Shahabad Taluk, 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.
Shahabad Taluk
Crown ; taluk in the south of the Atraf-i-balda District, Hyderabad State, also known as the Junubi or 'southern taluk j with an area, including jaglrs^ of 654 square miles. The popu- lation in 1901 was 76,905, compared with 73,245 in 1891. The taluk contains 168 villages, of which 103 are jaglr, and Shahabad (3,955) is the head-quarters. The land revenue in 1901 was i-i lakhs. The faigah taluk of Vikarabad with 25 villages, a population of 11,270 and an area of about 82 square miles, is situated to the north-west of Shahabad.