Ramsanehighat
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.
Ramsanehighat
South-eastern tahsil of Bara Bankl District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Daryabad, Surajpur, Rudauli, Basorhl, and Mawai Maholara, and lying between 26 35' and 27 2' N. and 81 21' and 81 52' E., with an area of 585 square miles Population increased from 377,527 in 1891 to 387,670 in 1901. There are 616 villages and three towns, RUDAULI (population, 11,708) and DARYABAD (5,928) bemg the largest. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 6,35,000, and for cesses Rs. 99,000. The density of population, 662 persons per square mile, is about the District average. The tahsil stretches from the Gogra on the north- east to the Gumti on the south, the central portion being drained by the Kalyani, a tributary of the Gumti. It contains a number otjhils or swamps, and drains have recently been made to improve water- logged areas. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 400 square miles, of which 144 were irrigated. Tanks or swamps supply about twice as large an area as wells,
