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immediately above the town, is nearly inaccessible, and commands an
important ghat or pass on the route from Khandesh to Bombay. Here
are a temple of Renuka-devi and some Jain caves. The temple is of
comparatively modern construction, but contains two interesting images
of wood, lying in the inner courtyard and much bedaubed with red
paint. They both appear to be Roman Catholic images, one repre-
senting the Annunciation and the other St. Anna with the infant Virgin
on her knee, but now bear the names of Hindu goddesses and serve as
such. The Jain cave which is excavated in the cliffs of the Chandor
fort hill contains images of the Tirthankars or Jain hierarchs, the
principal figure being that of Chandraprabha with the crescent moon
beneath him. There are also figures of Ganpati and Devi, and the cave
is now called after the latter.
Chandpur Subdivision.-Subdivision in the south-west of Tippera
District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 23° z' and 23° 29' N.
and 90° 34' and 91° 2' E., with an area of 588 square miles. The
subdivision is an alluvial flat intersected in all directions by rivers and
streams, which are partially affected by the tides. In rgor the popu-
lation was 483,208, compared with 37r,553 in 189x. The density
was 822 persons per square mile. This is the most progressive part
of the District. It contains one town, CHANI)PUR (9,362), the head-
quarters; and 1,103 villages.
Chandpur Town.-Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same
name in Tippera District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, and a terminus
of the Assam-Bengal Railway, situated in 23° 13' N. and 90° 38' E., at
the junction of the Meghna river and a channel from the Dakatia.
Population (1901), 9,362. The town is growing rapidly, owing to its
favourable situation for the jute traffic. Chandpur was constituted a
municipality in 1897. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 17,000, of which
Rs. 8,ooo was derived from a tax on houses and lands, and Rs. 4,000
from ferry tolls; and the expenditure was Rs. 15,ooo. The municipality
maintains a large Pasteur filter. The town has steamer communica-
tion with Calcutta (through the Sundarbans), Goalundo, Narayanganj,
Assam, and Cachar ; and several jute-presses are located here.
Chandpur.=Town in the District and tahsal of Bijnor, United
Provinces, situated in 29° 8' N. and 78° r6' E., 21 miles south of
Bijnor town. A line from Chandpur to Gajraula on the Moradabad-
(xhaziabad branch of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway has been
surveyed. Population (1901), 12,586. Chandpur was the chief town
of a mahJl or pargana under Akbar, but nothing more is known of its
history. It was occupied by the Pindaris in 1805, and by Musalman
rebels in 1857. Up to 1894 it was the head-quarters of a separate
tahsal. The town is well paved and drained, and presents a thriving
appearance. It contains a dispensary and a police station, and has been
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