Kaithal 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.

Kaithal Tahsil

Western tahsil and subdivision of Karnal District, Punjab, lying between 29 degree 22' and 30 degree 12' N. and; 76 degree 11' and 76 degree 47' E., with an area of 1,289 square miles. The population in 1901 was 265,189, compared with 257,493 in 1891. It contains the towns of Kaithal (population, 14,408), the head-quarters, and Pundri (5,834); and 413 villages, including Pehowa, a place of religious importance. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 2 .7 lakhs. The tahsil consists chiefly of the petty principality of Kaithal, which escheated in 1843. North of the Ghaggar, the country is undulating and the soil contains a considerable proportion of sand. The tract between the Ghaggar and the southern limits of the Saraswati depression consists of vast prairies, flooded during the rains and inter- spersed with numerous trees and patches of cultivation. This tract, known as the Naili (Nali), is notoriously unhealthy, but the pasture it affords is invaluable in dry years. The southern half of the taAsif is a level plain, now irrigated by the Western Jumna Canal. On the east is the Nardak. The people have not yet entirely abandoned their pastoral traditions, and large tracts are still used for grazing alone. Farther west, cultivation becomes more general, and in the extreme south-west the soil contains a large proportion of sand.