Kelapur Taluk, 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.

Kelapur Taluk

Taluk of Yeotmal District (formerly known as Wun), Berar, lying between 19° 50' and 20 degree 29' N. and 78° 2' and 78 degree 51' E., with an area of 1,080 square miles. The population fell from 105,926 in 1891 to 103,657 in 1901, the density being 96 persons per square mile. The taluk contains 310 villages, but no town. The head-quarters are at Pandharkawada (population, 1,992), near the small village of Kelapur, from which the taluk takes its name. The taluk contains a larger proportion of Gonds than any other in Berar. It marched with, and probably at times formed part of, the Gond kingdom of Chanda. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,35,000, and for cesses Rs. 8,000. The taluk lies in the Balaghat or southern plateau of Berar, but possesses fertile tracts in the valleys of the Wardha and Penganga rivers, which bound it on the north and south.