A Statistical Account of Bengal

A Statistical Account of Bengal (1875–1877)
by William Wilson Hunter
2369940A Statistical Account of Bengal1875-1877William Wilson Hunter

Volume 1: Districts of the 24 Parganas and Sundarbans. (transcription project) edit

 
Front matter and map (including Table of Contents)
Preface to A Statistical Account of Bengal, Volume 1
District of 24 Parganas
Geography and General Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Means of Communication, Commerce, and Manufacture, etc.
Administration
Meteorological, Medical, and Sanitary
Land Tenures in the 24 Parganas.
The Sundarbans
Geography and Generel Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Means of Communication, Commerce, and Manufacture, etc.
Administration
Geographical and Historical Notes on the Bardwán and Presidency Divisions of Lower Bengal, with Preliminary Remarks by District Officers of the 24 Parganás and Jessor,
Index

Volume 2: Districts of Nadia and Jessore. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume II. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Nadia
The People
Agriculture
Industrial
Native Institutions
Administrative
District of Jessor
The People
Agriculture
Industrial
Native Institutions
Administrative
Medical
Index

Volume 3: Districts of Midnapur and Hughli (including Howrah) (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume III. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Midnapur
Geography and General Aspect
The people
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Means of Communication, Commerce, and Manufactures
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, and Sanitary
District of Hugli (including Howrah)
Geography and General Aspect
The people
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Means of Communication, Manufactures and Commerce, Etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical Aspects
Index

Volume 4: Districts of Bardwan, Bankura, and Birbhum. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume IV. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Bardwan
District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
District of Bankura
Topography and General Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Roads, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, etc.
District of Birbhum
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Roads, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, etc.
Index

Volume 5: Districts of Dacca, Bákarganj, Farídpur, and Maimansinh. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume V. of the Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Dacca
Physical Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Industrial
Native Institutions
History
Administrative
Medical Aspects
District of Bákerganj
Physical Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Industrial
Administrative
Medical Aspects
District of Farídpur
Physical Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Industrial
Native Institutions
Administrative
Medical Aspects
Appendix
District of Maimansinh
Physical Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Industrial
Administrative
Medical Aspects
Index

Volume 6: Chittagong Hill Tracts, Chittagong, Noákhálí, Tipperah, Hill Tipperah. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume VI. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Topography and General Aspect of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Trade, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical, etc.
District of Chittagong
Topography and General Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical, etc.
District of Noákhálí
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical, etc.
District of Tipperah
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical, etc.
District of Hill Tipperah
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical,
Appendix

Volume 7: Districts of Maldah, Rangpur, and Dinájpur. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume VII. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Maldah
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufacture,Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
District of Rangpur
Typography and General Aspect of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Medical and Meteorological
District of Dinajpur
Topography and General Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
Index

Volume 8: Districts of Rájsháhi and Bográ. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume VIII. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Rájsháhi
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, &c.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, &c.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
District of Bográ
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, &c.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, &c.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical

Volume 9: Districts of Murshidábad and Pábná. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume IX. of the Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Murshidabad
Topography and General Aspect of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
History of the Diwani and Nawabs
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical Aspects
Family History of the Seths
District of Pabna
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Climate and Medical Aspects
Index

Volume 10: Districts of Dárjíling and Jalpáiguri, and State of Kuch Behar. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume X. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Darjiling
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical Aspects
Geology of the District
Addendum of the Himalayan Races
District of Jalpaiguri
Topography and General Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical Aspects
State of Kuch Behar
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
History of Kuch Behar State
Administrative
Climate, Meteorology, Medical Aspects, etc.
Index

Volume 11: Districts of Patna and Saran. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XI. of the Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Patná
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
District of Sáran
Topography and General Aspect
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, &c.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Institutions, Trade, &c.
Administrative
Medical, Meteorological, &c.
The Hatwá Family
Index

Volume 12: Districts of Gayá and Sháhábád. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XII. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Gayá
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Medical and Meteorological
District of Sháhábád
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutins, etc.
Administrative
Medical and Meteorological
Geological Formations
Index

Volume 13: Tirhut and Champáran. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XIII. of The Statistical Account of Bengal

District of Tirhut

Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Lanholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Local Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Medical and Meteorological
The Darbhangah Ráj
The Mutiny of 1857 in Tirhut
District onf Champáran
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The Peopple
Agriculture, etc.
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Landlords
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Medical and Meteorological
Index

Volume 14: Districts of Bhágalpur and the Santál Parganás. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XIV. of the Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Bhágalpur
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, &c.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
The Santál Parganás
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foroign and Absentee Landholders
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, &c.
Administrative
Medical and Meteorological
Index

Volume 15: Districts of Monghyr and Purniah. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XV. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Monghyr
Topography and General Aspect of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, etc.
District of Purniah
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Means of Communication, Manufactures, and Commerce, etc.
Administrative, etc.
Meteorological and Medical
Index

Volume 16: Districts of Hazáribágh and Lohárdagá (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XVI. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Hazáribágh
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Proprietors
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administration
Meteorological and Medical Aspects
History
District of Lohárdagá
Topography and General Aspects
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities
Foreign and Absentee Landlords
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Christian Missions
History
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical Aspects

Volume 17: Singbhum District, Tributary States of Chutia Nagpur, and Manbhum. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XVII. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Singbhum
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, Institutions, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, etc.
The Tributary States of Chutia Nagpur
Topography, General Aspects, etc.
The People
Agriculture
Short Notice of the Tributary States of Chutia Nagpur
Bonai State
Chang Bhaker State
Gangpur State
Jashpur State
Korea State
Sarguja State
Udaipur State
District of Manbhum
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, etc.
Index

Volume 18: District of Cuttack and Balasor. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XVIII. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Cuttack
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative, etc.
Meteorological and Medical
District of Balasor
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological and Medical
Index

Volume 19: District of Puri and the Orissa Tributary States. (transcription project) edit

 
Preface to Volume XIX. of The Statistical Account of Bengal
District of Puri
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Manufactures, Commerce, etc.
Administrative
Meteorological, Medical, etc.
The Khurdha Subdivision
The Orissa Tributary States
Topography and General Aspects of the District
The People
Agriculture
Natural Calamities, etc.
Means of Communication, Trade, etc.
Administrative
Dispensaries
Short Accounts of the Tributary States
Appendix
Geological Account of Orissa
Index

Volume 20: Fisheries and Botany of Bengal, with General Index (transcription project) edit

Preface to Volume XX. of the Statistical Account of Bengal
The Fish and Fisheries of Bengal
Introductory Note by Surgeon-Major F. Day
Fisheries, &c., of Dinájpur, by Dr F. Buchanan-Hamilton
Fisheries, &c., of Rangpur, by
Fisheries, &c., of Purniah, by
Fisheries, &c., of Bhágalpur, by
Fisheries, &c., of Behar and Patná, by
Fisheries, &c., of Sháhábád, by
Fisheries, &c., of Gorakhpur, N.W.P., by
Clonclusion, by Dr. F. Day
List of Plants found in Bengal and Assam
General Index to Statistical Account of Bengal

General Index edit

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