Series FBH/1 - Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur

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GB 891 FBH-FBH/1

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Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur

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  • 1807 - 1808 (Creation)

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2 volumes handwritten manuscript

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The Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur consists of 2 bound volumes. The first contains:

  • Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Dinajpur (222 pages
  • Book II: Peoples of Dinajpur (160 pages + 20 pages of appendices containing lists and tables
  • Book III: The Natural Production of Dinajpur (122 pages)

The second volume contains:

  • Book IV: State of Agriculture in Dinajpur (299 pages). Inserted between pp. 20-21 is a photograph with the label "Doorway at Dinajpur said to be from Bau-nogor".
  • Book V: State of Arts and Commerce in Dinajpur (232 pages)
  • List of all the Market places in each division Expressing for its situation to the corresponding Numbers in the Map.
  • Alphabetical index of most of the native names of person, places & things having the manner in which there are written in the Native Characters.

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  • English
  • Hindi

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