Nakodar Tahsil, 1908

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Nakodar 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.

Western tahsil of Jullundur District, Punjab, lying on the north bank of the Sutlej, between 30° 56' and 31° 15' N. and 75° 5' and 75° 37' E., with an area of 371 square miles. The population in 1901 was 222,412, compared with 217,079 in 1891. The head-quarters are at the town of Nakodar (population, 9,958), and it also contains 311 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 4-3 lakhs. The Sutlej forms the southern boundary of the tahsil. The alluvial lowlands along the right bank average 7 miles in breadth. The soil of the uplands above the old bank of the river is a light loam, and low sand ridges are not uncommon. The Eastern Bein passes through the tahsiL