Nagina Tahsil, 1908
Nagina 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.
North-eastern tahsil of Bijnor District, United Provinces, comprising the pargatias of Nagina, Barhapura, and Afzal- garh, and lying between 29° 13' and 29° 43' N. and 78° 17' and 78° 57' E., with an area of 453 square miles. Population fell from 183,147 in 1891 to 156,898 in 1901. There are 464 villages and two towns: Nagixa (population, 21,412), the tahsil head-quarters, and Afzalgarh (6,474). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,76,000, and for cesses Rs. 49,000. The density of population, 346 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District. The tahs'il contains a considerable area of forest. It is crossed by several small streams, and also by the Ramganga and its tributary the Khoh. The soil is rich, and irrigation is provided in the Nagina pargana by small canals from the Khoh and Gangan ; but the climate is not healthy, and the considerable decrease of population between 1891 and 1901 is due to the unfavourable seasons ending with the excessive rain of 1894. Cultivation also suffers from the depredations of wild animals. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 197 square miles, of which 14 were irrigated. Canals supply the greater part of the irrigated area.
