Kandahar

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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.

Kandahar

Western taluk of Nander District, Hyderabad State, with an area of 680 square miles. The population in 1901, including jagirs was 97,728, compared with 128,525 in 1891, the decrease being due to the famine of 1900. Kandahar contained till recently one town, Mukkher (population, 6,148), the head-quarters ; and 190 villages, of which 37 are jagir. The land revenue in 190 1 was 2.5 lakhs. Regar forms its predominant soil. In 1905 the taluk was enlarged by the addition of some villages from Osmannagar.