Multan 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.

Multan Tahsil

Tahsil of Multan District, Punjab, lying between 29° 29' and 30° 28' N. and 71° 17^ and 71° 58' E., with an area of 953 square miles. Its north-west border rests on the Chenab. It consists of the Chenab lowlands, which are subject to periodical inundation from the river, a higher tract farther east irrigated by inundation canals, and a still higher strip beyond irrigated in part by the Sidhnai Canal. The population in 1901 was 232,126, compared with 190,431 in 1891. The tahsil head-quarters are at Multan City (population, 87,394). It also contains 289 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 4-9 lakhs.