Jagraon 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.

Jagraon Tahsil

Tahsil of Ludhiana District, Punjab, lying on the south bank of the Sutlej, between 30° 35 and 30° 59' N. and 75° 22' and 75° 47' E., with an area of 418 square miles. It is bounded on the east and south by Patiala and Maler Kotla States. The population in 1901 was 184,765, compared with 166,252 in 1891. It contains the two towns of Jagraon (population, 18,760), the head- quarters, and Raikot (10,131); and 169 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 3-3 lakhs. It is divided into the Bet or Sutlej lowlands, and the Dhaia or upland plain, irrigated by the Abohar branch of the Sirhind Canal. The battle-field of AlIwal is in this tahsil.