Safipur 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.

Safipur Tahsil

North-western tahsil of Unao District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Safipur, Bangarmau, and Fateh- pur-ChaurasT, and lying between 26 38' and 27 2' N. and 80 4' and 80 27' E., along the Ganges, with an area of 408 square miles. Popu- lation increased from 210,141 in 1891 to 225,490 in 1901. There are 360 villages and three towns, SAFIPUR (population, 7,949), the tahsil head-quarters, and BANGARMAU (6,051) being the largest. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs 3,38,000, and for cesses Rs. 35,000 The density of population, 552 persons per square mile, is slightly above the District average. About a third of the tahsil lies in the thinly populated Ganges valley, and the remainder is situated on raised upland. A sluggish stream, called the Kalyam, flows through the former and does some damage by flooding. The uplands are partly drained by the Sai, which skirts the north-east; they include some light sandy soil, but are generally composed of good loam. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 259 square miles, of which 99 were irrigated Wells supply more than two-thirds of the irrigated area, and tanks and other sources the remainder.