Kambar Taluka, 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.

Kambar Taluka

Taluka of Larkana District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 27 degree 19' and 27 degree 52' N. and 67 degree 14' and 68° 10' E., with an area of 627 square miles, of which about one-fifth is jagir land belonging to Ghaibi Khan Chandia. The population in 1901 was 88,527, compared with 79,019 in 1891. The contains one town, Kambar (population, 4,807), the head-quarters; and 92 villages. The density, 141 persons per square mile, slightly exceeds the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903 amounted to 3.6 lakhs. The depends upon the Ghar canal and its branches for cultivation. Rice of excellent quality is the principal crop ; but owing to excessive irrigation the country is malarious. The same circumstance renders it one of the finest shooting grounds for wild fowl in Northern India.