Sardhana 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.

Sardhana Tahsil

Tahsil of Meerut District, United Provinces, comprising the farganas of Sardhana and Barnawa, and lying between 29 i' and 29 16' N, and 77 19' and 77 43' E., with an area of 250 square miles. The population rose from 168,692 in 1891 to 180,141 in 1901. There are 124 villages and only one town, SAR- DHANA (population, 12,467), the tahsil head-quarters. In 1903-4 the demand for land revenue was Rs, 3,70,000, and for cesses Rs. 59,000. The tahsil is thickly populated, supporting 721 persons per square mile. It lies in the north of the uplands of the District, and its two parganas are separated by the river Hindan, which is also joined by the Krishnl. Both these rivers are fringed with ravines; but the tahsil is a fertile tract, well irrigated by the Upper Ganges and Eastern Jumna Canals. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 201 squaie miles, of which 82 were irrigated.