rate of municipal taxation, d. per head of the population. The Municipal Police is a force consisting of 1 head constable and 20 men. Lat. 22° 40' 0" N.; long. 88° 53' 35" E.
(10) Barasat. —The headquarters of a Subdivision. Area, 4417 acres, or 6.90 square miles; 2268 houses. Population according to the experimental Census of 1869, males, 4734; females, 4902—total, 9636. Population as ascertained by the general Census of 1872: Hindus, males, 3358; females, 3291— total, 6649. Muhammadans, males, 2675; females, 2458—total, 5133. Christians, males, 10; females, 20—total, 30. Others, males, 1; females, 9—total, 10. Total of all denominations, males, 6044; females, 5778 — grand total, 11,822. Average number of persons per house, 5.2; number of persons per square mile, 1714. The increase in the population since 1869 is explained by the fact that the boundaries of the township have been considerably extended since then. The area given above, however, is as it existed at the time of the experimental Census. The municipal income in 1869 amounted to £272, 10s. 0d., and the expenditure to £267, 19s. 6d. Income in 1872, £363, 0s. 0d.; expenditure, £289, 4s. 0d. Rate of municipal taxation, d. per head of the population. The police force for the protection of the town consists of 1 head constable and 23 men. For a considerable time Bárásat was the seat of a Joint Magistrate, several Fiscal Divisions which were transferred from Nadiyá and Jessor in 1834 being known as the ‘Bárásat District’ (see Introductory Account of the
