Nandurbar Taluka, 1908

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Nandurbar Taluka, 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.

Taluka of West Khandesh District, Bombay, including the petty subdivision or petha of Navapur, lying between 21° and 21° 32' N. and 73° 35' and 74° 31' E., with an area of 992 square miles. It contains one town, Nandurbar (population, 10,922), its head-quarters; and 284 villages. The population in 1901 was 87,437, compared with 105,866 in 1891. The decrease was due to emigration and the prevalence of cholera. The density, 88 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 2-6 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 18,000. The north of the taluka forms part of the rich Tapti plain. To the south and south-west parallel spurs jutting from the Western Ghats divide the country into narrow village areas. The east is desolate and bare of trees. The climate is cool, and the annual rainfall averages 25 inches. The water-supply is scanty, the streams of only the Tapti and the Siva lasting throughout the year.