Kamasin

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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.

Kamasin

Tahsil of Banda District, United Provinces, con- terminous with the pargana of the same name, lying along the Jumna between 25 degree 17' and 25 degree 38' N. and 8o° 47' and 81° 12' E., with an area of 358 square miles. Population fell from 83,297 in 1891 to 78,773 in 1 90 1. There are 169 villages, but no town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,18,000, and for cesses Rs. 20,000. The density of population, 220 persons per square mile, is slightly above the District average. Besides the Jumna, the Baghain and Paisuni drain the tahsil, flowing from south-west to north-east to join the great river. Some of the best cotton produced in the District is grown in Kamasin. In 1903-4 less than half a square mile was irrigated, out of 205 square miles under cultivation. The Ken Canal, when completed, will serve a small area in the west of this tahsil.