Bansdih Tahsil
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.
Bansdih Tahsil
North-central tahsil of Ballia District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of K hand and Sikandarpur (East), and lying south of the Gogra between 25 47' and 26 7' N. and 83 54' and 84 31' E., with an area of 371 square miles. Population increased from 281,531 in 1891 to 293,919 in 1901. There are 515 villages and five towns : Sahatwar (population, 10,784), Bansdih, the tahsil head- quarters (10,024), Maniar (9,483), Recti (8,631), and Sikandarpur (7,414). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,74,000, and for cesses Rs. 47,000. The density of population, 792 persons per square mile, is about the District average. The tahsil is much inter- sected by side channels from the Gogra, and a considerable portion is flooded annually. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 256 square miles, of which 92 were irrigated. Irrigation is more required in this tahsil than in the alluvial tract bordering on the Ganges. Wells supply about eight-ninths of the irrigated area, and tanks and streams the remainder.
