Rasra Tahsil, 1908

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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.

Rasra Tahsil

Western tahsll of Balha Distnct, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Lakhnesar, Sikandarpur (West), Kopachit (West), and Bhadaon, and lying between 25 46' and 26 n' N. and 83 38' and 84 3' E , with an area of 433 square miles. Population fell from 307,645 m 1891 to 288,226 m 1901, the deciease being the most consideiable in the District. There aie 697 villages and two towns, including RASRA (population, 9,896), the tahstl head-quarteis. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,97,000, and foi cesses Rs 54,000. The density of population, 666 persons per squaic mile, is the lowest m the District The tahszl stretches from the Gogra on the noith to the Chhoti Sarju on the south, and is also drained by the Budhi or Lakhra, a small stream. Sugar-cane and rice are more largely grown here than m othei parts of the District. The area undei cultivation in 1903-4 was 270 square miles, of which 167 were irrigated Wells supply about four-fifths of the nngated area, and tanks and streams most of the remainder.