Lucknow 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.

Lucknow Tahsil

Central Tahsil of Lucknow District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Lucknow, Bijnaur, and Kakori, and lying between 26° 39' and 27° N. and 80° 39' and 81° 6' E., with an area of 360 square miles. Population increased from 448,461 in 1891 to 454,896 in 1901. There are 327 villages and three towns, Lucknow (population, 264,049), the District and tahsil head-quarters, and KakorI (8,933) being the largest. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,95,000, and for cesses Rs. 54,000. The density of population, 1,264 persons per square mile, is raised by the inclusion of the largest city in the United Provinces. Through the centre of the tahsil flows the Gumtl, while the Sai and its tributary the Nagwa drain the south. Near the rivers the soil is sandy, but beyond the sandy dunes lie stretches of loam which deteriorate near the south into heavy clay, interspersed with patches of barren usar and jhils. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 218 square miles, of which 69 were irrigated. Wells supply two-thirds of the irrigated area.