Sambhal 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.
Sambhal Tahsil
South-central tahsil of Moradabad District, United Provinces, conterminous with the fargana of the same name, lying between 28 20' and 28 49' N. and 78 24' and 78 44' E., with an area of 469 square miles. Population increased from 245,619 in 1891 to 245,886 in 1901. There are 466 villages and three towns: SAMBHAL (population, 39,715), the tahsll head-quarters, SOLAH SARAI (10,623), and SIRSI (5,894). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,55,000, and for cesses Rs. 61,000. The density of popula- tion, 524 persons per square mile, is about the District average.
In the east of the tahsil the soil is sandy, and agriculture is precarious j but the rest consists of fertile loam, including some of the best villages in the District. The Sot or Yar-i-Wafadar drains the central portion, and smaller channels cross the south. Wheat and sugar-cane are the most important crops. In 1902-3 the area under cultivation was 399 square miles, of which 25 were irrigated, mostly from wells.
