Khair
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.
Khair
North-western tahsil of Ahgarh District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Khair, Chandaus, and Tappal, and lying between 27 degree 51' and 28 degree 11' N. and 77° 29' and 78degree 1' E., with an area of 407 square miles. The population rose from 150,656 in 1891 to 178,867 in 1901. There are 272 villages and three towns, none of which has as many as 5,000 inhabitants ; Khair, the tahsil head- quarters, has a population of 4,537. The density, 439 persons per square mile, is much below the 1 )istrict average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,11,000, and for cesses Rs. 66,000. The tahsil is bounded on the west by the Jumna, and has a con- siderable area of khadar land in which nothing grows but coarse grass and tamarisk, the haunt of innumerable wild hog. Large herds of cattle are grazed by the Gujar inhabitants of this tract, who are inveterate cattle-thieves. The Mat branch of the Upper Ganges Canal provides irrigation. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 292 square miles, of which 1 1 9 were irrigated.
