Naraingarh
Naraingarh, 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.
stony country much cut up by ravines, the continuous advance of
which is a most serious difficulty for the cultivator. The southern half
is fairly level.
Tahsil of Ambala District, Punjab, lying at the foot of the himalayas, between 30° 19' and 30° 45' N. and 76° 52' and 77° 19' E., with an area of 436 square miles. The population in 1901 was 131,042, compared with 141,326 in 1891. It contains the town of Sadhaura (population, 9,812), and 317 villages, of which Naraingarh is the head-quarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 23 lakhs. The tahsil includes a tract of hilly country on the north, culminating in the Karoh peak, 4,919 feet above the sea. The lower hills are devoid of vegetation ; and below them comes a tract of rough
