Shahapur Taluka, 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.

Shahapur Taluka

Eastern taluka of Thana District, Bombay, lying between 19 18' and 19 44' N. and 73 xo'and 73 43' E., with an area of 610 square miles. It contains 197 villages, Shahapur being the head-quarters. The population in 1901 was 83,881, compared with 92,029 in 1891. It is the most thinly populated taluka in the District, and the density, 138 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. Land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to i -4 lakhs. The country, which was formerly known as Kolvan, is for the most part wild, broken by hills and covered with large forests. In the south there are wide tracts of rice lands. The soil is mostly red and stony, and the climate unhealthy, except in the rains. There are five factories for husking rice in Shahapur.