Baglan Taluka, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Baglan Taluka

(or Satana). — Taluka of Nasik District, Bombay, lying between 20 26' and 20 53 N. and 73 51' and 74 24' E., with an area of 601 square miles. There are 156 villages, but no town. The head-quarters are at Satana. The population in 1901 was 64,645, compared with 65,562 in 1891. The density, 108 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was i-8 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 12,000. The chief river is the Mosam. Baglan is noted for its garden tillage. The western portion of the taluka is marked by steep and narrow ridges, running nearly east and west, which are usually crowned by perpendicular ledges of rock. The summits are in some places fortified. Between the ridges lie narrow valleys seamed by the beds of torrents. To the east and south the country is more open and level, with sparse isolated groups of flat-topped hills. Even in the level parts much of the land is fallow and covered with brushwood. The climate, especially in the west, is malarious after the rains ; but at other seasons it is healthy and cool. The annual rainfall averages about 20 inches. In 1875 Satana, with its two petty subdivisions or peihas of Jaikhedan and Abhona, was divided into two talukas — Baglan and Kalvan.