Shahrig

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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.

Shahrig

Subdivision and tahsil of Sibi District, Baluchistan, lying between 29 49' and 30 37' N. and 67 14' and 68 22' E. Its area is 1,595 square miles, and the population in 1901 was 16,573, showing an increase of only 332 since 1891. The head-quarters are at Shahrig, but the Assistant Political Agent in charge of the sub- division generally resides at ziarat or sibi. The number of villages is 93. The land revenue, including grazing tax, in 1903-4 was Rs. 28,900. All irrigated lands are under a fixed cash assessment for a term of ten years, which terminates in 1911. The incidence per irrigated acre ranges from Rs. 2-14-11 to Rs. 2-2-6. Besides the Zawar or Harnai valley, the tahsll includes a mass of mountainous country on the north, intersected by the picturesque Kach-Kawas valley leading to Ziarat. It possesses the distinction of having the highest recorded rainfall in Baluchistan (11.67 inches).