Kirakat
Kirakat, 1908
Eastern tahsil of Jaunpur District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Daryapar and Bialsl and tappas Chandwak, Pisara, and Guzara, and lying between 25 degree 32' and 25 degree 46' N. and 82 degree 47' and 83 degree 5' E., with an area of 244 square miles. Population fell from 201,546 in 1891 to 187,128 in 1901. There are 455 villages and only one town, Kirakat (population, 3,355), the tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 180,000, and for cesses Rs. 36,000. The density of population, 767 persons per square mile, is almost equal to the District average. Kirakat is bisected by the Gumtl, which flows from north-west to south-east in a very winding course. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 161 square miles, of which 95 were irrigated. There are few tanks or j 'hi Is, and irrigation is supplied almost exclusively by wells.
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.
