Cawnpore Tahsil, 1908 (Kanpur)
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.
Cawnpore Tahsil
Head-quarters tahsil of Cawnpore District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, formerly known as Jajmau. It lies along the Ganges, between 26° 15' and 26° 41' N. and 80° 2' and 80° 26' E., with an area of 283 square miles. Population increased from 324,628 in 1891 to 338,507 in 1901. There are 221 villages and two towns : Cawnpore City (population, 197,170), the District and tahs'il head-quarters, and Bithur (7,173).
The .demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,56,000, and for cesses Rs. 41,000. The density of population, 1,196 persons per square mile, is more than double the District average, owing to the inclusion of the city. The Pandu and Rind are the chief rivers, besides the Ganges. There is a high cliff of barren soil along the Ganges, pierced by ravines ; but south of this the soil improves and is a fertile loam, which gradually assumes a reddish colour south of the Pandu. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 141 square miles, of which 60 were irrigated. The Cawnpore and Fatehpur branches of the Lower Ganges Canal supply about two-fifths of the irrigated area, and wells most of the remainder.
