Khed Taluka, Bombay, 1908
Khed Taluka, Bombay, 1908
Taluka of Poona District, Bombay, including the petty subdivision (petha) of Ambegaon, and lying between 18 degree 37' and 19 degree 13' N. and 73 degree 31' and 74 degree 1o' E., with an area of 876 square miles. There are two towns, Khed (population, 3,932), the head-quarters, and Alandi (2,019) : an d 242 villages, including Ghod (5,720) and Maxchak (5,300). The population in 1901 was 156,275, compared with 162,391 in 1891. The density, 179 persons per square mile, is slightly below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 2-3 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 18,000. There are two large chains of hills, one in the north and the other in the south. The east is a series of table-lands crossed by mountains and hills, the country becoming rapidly more rugged as it approaches the Western Ghats. Most of the soil is red or grey. The Maval or west has little ' dry- crop : tillage. Khed contains the largest forest area in the District. The climate is generally good. The annual rainfall averages about 26 inches.
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.
