Kairana Tahsil, 1908
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.
Kairana Tahsil
North-western tahsil of Muzaffarnagar District, United Provinces, lying between 29 degree 19' and 29 degree 42' N. and 77 degree 2' and 77 degree 30' E., with an area of 464 square miles. It comprises five par- ganas— Kairana, Jhinjhana, Shimli, Thana Bhawan, and Bidaull— and was formerly known as Shamli. Population increased from 200,157 in 1891 to 224,679 in 1901. The tahsll contains fwt towns: namely, Kairana (population, 19,304), the head-quarters, Thana Bhawan (8,861), Shamli (7,478), Jalalabad (6,822), and Jhinjhana (5,094) ; and 256 villages. . In 1903-4 the demand for land revenue was Rs. 3,86,000, and for cesses Rs. 50,000. The river Jumna forms the western boundary, and the adjoining tract lies low and is intersected by jhils and watercourses. The eastern half of the tahsil is, however, part of the upland tract and is irrigated by the Eastern Jumna Canal. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 291 square miles, of which 131 were irrigated.
