Lakhimpur Tahsil, 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.

Lakhimpur Tahsil

Central tahsil of Kheri District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Bhur, Srinagar, Kukra Mail- ani, Paila, and Kheri, and lying between 27° 47' and 28° 30' N. and 80° 18' and 81° 1' E., with an area of 1,075 square miles. Population increased from 365,622 in 1891 to 366,326 in 1901. There are 666 villages and two towns: Lakhimpur (population, 10,110), the District and tahsil head-quarters, and Kheri (6,223). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs.. 4,09,000, and for cesses Rs. 68,000.

The density of population, 340 persons per square mile, is above the District average. Through the centre of the tahsil flows the Ul, which divides it into two distinct portions. The area to the north-east, stretching up to the Sarda or Chauka, is a damp low-lying tract, liable to inundations from the rivers. South-west of the Ul the soil is a rich loam and agriculture is more stable. In the north of the Tahsil 150 square miles are occupied by forest. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 529 square miles, of which 76 were irrigated. A\'ells supply more than half the irrigated area, but tanks or jh'ils are of greater importance than in other tahsils of this District.