Cassimbazar
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Kasim Bazar Cossim Bazar |
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 Kasim Bazar
Location in West Bengal, India
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| Coordinates: 24°07′N 88°17′E / 24.12°N 88.28°ECoordinates: 24°07′N 88°17′E / 24.12°N 88.28°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,175 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
Cossimbazar, or Kasim Bazar and Kasimbazar, is a census town in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town on the Hooghly River in the Murshidabad district was at one time included in the Berhampore municipality.
Cossimbazar was one of the most important commercial towns in Bengal from the 16th century to the early 19th century, when it experienced a decline in its wealth and population.
Cossimbazar is located at 24°07′N 88°17′E / 24.12°N 88.28°E. It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet).
Cossimbazar (Kasim Bazar Census Town) had population of 11,724 in 2011, of which 5,978 are males while 5,746 are females. The town had population of 10,175 in the 2001 Census.
The population of children ages 0-6 is 981, or 8.37%. The female sex ratio is of 961 against state average of 950. The child sex ratio is around 978 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. The literacy rate is 91.89%, higher than state average of 76.26%, and an increase from the 2001 rate of 78%. Male literacy is around 93.89% while female literacy rate is 89.81%.
The population was 99.45% Hindu, 0.22% Jain, 0.03% Muslim, 0.02% Sikh, and 0.01% Buddhist.
Though the history of the place cannot be traced back earlier than the 17th century, it was of great importance long before the foundation of Murshidabad. The first European traders set up factories here, and after the ruin of Satgaon due to the silting up of the mouth of the Saraswati river, it gained a position as the great trading centre of Bengal, which was not challenged until after the foundation of Calcutta.
The English, Dutch and French East India companies all maintained factories at Cossimbazar. In 1658 the first English agency of the East India Company (EIC) was established there, and in 1667 the chief of the factory there became an ex officio member of council. In English documents of this period, and till the early 19th century, the Hooghly River was described as the "Cossimbazar river", and the triangular piece of land between the Hooghly, Padma and Jalangi, on which the city stands, as the island of Cossimbazar. The proximity of the factory to Murshidabad, the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal, while it was the main source of its wealth and of its political importance, exposed it to a constant risk of attack. Thus in 1757 it was the first EIC factory to be taken by Siraj-ud-dowlah, the Nawab; and the resident with his assistant Warren Hastings were taken as prisoners to Murshidabad.
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