Bulandshahr TahsiL , 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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bulandshahr TahsiL

Central ta/isil of Bulandshahr District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Baran, Agauta, Siyana, and Shikarpur, and lying between 28° 14' and 28° 43' N. and 77° 43' and 78° 13^ E., with an area of 477 square miles. The population rose from 281,928 in 1891 to 332,262 in 1901. There are 379 villages and five towns, including Bulandshahr (population, 18,959), the District and tahsil head-quarters, Shikarpur (12,249), Siyan.\ (7,615), GuLAOTHi (7,208), and Auranoabad (5,916). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 5,65,000, and for cesses Rs. 94,000.

This is the finest tahsil in the District, and the density of population, 696 persons per square mile, is considerably above the District average (599). The East Kali Nadi flows from north to south through the western portion of the tahsil, and formerly caused much damage by flooding in wet years. It has been straightened and deepened, and is no longer used as a canal escape, with very beneficial results. The northern pargana of Agauta is the most fertile. There are marshy tracts in the north-east of the tahsil, and sandy areas in the south-east. Irrigation is supplied by the Upper Ganges Canal east of the Kali Nadi. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 376 square miles, of which 191 were irrigated. AN'ell-irrigation supplies two-thirds of this area, and is more important here than in the other tahslls of the District.