Kanauj 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.

Kanauj Tahsil

Kannauj — South-eastern tahsil of Farrukhabad District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying along the Ganges, between 26 degree 56' and 27 degree 12' N. and 79 degree 43' and 8o° 1' E., with an area of 181 square miles. Population decreased from 117,229 in 1891 to 114,215 in 1901. There are 206 villages and one town, Kanauj (population, 18,552). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,95,000, and for cesses Rs. 31,000. The density of population, 631 persons per square mile, is above the District average. The tahsil consists of two parts : the uplands or hangar, and the lowlands near the Ganges, or kachoha y the former covering the larger area. The Kali Nadi (East) crosses the tahsil and joins the Ganges. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 124 square miles, of which 43 were irrigated. Irrigation is supplied almost entirely from wells, and the tract is liable to suffer in dry seasons. This was the only tahsil in the District which lost in population between 1891 and 1901.