Seom-Malwa 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.

Seom-Malwa Tahsil

Tahsil of Hoshangabad District, Central Provinces, lying between 22 13' and 22 39' N. and 77 13' and 77 44' E., with an area of 490 square miles. The population in 1901 was 66,793, compared with 75,901 in 1891. The density is 136 persons per square mile. The tahsil has one town, SEON!-MALWA (population, ViSS 1 )* the head-quarters; and 196 inhabited villages. Excluding 126 square miles of Government forest, 75 per cent, of the available area is occupied for cultivation. The cultivated area in 1903-4 was 232 square miles. The demand for land revenue in the same year was Rs. 1,29,000, and for cesses Rs. 12,000. The tahsil, which is a very small one, consists of a highly fertile black-soil plain adjoining the Narbada and a strip of hilly country to the south.