Basirhat - Administrative Boundaries

On 1 January 1861, Basirhat Sub-division was constituted as per order of the Government. Before that Basirhat was under the jurisdiction of Barasat Sub-division. Initially this subdivision was not named as Basirhāt, it was Basurhāt. This subdivision covered an area of 352 km² with 473 villages. The population was 268,146. In 1861, as per the order of Indian Government, Basurhāt Sub-Division was formed consisting of Balia Pargana's Basurhāt, Kalingā, Hāruā, Husenābād Police Stations. The name Basurhāt continued to exist till 1896. Afterwards it became Basirhāt.