Khurja Tahsil, 1908
Khurja Tahsil, 1908
Southern tahsil of Bulandshahr District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Jewar, Khurja, and Pahasu, and lying between 28 degree 4' and 28 degree 20' N. and 77 degree 29' and 78 degree 12' E., with an area of 462 square miles. The population rose from 221,137 in 1 891 to 266,838 in 1901. There are 348 villages and seven towns, the largest of which are Khurja (population, 29,277), the tahsil head- quarters, Jewar (7,718), Pahasu (5,603), Chhatari (5,574), and Rabupura (5,048). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 5,05,000, and for cesses Rs. 82,000. The tahsil is drained by the East Kali Nadi, the Karon or Karwan, and the Patwai or Patwaha Bahu, all which have been deepened and straightened to improve the drainage. The Jumna flows along the western border. East of the Kali Nadi and west of the Patwai are tracts of light sandy soil ; but the central portion is highly fertile, and is well supplied by irri- gation from the Upper Ganges Canal and the Mat branch of the same work. Cotton is more largely grown in this tract than in any other part of the District. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 345 square miles, of which 152 were irrigated. Well-irrigation supplies about one-third of the total, and is chiefly important in the area between the canals.
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.
