Tanda Tahsil, 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.
Tanda Tahsil, 1908
North-eastern tahsil of Fyzabad District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Tanda and Birhar, and lying along the Gumti, between 26° 9' and 26° 40' N. and 82° 27' and 83° 8' E., with an area of 365 square miles. Up to 1904 the tahsil also included pargana Surhurpur, area 144 square miles. The population of the former area decreased from 369,781 in 1891 to 350,342 in 1901, and that of the present area according to the Census of 1901 is 249,412. There are now 735 villages and three towns, including Tanda (population, 19,853), the tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,24,000, and for cesses Rs. 68,000, decreased by the transfer of Surhurpur to Rs. 2,97,000 and Rs. 47,000 respectively. The tahsll, as reduced, supports 684 persons per square mile, or somewhat below the District average. There are a few small alluvial tracts along the Gogra, but most of the tahsll lies in the uplands, consisting of two distinct portions. A strip above the river lies high and is well cultivated and fertile, but it slopes into a tract of marshy land which is badly drained and easily becomes waterlogged. Of the old area, 330 square miles were under cultivation in 1903-4, of which 189 were irrigated. Wells are a more important source of supply than jhils or swamps.
