Swabi 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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Swabi Tahsil, 1908

Easternmost.tahsil of Peshawar District, North- west Frontier Province, lying between 33° 54' and 34° 22' N. and 72° 12' and 72° 45' E., with an area of 467 square miles. It forms, with the Mardan tahsil, the Yusufzai subdivision. It consists of a level plain intersected by two considerable streams, the Naranji Khwar and Badri, and many smaller ravines. The population in 1901 was 144,513, compared with 130,687 in 1891. It contains 94 villages, including Swabi, the head-quarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 3,00,000. The principal tract in the tahsil is the Razzar, occupying its north-eastern half, which is so called after the branch of the Mandanr Pathans which holds it. The central portion is held by the Sadozai and the eastern extremity by the Utmanzai, both branches of the Mandanr. The tahsil was formerly known as Utman Bulak.