Murwara Tahsil, 1908
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.
Murwara Tahsil
Northern Tahsil of Jubbulpore District, Central Provinces, lying between 23° 36' and 24° 8' N. and 79° 58' and 80^ 58" E., with an area of 1,196 square miles. The population decreased from 173,308 in 1891 to 161,673 in 1901. The density in the latter year was 135 persons per square mile, which is considerably below the District average. The tahsil contains one town, Murwara (popula- tion, 14,137), the head-quarters; and 516 inhabited villages. Exclud- ing 137 square miles of Government forest, 66 percent, of the available area is occupied for cultivation. The cultivated area in 1903-4 was 607 square miles. The demand for land revenue in the same year was Rs. 1,29,000, and for cesses Rs. 14,000. The country is broken and uneven, being occupied by outlying spurs of the Vindhyan and Satpura ranges. The north-eastern portion, forming part of the Bijeraghogarh pargana, is the most fertile. In contradistinction to the rest of the District, the prevalent soil is sandy, and autumn crops are principally grown.
