Najibabad Tahsil, 1908
Najibabad 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.
Northern tahsil of Bijnor District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Najibabad, Kiratpur, and Akbarabad, and lying between 29° 25' and 29° 58' N. and 78° 7' and 78° 31' E., with an area of 396 square miles. Population fell from 156,873 in 1891 to 153,896 in 1901. There are 422 villages and two towns: NajIbabad (population, 19,568), the tahsil head-quarters, and Kiratpur (15,051). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,75,000, and for cesses Rs. 45,000. The density of popu- lation, 389 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The tahsil contains a considerable area of forest, besides a hilly tract which is uninhabited. The northern portion is scored by torrents, which are dry for eight months in the year but scour deep ravines during the rains. Numerous other streams cross the rich alluvial plain which constitutes the rest of the tahsil, the chief being the Malin. The Ganges forms the western boundary. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 188 square miles, of which only 7 were irrigated. A small private canal from the Malin serves about one square mile, but rivers are the chief source of supply.
