Nawabganj Tahsil , 1908
Nawabganj 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.
Head-quarters tahsil of Bara Banki Dis- trict, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Nawabganj, Partab- ganj, Satrikh, and Dewa, and lying between 26° 43' and 27° 8' N. and 81° 1' and 81° 26' E., with an area of 361 square miles. Population in- creased from 242,975 in 1891 to 254,160 in 1901. There are 390 villages and five towns, Nawabganj (population, 14,478), the tahsil head-quarters, and Zaidpur (9,700) being the largest. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,95,000, and for cesses Rs. 76,000. The density of population, 704 persons per square mile, is the highest in the District. The tahsil is bounded on the north-east by the Kalyani, and the southern part is drained by the Reth, both rivers being tributaries of the Gumtl. It lies in the fertile upland area, and contains a number oi jhils or swamps used for irrigation. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 252 square miles, of which 10 1 were irrigated. Wells supply a rather larger area than tanks or swamps.
